SPEAKER DELEO ENDORSES PETER KOUTOUJIAN FOR CONGRESS

DeLeo Expresses Support, Cites Koutoujian’s Decades-Long Track Record of Standing Strong For Middle Class Families on Women’s Rights, Gun Control, And Healthcare For All

House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo today endorsed Peter Koutoujian’s campaign for Congress.

"I know how important it is for a district to have a strong dedicated and intelligent representative always willing to do what is in the best interest of his or her constituents,” said DeLeo. “Peter will be that person for the Fifth Congressional District. Peter has proven to be a leader on issues important to the fifth district , including issues relating to working families, health care, women's rights, seniors and protection against gun violence. This is why I am proud to endorse my friend Peter Koutoujian for Congress."

“From standing strong together against gun violence at the start of my days in the State House to making sure every hospital in Massachusetts provided emergency contraception to women who needed it, Speaker DeLeo has seen firsthand the issues that I care about, and the values at my core,” said Koutoujian. “I am proud to have his support.”

DeLeo’s endorsement comes at a crucial point in the race, following similar expressions of support from longtime State Senator Warren Tolman of Watertown and Betsy Myers, former director of the White House Office of Women’s Initiatives and Outreach.  DeLeo and Koutoujian will take to the campaign trail together this morning in Winthrop.