“Denise is ready to bring a breath of fresh air from Nebraska to Washington, D.C.”
Omaha, NE – Today, Rep. Norma Torres (CA-35), member of the powerful House Committee on Rules and the Foreign Affairs Committee, endorsed Denise Powell in her race for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District.
Rep. Torres joins several other House members in their support for Powell, including Reps. Emily Randall and Annie Kuster, as well as dozens of local elected officials and national organizations, including EMILYs List, Elect Democratic Women, BOLD Democrats, Latino Victory Fund, The Bench, and others.
Congresswoman Torres released this statement about her endorsement:
“Denise Powell has spent the past 10 years fighting for the people of Nebraska. She is exactly the kind of hands-on leader we need more of in Congress,” said Rep. Norma Torres. “As a small business owner, working mom, and active community member, Denise understands the issues her neighbors are facing. I know she will fight with integrity to lower costs, expand affordable and accessible healthcare, and stand up to Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans. Denise is ready to bring a breath of fresh air from Nebraska to Washington, D.C., and I’m proud to endorse her in this must-flip seat.”
In response to Congresswoman Torres’ endorsement, Powell said:
“I am incredibly proud to have the endorsement of Congresswoman Torres. She is a proven fighter for her district, a champion for labor, and she knows how important it is to stand up for working people. I am excited to join Rep. Torres in the effort to make life cheaper for all Americans, protect and expand access to quality, affordable healthcare, and put a check on the corruption and abuses of power by the Trump administration. I’m ready to get to work on day one in Congress alongside Rep. Torres to deliver for Nebraskans.”
For a full list of endorsements, visit: deniseforcongress.org/endorsements.
About Rep. Norma Torres
As the Congresswoman representing California’s 35th district, Norma has been an advocate for the working families of the Inland Empire. Norma is a member of the Powerful House Committee on Rules, one of the most powerful Committees in Congress, where her top priority is to fight for legislation important to the Inland Empire. On this Committee, she has advocated and secured improvements for our communities for housing, transportation, national security, protecting fair elections, and job creation. She has also introduced legislation to spur investment in our infrastructure and direct resources to training facilities for local law enforcement agencies. Norma was instrumental in achieving local control for the Ontario Airport, which has seen the airport grow by 10% in the past year.
Norma also sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee where she has become a leader on Western Hemisphere policy. During her time on the Committee she has successfully passed legislation to root out corruption in foreign governments, while supporting fair elections and open and free democracies. She is actively working to pass comprehensive immigration reform while addressing the root causes of immigration by supporting the development of neighboring countries. She is strongly opposed to the barbaric practice of family separations at our nation’s southern border and continues to hold the Administration accountable for the damage they have done to families.
Learn more about Rep. Torres here.
About Denise
Denise Powell is a mom, former executive, small business owner, public school champion and healthcare advocate who knows that a strong work ethic and a love of family and community is the Nebraska way of life. She also knows the Good Life is getting harder to come by. It’s why after Trump’s election she left a successful career in corporate America to focus on fighting for what makes Nebraska such a special place to live and raise a family. Over the past decade, she has supported hundreds of Nebraskans running for local office, protected our public schools and the families they serve, and helped stop extremists from passing abortion bans in the state.
Every day, we see more of our friends and neighbors struggling to make ends meet while Donald Trump and MAGA extremists are focused on trade wars that are increasing our cost of living and passing massive tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk. Strong families, strong businesses, strong communities – they ALL require work and investment, but everything we’ve fought for here at home is under threat. From dismantling Medicaid and making it harder for seniors to get the benefits they’ve earned, to dismantling education, from the University of Nebraska to our public schools, to attacking our veterans and ripping away women’s rights — Denise is running to fight for the people of Nebraska. We don’t need lip service from politicians, we need action.
For more information, visit deniseforcongress.org. For a high-resolution picture of Denise, click here.
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