Democratic Mayoral candidate Alicia Hernandez Strong has claimed the endorsement of the progressive organization, Our Revolution Connecticut.
“I am beyond proud and honored to announce that I have been endorsed by Our Revolution Connecticut!” Strong said.
The group, which appears to be built out of support for the 2020 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders, said, online, that,
A working class daughter of New Britain, Alicia has not only demonstrated fierce commitment to racial and economic justice at home and abroad with her activism, but also deep knowledge and study of what local governments can do to pursue housing and environmental justice for all. We applaud the clarity and detail of her vision for New Britain.
“My campaign is of, for, and by the working people of New Britain,” Strong said, “and I am excited to continue fighting for a future where all of New Britain has the universal rights to housing, healthcare, and a healthy environment to live in.”
The Our Revolution Connecticut online message added that,
we are confident that Alicia not only has the grassroots energy and excitement to take on the New Britain Democratic establishment on September 14, but also the people power to defeat the Republican incumbent on November 2. We are confident that with Alicia as mayor, New Britain will finally enjoy an administration that fights not just for the few, but for all of the people.
Strong is currently seeking the Democratic Party nomination in this year’s election for Mayor. Rep. Bobby Sanchez (D-25) won the endorsement of the New Britain Democratic Party’s Town Committee on July 26th, but Strong collected petition signatures to qualify for a September 14, 2021 primary in which everyday Democratic voters decide their nominee for Mayor.
It remains to be seen if the eventual Democratic nominee for Mayor will prevail against Republican Mayor Erin Stewart in the November city elections. Stewart has repeatedly eluded political consequences to her own re-elections of unpopular policies and politics of her administration, including low funding for the city’s schools, higher property taxes, increased City Hall spending, floating city annual budgets with long-term taxpayer debt, the failed attempt to allow mining on public watershed land and what many view as the generally uncouth brand of the politics of her political machine.
