Former President Barack Obama issued his first wave of 2020 endorsements on Monday, August 3rd including the following Democratic candidates running for statewide Pennsylvania offices:
- Josh Shapiro for Pennsylvania Attorney General
- Joe Torsella for Pennsylvania Treasurer
- Nina Ahmad for Pennsylvania Auditor General
“I’m proud to endorse this diverse and hopeful collection of thoughtful, empathetic, and highly qualified Democrats. Together, these candidates will help us redeem our country’s promise by sticking up for working class people, restoring fairness and opportunity to our system, and fighting for the good of all Americans — not just those at the top,” Obama said in an announcement published on Medium.”
He also urged Americans, if possible, to vote early, either by mail or in-person.