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Scott PowersMay 5, 2016

Orlando Democrat Susannah Randolph has picked up another labor endorsement in her primary race for Congressional District 9, this time the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Teamsters ranks of 1.4 million members no longer are limited to dock workers, but include a diverse range of people such as costumed characters at Walt Disney World, car […]

Scott PowersMay 3, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Susannah Randolph has picked up the endorsement of the United Food and Commercial Workers (WFCW) for her primary run in Orlando-based Congressional District 9. The UFCW represents 1.3 million grocery store, retail, food and drug store employees nationwide. “From leading the fight to defeat wage theft, to standing up for fair pay […]

Scott PowersApril 28, 2016

The National Nurses United, the nation’s largest registered nurses union, has endorsed Susannah Randolph in her bid for the Democratic primary nomination in the Orlando-based Congressional District 9. The nurse’s union cited Randolph’s commitment to some of its organized labor goals, but also praised her positions on issues ranging from jobs to veterans. “She not […]

Scott PowersApril 26, 2016

One of the most established progressive politics groups in the country, People For the American Way, has endorsed Susannah Randolph in her Democratic primary bid for Orlando-based Congressional District 9. Randolph’s campaign and the Washington-based group announced the endorsement Tuesday, saying that she would be a strong voice for Civil, women’s and voting rights. “Susannah […]

Scott PowersApril 25, 2016

Susannah Randolph has received the endorsement of The Feminist Majority for her Democratic run in Orlando-based Congressional District 9. The Feminist Majority is one of the foremost women’s rights organizations in the nation, and cited Randolph’s advocacy for reproductive rights and healthcare, including a woman’s right to access to safe and legal abortion. “We’re proud to […]

Scott PowersApril 17, 2016

Susannah Randolph raised $170,000 in the first quarter of 2016 for her Orlando-based Congressional 9 race, leaving her with more than $315,000 in the bank, her campaign reported. The Orlando Democrat’s campaign also claimed that the cash-in-hand total tops the crowded field in CD 9, though rival Democrat state Sen. Darren Soto of Orlando’s campaign […]

Scott PowersApril 14, 2016

The Congressional New Dems caucus has endorsed state Sen. Darren Soto in his race to win the Democratic nomination in Orlando-based Congressional District 9 and former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings in Orlando-based Congressional District 10. The New Democratic Coalition is chaired by Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind and its membership includes Florida Democratic […]

Scott PowersApril 11, 2016

Democrat Susannah Randolph may have picked up her biggest local endorsement yet Monday with the news that former Orange County Chairwoman Linda Chapin is backing her for the Orlando-based Congressional District 9. Chapin is a long-time figure in Orlando Democratic politics, an activist first elected to the Orange County Board of Commissioners in the 1980s. […]

Scott PowersMarch 30, 2016

In her quest for the Democratic nomination to run in Congressional District 9, Susannah Randolph has received another endorsement from a progressive Democratic member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee of California. Lee called Randolph a “true progressive” in a news release issued by Randolph’s campaign. “Susannah has been a strong voice for those who […]

Scott PowersMarch 24, 2016

Former U.S. Rep. Jim Bacchus, who served two terms in a Central Florida district in the mid-1990s, has endorsed Susannah Randolph in the Democratic primary race for Orlando-based Congressional District 9. Bacchus served from 1991 through 1995 when Florida’s Congressional Districts 11 and then 15 covered much of the area now covered by CD 9, […]

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Susannah Randolph picks up Teamsters support in CD 9

Susannah Randolph gets food workers’ union endorsement in CD 9

Nurses’ union endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9 race

People For the American Way endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9

Susannah Randolph endorsed by The Feminist Majority

Susannah Randolph reports raising $170K in first quarter for CD 9 race

Congressional New Dems caucus endorses Darren Soto in CD 9 and Val Demings in CD 10

Linda Chapin endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9 race

Susannah Randolph gets endorsement of Barbara Lee for CD 9 race

Susannah Randolph gets endorsement from Jim Bacchus in CD 9 race