Former Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed Council At-Large candidate Ashwani Jain.\u00a0 We reprint Jain’s press release below.<\/p>\n
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/b><\/p>\n
May 23, 2018<\/p>\n
CONTACT:<\/b><\/p>\n
Jaan Williams<\/p>\n
Campaign Manager<\/p>\n
Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Endorses Ashwani Jain\u00a0<\/b>for Montgomery County Council, At-Large<\/b><\/p>\n
Silver Spring, Md.<\/b>\u00a0(May 23, 2018) — Today, Friends of Ashwani Jain announced that Vice President Joseph Biden has endorsed Ashwani Jain, Democratic candidate for an At-Large seat on the Montgomery County Council. Biden is the former Vice President of the United States in the Obama Administration and previously served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Delaware from 1973 to 2009.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am humbled and proud to be endorsed by former Vice President Joe Biden,\u201d\u00a0said Ashwani Jain.<\/b>\u00a0\u201cWorking for him on the Cancer Moonshot at the White House was truly an incredible experience, and being a part of his team was one of the proudest moments of my life. I\u2019m honored to follow his example as a kind, compassionate, tireless advocate and public servant as I run for Montgomery County Council, At-Large.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have seen first-hand Ashwani Jain\u2019s commitment to his community and our nation, and I am proud to endorse him for an At-Large seat on the Montgomery County Council,\u201d\u00a0said Vice President Biden. \u201c<\/b>He is a first-generation American and a 15-year cancer survivor who worked with me in the Administration on the Cancer Moonshot, an issue close to his heart and one that affects so many families in our community. Ashwani understands that\u00a0to have a strong economy and build the middle class\u00a0we must work together and ensure equal access to opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ashwani Jain served on the Vice President\u2019s team working on the first ever 50-state Cancer Moonshot Summit.\u00a0 Jain worked with the former Vice President, medical professionals, and researchers nationally and in Montgomery County \u2013 at the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute and Walter Reed Medical Center \u2013 in the successful creation of the program. Jain previously served in the Obama-Biden Administration as the Associate Director of External Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Deputy White House Liaison at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.<\/p>\n
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Former Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed Council At-Large candidate Ashwani Jain.\u00a0 We reprint Jain’s press release below. ***** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2018 CONTACT: Jaan Williams Campaign Manager Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Endorses Ashwani Jain\u00a0for Montgomery County Council, At-Large Silver Spring, Md.\u00a0(May 23, 2018) — Today, Friends of Ashwani Jain announced … Continue reading Joe Biden Endorses Ashwani Jain<\/span>