Release: Workers’ Rights Icon Dolores Huerta Endorses Glassman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2010

Workers’ Rights Icon Huerta Endorses Rodney Glassman

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Former Tucson Vice Mayor Rodney Glassman’s campaign for the U.S. Senate got a big boost with the endorsement of civil rights leader Dolores Huerta.

Huerta has worked for social justice for 55 years. Alongside Cesar Chavez, she was a founder of the farmworkers’ rights movement in the Southwest, and she continues to help lead that movement today.

At the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Huerta was the delegate chosen to officially put Hillary Clinton’s name into nomination for the presidency. She is president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, which works to create sustainable communities built on social justice, and serves on the board of directors of Equality California, advancing the cause of marriage equality.

Huerta characterizes Glassman as the new kind of leader that Arizona needs.

“Rodney Glassman is not just the candidate for working families or the business community. He is not simply a candidate for Latinos, the environment or women. Rodney is the next generation of Arizona leadership because he understands the best way to bring people together is to provide everyone with a seat the table,” Heurta said.

The news humbled Glassman, as he continues a conversation with Arizona voters.

“To have the support of someone like Ms. Huerta, who so many Arizonans look up to, is truly an honor,” Glassman said. “Arizona needs a senator to serve in Washington with the same spirit Huerta served to move America forward on a path of progress.”

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