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PRO-ISRAEL AMERICA ENDORSES THREE MORE CANDIDATES IN 2020 SENATE AND HOUSE RACES
Grassroots, bipartisan Pro-Israel political group backs Senator Joni Ernst, Representative Elaine Luria and Representative Lee Zeldin as champions for the U.S.-Israel relationship
JULY 18, 2019, WASHINGTON DC – Pro-Israel America, a growing political organization focused on building grassroots support to help elect pro-Israel members of Congress, today announced endorsements of three 2020 candidates for Congressional seats, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA), and Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY).
“As the 2020 elections get closer, we can’t take support for the U.S.-Israel relationship in Congress for granted,” said Jeff Mendelsohn, Executive Director of Pro-Israel America. “Today, we are endorsing Senator Joni Ernst, Representative Elaine Luria, and Representative Lee Zeldin – who have each shown their commitment to the U.S.-Israel relationship.”
Pro-Israel America works to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship by supporting the election of pro-Israel candidates to Congress. As races across the country intensify, Pro-Israel America works to bring the support of the pro-Israel community directly to the races that matter most to maintaining and advancing our alliance with Israel. Pro-Israel America members leverage the organization’s platform to learn more about candidates’ efforts to advance the U.S.-Israel relationship and to support their election to Congress.
Pro-Israel America endorses candidates from both sides of the aisle, now totaling thirty candidates, including 15 Republicans and 15 Democrats who have been strong advocates for the U.S-Israel alliance.
Pro-Israel America’s initial 2020 Congressional election endorsements, announced in March, include Republican Senators Susan Collins, Cory Gardner, Lindsay Graham, Jim Risch and Ben Sasse, and Democratic Senators Chris Coons, Doug Jones and Gary Peters. Endorsements for Democratic House of Representatives candidates include Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Representatives Ted Deutch, Eliot Engel, Josh Gottheimer, Ted Lieu, Nita Lowey, Grace Meng, Stephanie Murphy, Brad Schneider, Brad Sherman and Juan Vargas. Endorsements for Republican House of Representatives candidates include Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Representatives Steve Chabot, Brian Fitzpatrick, Kay Granger, Will Hurd, Brian Mast, Michael McCaul and Joe Wilson.
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