NEW: Ambassador Andrew Young & 11 Black Faith Leaders Pen Letter Supporting Bourdeaux

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 
Contact: Monica Robinson, press@carolyn4congress.com

NEW: Ambassador Andrew Young & 11 Black Faith Leaders Pen Letter Supporting Bourdeaux 
Georgia faith leaders: "Carolyn has stood shoulder to shoulder with us in our battle for justice"

SUWANEE, GA — A coalition of 11 Black faith leaders, led by civil rights leader Ambassador Andrew Young, penned a letter of support for Carolyn Bourdeaux and her run for Congress in Georgia's 7th Congressional District. 

The letter comes after Bourdeaux ran a campaign centered on deepening her connection with Black Georgians across the district. Over the course of the campaign, Bourdeaux has visited with faith leaders at dozens of places of worship across Gwinnett. Bourdeaux has held virtual town halls focused on racial justice, and earlier in October, joined a group of Black faith leaders and Amb. Young for a conversation about the issues important to the Black community during a Faith Leaders Roundtable. Amb. Young has also voiced a radio ad on behalf of Bourdeaux, which aired on Black-focused radio stations. 

Click here to read the letter.

"We are facing extraordinary challenges — and we need extraordinary leaders who will rise to the needs of this moment and fight for what is right," said Ambassador Andrew Young in the letter. "In the two years since Carolyn came just shy of victory, she has not stopped to rest. And we have not stopped to rest. So now, it is time to finish the job. We are proud to support Carolyn in her campaign for Congress."

The full list of Black faith leaders cosigning the letter are: 

Pastor Marion Sailor
Dr. Gregory Baker 
Pastor Antonio Mansogo
Pastor Ben Hawks 
Pastor Elijah Collins
Pastor Jesse Curney
Reverend Avery Headd 
Reverend  Dennis Washington
Reverend Dr. Gerald L. Durley, Pastor Emeritus
Reverend Mark Thompson 
Reverend Tony Williams

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Carolyn Bourdeaux is a Professor at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, the daughter of teachers, a wife and mom, and a public servant who is running for Congress to fight for quality, affordable health care, a world-class education and a government that works for the people. She was the 2018 Democratic nominee for Georgia’s 7th Congressional district, coming within 433 votes of flipping the seat, making it the closest U.S. House race nationwide. 

Georgia’s fast-changing 7th Congressional District includes portions of the northeast Atlanta metropolitan area, including portions of Forsyth and Gwinnett counties and cities Peachtree Corners, Berkeley Lake, Sugar Hill, Norcross, Cumming, Lawrenceville, Duluth, Snellville, Lilburn, Suwanee, Grayson, and Buford. Highly watched by national media, this district has emerged as one of the top Democratic pick-up opportunities in the country.