Service Employees International United, a labor union with 45,000 members in Maryland, will support former NAACP CEO Ben Jealous in the Democratic primary race for governor.
SEIU leaders plan to formally endorse Jealous during an event on Thursday, according to his campaign.
“Ben Jealous is speaking to all of the issues that our members are interested in, not just the work issues, but the social justice issues and health care issues,” said Lisa Brown, executive vice president of SEIU 1199, the D.C.-Maryland chapter of the union.
Thursday’s endorsement will come from all four SEIU chapters in Maryland, Brown said.
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