Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.) on Saturday secured the endorsement of influential Iowa political couple Sue and Bob Dvorsky for her 2020 presidential bid.
The couple has played a key role in Johnson County, which houses the University of Iowa and remains a key area for the state’s Democratic voters. Their endorsement came hours before Harris was slated to speak at the Iowa State Fair, a typical stopover for White House hopefuls.
“We’ve listened. We’ve read. We’ve attended. We believe with many of our friends and neighbors that we must get this right. And we are supporting Kamala Harris for President of the United States,” the couple said in a statement.
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Bob Dvorsky, a former state senator, and Sue Dvorsky, who served as the Iowa Democratic Party chairwoman, are key influencers in the state and county, CNN noted.
The couple backed then-presidential candidate Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaHarris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden Valerie Jarrett: ‘Democracy depends upon having law enforcement’ MORE during his first White House run in 2007, helping him win the Iowa caucuses in an upset over former Secretary of State Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE.
The pair then supported Clinton in the 2016 election, CNN reports.
Their 2020 endorsement comes as nearly all of the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls swing through Iowa in their bid to secure voters in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.
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