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COURIER L 16 IFE, AUGUST 14-20, 2020
Brooklyn Dems
back Harris
California Senator Kamala Harris. REUTERS / Carlo Allegri / File
BY JESSICA PARKS
Brooklyn’s Democratic
representatives
are expressing excitement
over California
Senator Kamala Harris’
historic vice-presidential
nomination, which
makes her both the fi rst
Black and fi rst Indian-
American woman to be
picked for the position.
“At a time when our
nation is engulfed in
movements for racial
equity and justice, California
Senator Kamala
Harris has made history
as the fi rst Black
woman vice-presidential
nominee,” said City
Councilwoman Farah
Louis, who represents
the neighborhoods of
Flatbush, East Flatbush,
Midwood, Marine Park,
Flatlands, and Kensington.
“Women have been
at the forefront of every
civil and human rights
movement and now we
stand ready to take our
seat at the table in the
White House.”
Former Vice President
Joe Biden, the Democratic
presidential nominee in
November, announced
Harris as his vice-presidential
pick on Aug. 11,
selecting her from a pool
of female elected offi cials
he was reportedly vetting
for the post.
Some of the borough’s
left-leaning political
groups were quick to
throw their support behind
the Biden-Harris
ticket as its members —
and area electeds — emphasized
the need for the
Democratic Party to unite
behind overthrowing
President Donald Trump
in his bid for a second
term in November.
Chairwoman of the
Brooklyn Democratic
Party Assemblywoman
Rodneyse Bichotte said
the presidential candidate
made an “inspired”
choice in Harris.
“Kamala Harris is an
inspired choice. A wellcredentialed
woman
who is battle-tested on
the campaign trail and
in debates. She will join
Joe Biden in restoring
saneness and wisdom to
the White House while
helping to win back the
United States Senate,”
Bichotte said. “She refl
ects the rising diversity
of the nation and
the party. We in Brooklyn
are ready to roll up
our sleeves and elect the
Biden-Harris team this
November.”
“The Bay Ridge Democrats
could not be happier
with the selection
of Senator Harris,” said
the group’s president,
Chris McCreight. “We
are fi red-up and ready
to elect Joe Biden and
Kamala Harris as the
next President and Vice
President of the United
States. Now is the time
to put aside party divisions,
for the good of the
nation, and restore sanity
and judgment to the
White House.”
While Harris does
not have many personal
connections to New York
City, Assembly Speaker
Carl Heastie noted that
the vice-presidential
hopeful was his cousin’s
roommate in college.
“I am ecstatic that
Joe Biden has chosen my
good friend and cousin’s
college roommate Kamala
Harris to be our
country’s next Vice President,”
the Bronx assemblyman
tweeted.
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