Bernie Sanders Endorses Paul Clements

For Immediate Release: June 7, 2016

Contact: mike@clementsforcongress.com, 610.999.6597

In a major development in the race for Congress in Michigans 6th District, Presidential candidate and
Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) endorsed Paul Clements campaign.
The Sanders campaign sent a fundraising e-mail blast announcing the Senators endorsement. In it, they
cited Clements strong positions on the environment and his opponents ties to big oil: Paul
Clements [is a] progressive who is running against a climate-denier who only won his last election
because of Koch Brothers spending. Previous candidates who received the Sanders endorsement have
received the backing of major national organizations and a fundraising windfall as a result. One
candidate, Lucy Flores, reported receiving $600,000 as a result of an e-mail.
Clements was appreciative of the Senators support. Bernie Sanders has brought many key Democratic
issues to the forefront in his campaign for President, and I am honored to have his support in my race
for Congress. I look forward to working with him to solve the issues that face America today, like the
corrosive influence of money in politics and the fact the wealthiest people in this country play by a
different set of rules. Together, Senator Sanders and I will stand together to make the United States a
leader in the fight against climate change - in a Congress where Democrats have earned a majority in
both houses. We will bring the change that Washington so desperately needs.
Campaign Manager Mike Szustak noted the enormity of the endorsement. We had already been setting
fundraising records for Democrats in this district, but, with Senator Sanders endorsement, were primed
to build the strongest campaign Fred Upton has ever faced. Congressman Upton is now on notice the
entire country is watching you. The people of the Sixth District are watching you, too, and were going
to tell them about your dirty energy bill, your efforts to turn Medicare into a voucher program, and your
Trump-like record on womens rights.
Paul Clements is a professor of Political Science at Western Michigan University and the Democratic candidate for Congress from
Michigans Sixth District. He is running for Congress to sustainably bring new jobs to Southwest Michigan, to fight the Big Money
interests that threaten our democracy and our environment, and to restore the power of the middle-class in Congress. He lives in
Kalamazoo with his wife Aedin and has two daughters. The Sixth District comprises all of Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and
Van Buren counties and most of Allegan county in Southwest Michigan.
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