Friday, April 11, 2014

Prince George's Firefighters Endorse Braveboy for AG

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Prince George’s County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics
Endorse Aisha Braveboy for Attorney General

Endorsement recognizes advocacy on behalf of public safety professionals

Bowie, MD.  April 10, 2014.  Today, the Prince George’s County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Association, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 1619 announced our strong support for Aisha Braveboy in the race for Maryland Attorney General.  Throughout her eight years in the House of Delegates, Aisha has been a strong and consistent advocate for workers that put their lives on the line to protect the public.  “Aisha earned the endorsement of Local 1619 because of her excellent record of steadfast support for public safety professionals throughout Maryland,” said IAFF Local 1619 President Andrew K. Pantelis.

“We are supporting Aisha in the race because of her leadership on issues that affect the economic security of working families.  We especially appreciate the fact that Aisha sponsored legislation that would allow fire fighters and paramedics that contract job-related illnesses to receive enhanced workers’ compensation benefits,” said President Pantelis.

“I am honored and grateful to receive the endorsement of IAFF Local 1619,” said Delegate Aisha Braveboy, “Improving public safety will be a top priority for me as Maryland’s next Attorney General.”

IAFF Local 1619 represents approximately 1,500 professional fire fighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics at Prince George’s County fire and EMT stations.  The members of Local 1619 respond to over 100,000 emergency calls per year, protecting roughly 500 square miles and serving more than 850,000 citizens.

Local 1619 will communicate its enthusiastic support for Aisha Braveboy to its members and will provide support to her campaign.

Contact: Andrew Pantelis, President 
Phone: (301) 805-5300
Email: akpantelis@gmail.com