Congresswomen Lori Trahan and Ayanna Pressley Endorse Tram Nguyen for Congress
Editor’s note: Tram Nguyen is running for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Massachusetts’s 6th Congressional District, currently held by Seth Moulton.
Andover, MA – Today, Tram Nguyen’s campaign for Congress announced the endorsement of two bold, progressive women who make up the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, Congresswoman Lori Trahan and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. Congresswomen Pressley and Trahan are the first members of the Massachusetts delegation to endorse in this race.
“Tram Nguyen has been a fighter all her life. She and her family fought their way here when she was five, with a hundred dollars and a dream. She fought to become the first in her family to graduate college. As a legal aid attorney and proud member of UAW Local 2320, she fought against wage theft for immigrant workers and always stood up for working families. Then she carried that fight to the State House, beating an entrenched MAGA Republican by ten points. Washington desperately needs more women like Tram, a woman who got where she is on her own two feet, and who has never backed down from a challenge. I’m proud to endorse her campaign for Congress,” said Congresswoman Trahan.
“Tram Nguyen is a barrier-breaker, table-shaker, and exactly the kind of progressive leader this moment demands. As a woman and immigrant, Tram has lived the struggles facing families in the Massachusetts 6th and across the Commonwealth, and she brings that lived experience to every fight she takes on — from taking on corporate greed and standing with workers to defending our immigrant neighbors and challenging the broken systems that have left too many families behind,” said Congresswoman Pressley. “I’ve known Tram for almost a decade now, and what inspires me most about her is her contagious optimism and how she believes deeply in what our Commonwealth and our country can achieve when we demand more from our leaders and government. I’m proud to stand with Tram and know she will bring that same courage, compassion, and fighting spirit to Congress.”
“I’m incredibly grateful to have the support of Congresswomen Trahan and Pressley in this important fight for the Sixth District. Their endorsement means so much to me because they understand what is at stake not only in this race, but for the future of our Commonwealth and country. I’ve deeply admired their work fighting for a stronger, more inclusive future built on progressive values, standing up for working families, and ensuring our policies better represent the people in our communities,” said Tram Nguyen. “I am honored to have them standing with us and look forward to working alongside them in Congress to build a powerful movement ready to challenge the status quo and deliver real progress for everyone in our communities, not just the powerful few.”
Today’s endorsement builds on the more than 100 of Tram’s colleagues in the State House, city and town leaders, labor organizations throughout the district and state, Progressive Mass, the SEIU State Council and Massachusetts Governor’s Councillor Eunice Zeigler who have endorsed her run for Congress.
ABOUT TRAM T. NGUYEN: State Representative Tram Nguyen has overcome tough challenges her entire life. At just five years old, Tram came to the United States as a refugee after her family fled Vietnam’s authoritarian regime with only $100, a few suitcases, and a dream. She has always been a fighter, becoming the first in her family to graduate from college, and as an attorney with the Greater Boston Legal Services standing up for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, veterans, immigrants, low-wage workers, and people with disabilities. In that role, Tram became a member of UAW Local 2320. In 2018, Tram took on a deeply entrenched Republican incumbent and won by ten points, making history as the first Vietnamese American woman elected to public office in Massachusetts. Since then, she has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a bold champion for climate action, affordable housing, workers’ rights, and economic opportunity for all.
