Clark Kicks Off Congressional Campaign with Coakley’s Endorsement

State Senator Katherine Clark, D-Melrose, and Attorney General Martha Coakley, a Medford Democrat, officially kicked off Katherine’s campaign for Congress on Saturday in front of an enthusiastic crowd of volunteers and supporters.

Joined by Coakley and Melrose Mayor Robert Dolan, Katherine told supporters at Memorial Hall that she’s running to stop Republicans pushing an ideological agenda of blocking pay equity for women and turning back the clock on women’s health and get them focused on the issues that matter most.

“I won’t stand by and watch the extremist Republicans in Congress attack a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions instead of focusing on the issues that matter to our families and our communities — creating jobs, addressing climate change, investing in education, keeping our promises to our seniors and veterans, and stopping the epidemic of gun violence in this country,” Clark said.

Katherine said she was grateful for the support of Attorney General Coakley and Mayor Dolan, who share Katherine’s priorities of changing the conversation in Congress to growing the middle class and securing our future. The two called on supporters to send Katherine to Washington.

“I have been proud to call Katherine Clark a colleague and a friend for many years. Katherine has the conviction to fight for what she believes in, and the ability to bring people together to get things done,” Coakley said. “That is why I endorsed her from the moment she got in this race, and why I believe she will be an outstanding United States Congresswoman.”

About State Senator Katherine Clark

Katherine was sworn in for her second term as a Massachusetts State Senator representing Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield and Winchester on January 2, 2013. She was first elected in March 2008 to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Senator Clark serves as the Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. She also serves on the Joint Committees on Public Health and Public Safety and Homeland Security. Senator Clark is a member of the Advisory Council for the Department of Early Education and Care. In 2011, Senator Clark was appointed to the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Advisory Board at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Katherine has already been endorsed in her race for Congress by the Women’s Campaign Fund and has been placed “On The List” by EMILY’s List. She’s received endorsements from the NAGE/IBPO/SEIU Local 5000, the Teamsters Local 25, and the Ironworkers Local 7.

State Senator Katherine Clark with her husband Rodney Dowell (left), son Nathaniel (left), Attorney General Martha Coakley (right), and Melrose Mayor Robert Dolan (far right). Courtesy of Paul Hammersley/Katherine Clark for Congress.

– Information and photos from Katherine Clark for Congress campaign