Patricia Campos-Medina’s campaign for U.S. Senate picked up an endorsement today from the Laundry, Distribution and Food Service Joint Board (LDFS) – her first union endorsement in the race to succeed Senator Bob Menendez.
“Patricia Campos Medina has always been there for working people,” LDFS Local 3 president Dorothy Lovelace said in a statement. “She stood with our members in Newark school cafeterias in tough times when we had to struggle just for a living wage and basic fairness… She understands what working families go through and she does what it takes to make sure workers get treated fairly.”
The union, which is affiliated with the larger Workers United SEIU, represents around 8,500 workers in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, including workers in the food industry, warehouses, dry cleaners, and laundries, as well as some public-sector employees.
Campos-Medina herself has a history with Workers United SEIU, working as the union’s national political director over a decade ago. She is one of three Democratic candidates running in the Senate race, alongside fellow progressive activist Larry Hamm and Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown).