Sheena Collum endorses Malinowski for Congress

South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum is backing Tom Malinowski for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district.

“Tom has shown independence and moral courage—standing up against authoritarianism, fascism, and extremism-even when it came at personal and political cost in a swing district,” Collum said.  “That proven integrity and effectiveness are exactly why he’s the right leader to send back to Congress.”

Malinowski, a former two-term congressman from the 7th district, is one of twelve Democrats running in the February 5 special primary election to fill the seat vacated last month by Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair, now the governor-elect of New Jersey.

Collum, a popular three-term mayor, ran briefly for lieutenant governor earlier this year on a ticket with Steve Fulop.  Fulop had announced that if he won the Democratic nomination for governor, he would have selected Collum as his running mate and she joined the Jersey City mayor on the campaign trail.

“Tom Malinowski has already delivered real results for our region—securing critical federal funding for the Gateway Program, fighting to restore the SALT deduction, and protecting access to affordable health care,” Collum said. “He served with distinction as a senior member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and as Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, bringing deep experience as a former diplomat and Washington Director for Human Rights Watch.”

On January 10, Collum will host a community forum on Defending our Democracy in South Orange with Malinowski and U.S. Senator Andy Kim.