Oakley for Congress Endorsed by Roadmap for Progress & BB4A

Montclair, NJ — Building Bridges for America, the active nationwide all-volunteer grassroots group, and Roadmap for Progress PAC, a group dedicated to electing a diverse field of progressives, issued a joint endorsement of Imani Oakley’s campaign for New Jersey’s 10th congressional district Monday.

“We are at an all-hands-on-deck moment in our country’s history,” Oakley said. “That is why I am so thankful to receive the support and endorsement of BB4A and Roadmap of Progress. We must deliver for working people now more than ever, and I know that with allies like these, we will.”

Oakley — a proudly progressive New Jersey organizer and pro-democracy advocate — is running for Congress in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District on a platform that includes support for the Green New Deal, Medicare 4 All, housing justice, and empowering working class communities.

The incumbent, Rep. Payne Jr., has drawn criticism for taking money from some of the worst polluters in the fossil fuel industry such as ExxonMobil, Plains All American Pipeline, and Enbridge — despite currently sitting as the Chair of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Hazardous Materials, and Pipelines — and for having one of the highest absentee rates of any Congressperson.

This endorsement adds to the progressive coalition growing around Oakley’s campaign, including from Brand New Congress, Catch Fire, West Orange Young Democrats, Black Lives Matter activist Zellie Imani, Mt. Rainier Vice Mayor Scott Cecil, Maplewood Mayor Dean Dafis, Muslim community leader and civil rights advocate Selaedin Maksut, and former progressive presidential candidate Marianne Williamson.

“The corporate elite have been put on notice,” Oakley said. “The people want a proud progressive who will put New Jersey’s working communities first.”