O’Malley announces more Iowa endorsements

CEDAR RAPIDS - O'Malley for Iowa has announced 17 endorsements statewide, including the first two endorsements from sitting Iowa legislators, multiple county chairs and elected officials and community leaders.

As the campaign heads into the fall season and Iowans begin to pay more attention to the presidential race following Labor Day, O'Malley continues to gain momentum on the ground, according to Iowa press secretary Kristin Sosanie.

O'Malley for Iowa staff and volunteers have been building out a strong grass roots organization in the past three months. Governor O'Malley has spent more time in Iowa than any other candidate and continues to make the accessible and open retail politics of the caucus a centerpiece of his campaign.

Those endorsing O'Malley include: Sen. Rich Taylor, Mount Pleasant; Rep. Dan Kelley, Newton; former U.S. Rep. Berkley Bedell; Joe Judge, Monroe County chair; Mary Hoyer, Henry County chair; Carol Gordon, Grundy County chair; Donna Crum, Mills County chair; Melinda Jones, Wapello County chair; Larry Hodgden, Cedar County chair; Bev Strayhall, Scott County vice chair; Nathan Blake, school board member; John Murphy, Dubuque County recorder; Steve Seigel, Wapello County supervisor; Kim Boggus, Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee member and affirmative action officer; Julie Stewart, Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee member; Edgar Ortiz, Latino community activist; and Mary Burke, member of SEIU.