Capobianco Receives Sixty-Seven Early Endorsements in Bid for Representative

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Valentino Capobianco, candidate for State Representative in the 19th Suffolk District, announced sixty-seven endorsements from Revere, Winthrop, and around the Commonwealth. These endorsements showcase the outpouring of support for Capobianco’s campaign.

The list includes elected officials from Winthrop and Revere, such as Councilor at Large Rob DeMarco (Winthrop) and Fmr. City Councilor John Correggio (Revere) and local community leaders like Donna Reilly, Jason Griffin, and Bettie Dalton. Other elected officials backing Capobianco include State Senator Paul Feeney, Suffolk County Clerk of Courts Maura Hennigan, Governor’s Councilor Terrence Kennedy, and Suffolk County Register of Deeds Stephen Murphy.

Liberal activists accros Massachusetts politics are also throwing their support behind Capobianco, including Jackie Ryan, the first openly transgender elected official in Massachusetts, Deb Kozkikowski, the Massachusetts Democratic Party Vice Chair, and Kate Donaghue , a member of the Democratic State Committee and vaunted door-to-door canvassing enthusiast. In total, Capobianco received the endorsement of forty-three current and former members of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee.

Capobianco has also notably earned the support of organized labor, having won the endorsement of Shore Educational Collaborative’s Union (LEA Professional Association Local 0394), Transport Workers Local 2054, and the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 453, both of which represent numerous members that reside in the 19th Suffolk District.

Regarding the endorsements, Capobianco issued the following statement: “I am honored to have the support of so many community leaders, activists, and labor organizations at this stage in my campaign – including a number of people I had the pleasure of working with in local government, state government, and on the Democratic Party’s State Committee. They know my record of service, they know my values, and they know that I will be ready for the job on day one. I am truly grateful to have the opportunity to fight alongside them for better public schools, relief for small businesses

and workers, and quality, affordable healthcare.”

Capobianco currently serves as the Chief of Staff to State Senator Paul R. Feeney (D-Foxboro).

In addition to serving on the Winthrop School Committee for the past five years, Capobianco serves as an elected member of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee and as a member of the Shore Educational Collaborative’s Board of Trustees. He previously served as an aide to Middlesex Sheriff Peter Kotoujian and to former House Speaker Robert DeLeo.

Capobianco, a graduate of Winthrop High School and Suffolk University, is 32 years old and resides with his dog Bernie at 53 Prospect Ave in Winthrop.

The full list of endorsements is as follows:

Councilor Rob DeMarco, Winthrop Councilor At Large

Julie Demarco-Barry, Winthrop School Committee Member

Suzanne Swope, Winthrop School Committee Member

Fred Silck, Winthrop Housing Authority

Tom Reilly, Former Winthrop Town Council President

Ron Vecchia, Former Winthrop Town Council President

Hal Abrams, Former Revere School Committee Member

John R. Correggio, Former Revere City Councilor At-Large

Donna Segreti-Reilly, Former Winthrop School Committee Member

Marilyn Petitto Devaney, Governor’s Council District 3

Eileen Duff, Governor’s Council District 5

Terrance Kennedy, Governor’s Council District 6

Maura A. Hennigan, Suffolk County Clerk of Courts, Former Boston City Councilor

Stephen J. Murphy, Suffolk County Register of Deeds

Karen Cosmas, Executive Director, March Forward Massachusetts

Bettie Dalton, Exalted Ruler, Winthrop Lodge of Elks #1078

Jason Griffin, Host of Down 4 The Cause Podcast & Winthrop High School Boys

Basketball Assistant Coach

Tajah Thomas, Winthrop Community Activist

State Senator Paul Feeney, State Senator, Bristol and Norfolk District

State Senator Edward Kennedy, State Senator First Middlesex District & Democratic State Committee Member

Shelly MacNeil, Stoneham Selectboard

Hanna Switlekowski, Sharon Selectboard

Phil Johnston, Former State Representative and Former Democratic State Committee

Chair

Jacquelyn Ryan, Democratic State Committee Member & Southbridge Town Councilor, first

openly transgender elected official in Massachusetts

Debra Kozikowski, Massachusetts Democratic Party Vice Chair, Democratic State Committee

Member

Melvin Pointdexter, Democratic National Committee Member & Democratic State Committee

Member

Kate Donaghue, Democratic State Committee Member & Former DNC

Bruce Samuel Adams, Democratic State Committee Member

Mabel Amar, Democratic State Committee Member

Benjamin Bloomenthal, Democratic State Committee Member

Estelle Borges, Democratic State Committee Member & Taunton City Councilor

Rhonda Bourne, Democratic State Committee Member

Bill Bowles, Democratic State Committee Member & Former State Representative

John Businger, Democratic State Committee Member and Former State Representative

Bob Colt, Democratic State Committee Member

Edward Collins, Democratic State Committee Member

Dori Dean, Democratic State Committee Member

Cathy Dwyer, Democratic State Committee Member

Marsha Finkelstein, Democratic State Committee Member

Ted Gross, Democratic State Committee Member

Lida Harkins, Democratic State Committee Member & Former House Majority Whip

Marilyn Hazel, Democratic State Committee Member

Joe Kelly, Democratic State Committee Member

Susan Kennedy, Democratic State Committee Member

Fred Koed, Democratic State Committee Member

Denise LoConte, Democratic State Committee Member, Winthrop Library Board of Trustees

Diane Masters, Democratic State Committee Member

Chris Matthews, Democratic State Committee Member

Thomas McGrath, Democratic State Committee Member

Lisa Mosczynski, Democratic State Committee Member

Claire Naughton, Democratic State Committee Member

Dennis Naughton, Democratic State Committee Member

Jason Palitsch, Democratic State Committee Member & Shrewsbury School Committee

Ellen Parker, Democratic State Committee Member

Robert Peters, Democratic State Committee Member

Lesley Phillips, Democratic State Committee Member

Linda Pinti, Democratic State Committee Member

Tina Pointdexter, Democratic State Committee Member

Marilyn Powers, Democratic State Committee Member

Mary Richards, Democratic State Committee Member

Ervin “Tootsie” Russell, Democratic State Committee Member

Rosemary Sandlin, Democratic State Committee Member & Former State Representative

Randall Tatum, Democratic State Committee Member

Ty Waterman. Democratic State Committee Member & Attleboro City Councilor

TWU Local 2054 Transport Workers Union of America

OPEIU Local 453 Office and Professional Employees International Union

LEA Professional

Association Local 0394

South Shore Educational Collaborative Union, affiliated with American

Federation of Teachers

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