BOSTON — Congressman Bill Keating, alongside 26 current and former state, regional, and local leaders from the Ninth Congressional District,  including the South Shore, South Coast, and Cape Cod and Islands, are throwing their strong endorsement to Ed Markey for reelection to the United States Senate.

“The 9^th Congressional district has a proven fighter and leader in Congressman Bill Keating, and I am proud to have his endorsement,” said Markey. “When Republicans in the House of Representatives put funding for health care, infrastructure, climate solutions, or Social Security on the chopping block, it is Bill Keating who is first to stand up and defend the programs that protect his constituents. He always puts the working families of the 9th Congressional District first and delivers for their health, safety, and prosperity every day.”

“Ed Markey celebrates the unique economy, beauty, and community of the Cape and Islands, South Coast, and South Shore, and through hard work and building lasting partnerships, he has delivered the resources and funding in the Senate for our families and communities,” said Keating. “We fought together for years to secure funding for the Cape Cod Bridges replacement project, as well as make historic investments in climate resilience, clean energy, our fisheries, and small businesses. Ed Markey is dedicated to creating opportunity for the people of Massachusetts, and I’m proud to endorse him for reelection to the Senate.”

List of endorsements:

• Congressman William Keating
• Julian Cyr, State Senator
• Jon Mitchell, Mayor, New Bedford
• Michelle Badger, State Representative (1st Plymouth)
• Kip Diggs, State Representative (2nd Barnstable)
• Dennis Gallagher, State Representative (8th Plymouth)
• Chris Hendricks, State Representative (11th Bristol)
• Patrick Kearney, State Representative (4th Plymouth)
• Kathleen LaNatra, State Representative (12th Plymouth)
• Hadley Luddy, State Representative (4th Barnstable)
• Chris Markey, State Representative (9th Bristol)
• Joan Meschino, State Representative (3rd Plymouth)
• Thomas Moakley, State Representative (Barnstable, Dukes & Nantucket)
• Steve Ouellette, State Representative (8th Bristol)
• Rob Galibois, District Attorney, Cape & the Islands
• Donna Buckley, Sheriff, Barnstable County
• Robert Ogden, Sheriff, Dukes County
• Jim Perelman, Sheriff, Nantucket
• Su Moran, Barnstable County Clerk of Superior Court and former State Senator
• Ronald Bergstrom, Commissioner, Barnstable County
• Mark Forest, Commissioner, Barnstable County
• Sheila Lyons, Commissioner, Barnstable County
• Thomas O’Brien, Treasurer, Plymouth County
• Greg Hanley, Commissioner, Plymouth County
• Matthew McDonough, Register of Probate, Plymouth County
• Therese Murray, former Senate President
• Daniel Wolf, former State Senator
• Paul Schmid, former State Representative (8th Bristol)

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