McClellan: “Jennifer Boysko is the relentless fighter we need in Congress – now, more than ever.”
Today, Democratic Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) endorsed Democratic community activist, advocate, and State Senator Jennifer Boysko for Virginia’s Tenth Congressional District to succeed Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton. Before her election to Congress, Congresswoman McClellan served alongside Boysko in the Virginia General Assembly for 8 years and worked with her on several monumental priorities including: protecting reproductive freedom, preventing gun violence, and economic opportunity for all people. McClellan is the first member of the current Virginia Congressional delegation to endorse in the 10th Congressional District race.
“With extreme MAGA Republicans pushing for dangerous and divisive policies that put women and families at risk, Virginia needs tenacious leaders that never back down. That’s why I’m endorsing Jennifer Boysko for Congress,” said Rep. Jennifer McClellan. “Working with her in the Virginia General Assembly, I saw firsthand how Jennifer is the relentless fighter we need in Congress to protect reproductive freedom, stand up to the NRA to address gun violence, and always put Virginia’s working families first. Jennifer has worked tirelessly to solve problems for Northern Virginia families, and she’ll do the same in Congress.”
“From the PTSA, to local government, to the Virginia General Assembly, I’ve made it my life’s work to bring people together and solve problems. I’ll do the same in Congress, alongside Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan,” said Democrat Jennifer Boysko. “With Washington MAGA Republicans putting Donald Trump and corporate special interests ahead of Virginia kids, women, and working families, the stakes couldn’t be higher. My grassroots campaign to fight for what’s right continues to build momentum, and I couldn’t be prouder to have the support of my former colleague and Congresswoman, Jennifer McClellan.”
About Jennifer: Jennifer Boysko is serving her second term in the Virginia State Senate, having previously served in the House of Delegates. She has represented parts of the 10th Congressional District for the past eight years including over 200,000 Loudoun County residents in the State Senate. She currently chairs the Senate Transportation Committee.
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan made history in February 2023 as the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress from Virginia. She previously served 18 sessions in the General Assembly, passing landmark legislation including the Reproductive Health Protection Act, the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, and the Virginia Clean Economy Act.
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Boysko is a Virginia State Senator and the Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee. She is the only Northern Virginia Senator negotiating Virginia’s state budget where she is working to deliver $2.5 billion in new education funding, millions to save Metro, and important investments to improve mental health services and combat climate change. Senator Boysko represented as many as 200,000 residents in Loudoun County for 8 years in the General Assembly. Among her long and accomplished legislative record, this year she carried the constitutional amendment to ensure abortion access, collective bargaining, and paid family and medical leave.
