Congressman Rush Holt

ENDORSEMENTS

“Rush Holt has proven himself to be a trusted ally, working hard to put a stop to the catastrophic economic landslide and to turn our economy around for working families.”
-American Federation of Government Employees

“The American Nurses Association appreciates your support for nursing and health care concerns.”
-American Nurses Association

“Your positions demonstrate a strong commitment to improve the quality of life for older Americans.  Your leadership on issues such as preserving and protecting Social Security from privatization and benefit cuts, especially in 2010, the 75th anniversary year of the program, exhibits that commitment.”
-Alliance for Retired Americans

“Holt…is an eminently decent, bright man who has represented his district well and should be returned to Washington.  Holt, who was assistant director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and taught at Swarthmore College before entering Congress, helped create the New Jersey Technology Center to build jobs.”
-Asbury Park Press

"The Council appreciates the work you have done in favor of public higher education, job creation, worker's rights and economic justice."
-Council of New Jersey State College Locals

"We've said this in the past, and it bears repeating now: Washington needs more people like Rush Holt in Congress. He receives our endorsement.  What has long impressed us about Holt, D-Hopewell Township, during nearly 12 years on Capitol Hill is the depth of his analysis and understanding of most any topic that finds itself on the congressional front burner, from health care and education to the economy and foreign policy."
-Courier News/Home News Tribune

"When we need leadership to protect New Jersey’s environment from the Delaware to the Shore, he has always been there for the environment. Environment New Jersey endorses Congressman Rush Holt for reelection."
-Environment New Jersey

"Rush Holt, representing New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, (is) among the greatest leaders for equality anywhere in America.  That is no hyperbole...(he is) bold, brilliant, conscientious, accessible and influential on behalf of all the causes we believe in, including marriage equality."
-Garden State Equality

“We recognize your leadership and shared vision for healthcare workers and our patients.  This includes support on issues of workplace safety, staffing and access to health care coverage for all.”
-Health Professionals and Allied Employees

“We are grateful for your support of humane issues, and for your work to create a more humane society.”
-Humane Society

“…in lieu of your political and social activism, as well as, your commitment to working families and a strong labor background, we believe that you have demonstrated that you will make an exceptional elected official.”
-International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers of Greater New York and Vicinity, Local Union No. 3

"(Rush) provided the support needed to stabilize local housing markets and make homeownership a reality for thousands of families during tough times."
-National Association of Realtors

“NASW’s membership of nearly 150,000 professional social workers, including our New Jersey chapter, join me in extending support for your campaign in light of your commitment to the well-being of individuals, families and communities.”
-National Association of Social Workers

"We appreciate your leadership and dedication to advancing equal rights and opportunity.  We hope to continue working with you in Congress to achieve full equality for women and girls."
-National Organization for Women

"Rep. Holt will protect Main Street from greed on Wall Street, stand up against cuts to Social Security, and protect New Jersey’s working families by opposing the Bush Era Tax Cuts for millionaires. Representative Holt fights for the people of New Jersey, so we will fight for him in his bid for reelection.”
-New Jersey Citizen Action

"[Rush Holt] has distinguished himself...by advocating for great public schools, public school employees, and for the 1.4 million New Jersey schoolchildren our members educate.” -New Jersey Education Association

“Your endorsement comes as a result of your commitment to working family values and your strong belief in the core principles of organized labor.”
-New Jersey State AFL-CIO

“The New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council stands proudly with you in support of new growth in New Jersey business and the improvement of our citizen’s welfare by creating new jobs, improving infrastructure within New Jersey and your support of PLA’s and prevailing wage.”
-New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council

Your leadership on opposing offshore oil drilling, your support of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia bill, and your tireless dedication to clean water and the health of New Jersey coasts is commendable.  This leadership is exactly what we are looking for from ocean champions in Congress, and we are confident that you will again be a leader on ocean issues in the U.S. House.
-Ocean Champions

“The Sierra Club’s national Political Team and the New Jersey Chapter are pleased to extend our support for your campaign in appreciation of your demonstrated commitment to protecting American’s environment.”
-Sierra Club

“Our choice is Holt, who has been an energetic and effective congressman. He has worked to strengthen science education in American schools and to increase funding for basic research, a wise investment in the nation’s future. He is a crusader on election reform who has pushed to ensure that voting machines produce a paper trail to verify accuracy.”
-Star Ledger

“As a member of the House of Representatives, he has helped to lead the fight for marriage equality, the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, and helped to increase federal support for HIV research.  He has been a leader in the fight to guarantee equality in the workplace for the entire GLBT community, and he has worked to ensure that same sex couples are treated equally in the eyes of the law as opposite sex couples with his co-sponsorship of the Uniting American Families Act.”
-TrentonMetro Gay and Lesbian Civic Association

"As one of only a handful of scientists in Congress, Holt contributes a valuable technological perspective to policy debates. This background has informed his leadership of the effort to reform electronic voting and ensure that Americans aren't robbed of their most fundamental right by malfunctioning machines or partisan hackers. The mature judgment he brings to his job is epitomized by a vote he cast against the 2002 congressional resolution that authorized President George W. Bush to invade Iraq in pursuit of what proved to be nonexistent weapons of mass destruction."
-Trenton Times

GROUP RATINGS

American Association of University Women score card 91%
Americans for Democratic Action 100% for 2009
Americans for the Arts A+
Armenian National Committee A+
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund 100% for 2009
Federally Employed Women scorecard 100%
Human Rights Campaign 100%
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America A
League of Conservation Voters 100%
National Active and Retired Federal Employees 100%
NAACP  100%
NETWORK, a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, 100%
Peace Action Education Fund 100%