The New Jersey branch of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) announced today that it is supporting Democratic congressional candidate Sue Altman in her race against freshman Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield).
“We’re proud to endorse Sue Altman, who has shown time and again she will fight for New Jersey’s working families,” AFSCME’s New Jersey executive director, Steve Tully, said in a statement. “We look forward to helping send Sue to Washington, where she will continue to champion the interests of our members and fight back against an extremist Republican agenda aimed at dismantling organized labor’s progress across the country.”
AFSCME, which represents a variety of public employees across state and local government, has a sizable footprint in New Jersey with more than 20,000 members.
Altman has no primary opposition in the race to take on Kean in the 7th district, widely seen as New Jersey’s most competitive congressional district. Kean unseated Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) in a close 2022 race, and national Democrats are already signaling they intend to focus heavily on defeating him this year.