Working Families Endorse Democrat Dan Drew

The endorsed Democrat for Mayor of Middletown, Councilman Dan Drew, and incumbent Republican Sebastian Giuliano interviewed Wednesday to earn the Working Families Party endorsement.

After vetting both candidates, the Working Families Party announced it will endorse Drew to be the next mayor of Middletown.

“Dan Drew has a strong record of standing up for ordinary people and promoting the kinds of policies that can provide economic security and opportunity to working class and middle class families. We’re proud to endorse his candidacy,” said Jon Green, director of the Connecticut Working Families Party.

“The Working Families Party stands for the middle class and so do I,” Drew said. “I am excited to work with them toward creating good jobs for Middletown’s families, improving public education, increasing transparency in City Hall, and stopping the endless stream of lawsuits that are draining us of hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

The Working Families Party endorsement has become one of the most highly sought and influential endorsements for candidates for public office in Connecticut. The endorsement of Malloy helped propel him to the governorship in 2010 and endorsements come with a major boost to a candidate’s grassroots campaign operation.

“This is a major endorsement for Dan Drew. In 2009, Working Families Party stayed out of the Middletown mayoral race, but this time they chose to support Dan Drew. It’s a sign of a major shift in momentum. The middle-class is mobilizing behind Dan Drew because he has a record of standing up and fighting for them,” said Middletown Democratic Party Chair Lisa Santangelo.

The endorsement means Drew’s name will appear on the ballot twice — on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines. 

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