NARAL Pro-Choice America today announced its endorsement of Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida’s 26th Congressional District and Lauren Baer in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. Both seats are currently held by anti-choice Republicans.
“Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Lauren Baer’s dedication to expanding access to reproductive healthcare is exactly what we need in Congress right now,” said Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America. “We know they will stand up to the attacks the Trump administration and the GOP Congress make on affordable and accessible healthcare for all. They’ll fight for the values women and families in their districts hold dear, and that’s why we can’t wait to get them elected.”
“Now more than ever, we need women in Washington who will bring our voices and protect our rights,” said Mucarsel-Powell. “As a Latina immigrant, I come from a long line of strong women and I am proud to have the endorsement of NARAL Pro-Choice America. In Congress, I will work to defend our reproductive freedom, fight gender discrimination, and pass paid maternity and paternity leave.”
“As a woman, a mother, and a proud defender of reproductive freedom, I am honored to have the support of NARAL Pro-Choice America,” said Baer. “Choosing to bring our daughter into the world was one of the most personal and important decisions my wife and I have made, and the act of carrying her, and now caring for her, has only reaffirmed my belief that reproductive choices are best left to women themselves. I look forward to working with NARAL to uphold our fundamental reproductive rights.”
Mucarsel-Powell has spent the last twenty years improving the lives of underserved communities in Miami-Dade. She has worked for non-profit organizations such as the Hope Center, Zoo Miami Foundation, and the Coral Restoration Foundation. For over a decade, she worked at the College of Health at Florida International University and, since its inception, the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. As someone that has spent her life’s work expanding access to quality healthcare—impacting the lives of thousands—she knows that it’s inconceivable that politicians in D.C. would consider ripping away healthcare access from our families.
Baer was raised in Florida’s 18th Congressional District and calls Palm Beach Gardens home. She is also a proud graduate of Palm Beach County public schools. An attorney and foreign policy expert, she served as an official in the Obama Administration from 2011-2017, acting as a senior advisor to Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, and to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. During her time in government, she was responsible for ensuring that the promotion of U.S. values remained central to foreign policy and advised on a range of critical national security issues related to human rights and international law. She and her wife Emily are proud parents of their young daughter, Serena.
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