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
