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(AP) - Democrat Troy Carter won Saturday’s special election for Louisiana's vacant U.S. “They counted me out, and they’ll probably count her out. “I’m putting aside my ego and my personal feelings to help her become the next congressperson, and the first black woman elected congressperson from the state of Louisiana,” says Chambers. Both Peterson and Carter sought the endorsement of Gary Chambers Jr., whose speak-truth-to-power activism has earned him a strong following, especially in the Baton Rouge area.Ĭhambers endorsed Peterson as a candidate who “has pissed a lot of people off-kind of like me.” The prospect that Peterson might join this Congress is an energizing one for progressives nationally and on the ground in Louisiana. Peace Action also endorsed former Ohio state senator Nina Turner in the upcoming special election to fill the Cleveland-area US House seat formerly held by another Biden appointee, Secretary of Health and Human Services Marcia Fudge.

Progressive Democrats Face Resistance on Infrastructure “In terms of foreign policy, she continues to be outspoken for progressive transformation,” says Peace Action’s Jon Rainwater, noting Peterson’s announcement that “I am committed to ending the forever wars and doing it responsibly” and her support for “prioritizing diplomatic, intelligence, and law enforcement tools, rather than occupying countries and overthrowing regimes to prevent terrorist attacks.” Dateline: Congress For instance, she’s earned strong support from Peace Action, the group that works to avoid wars and reduce military spending. What’s striking about Peterson’s agenda is not just its clarity but also the fact that it touches on so many issues. We need transformative solutions to right our nation’s history of racial inequity.” To that end, Peterson says, “I will support Representative Sheila Jackson Lee’s legislation to study and develop reparation proposals for African-Americans, ensuring that this commission takes into account the interlocking systems of oppression that Black women have faced throughout our country’s history.” Nationally, the typical white family holds 10 times more wealth than the typical Black family. But Peterson has worked to distinguish herself by taking boldly progressive stands in favor of Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, a $15-an-hour minimum wage, legalization of marijuana, and a racial justice agenda that begins with this recognition: “In Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District, Black families earn half as much as their white neighbors and are nearly three times more likely to live in poverty. If elected, he would be the most liberal member of the very conservative, Republican-dominated Louisiana delegation in D.C. So this is a competitive contest between two experienced Democrats.

She’ll be an ally in our shared struggle for progress, justice, opportunity, and equality-and we’re proud to throw our support behind her in this race.”

Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and longtime CPC leaders Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) recently declared, “Karen Carter Peterson is exactly the kind of fearless leader we need because she’s already spent years at the forefront fighting for working families and progressive change across Louisiana. “Karen has never been afraid to speak truth to power on behalf of working families,” says Stacey Abrams, the voting rights champion and former Georgia legislator who has known Peterson for years and is one of the Louisianan’s most ardent backers. “ I don’t mess around,” has stirred excitement among activists in Louisiana and nationally who argue that she could be a transformational member of Congress from a region, the South, that could use some aggressively progressive representation. Peterson, whose campaign ads literally conclude with her declaring. It’s that track record that leads supporters of Peterson to argue that if she is elected in an upcoming special election for an open US House seat representing southern Louisiana’s Second Congressional District, the veteran legislator will come to Congress as a change agent who is prepared to serve as an unapologetic progressive.