NWPC Endorsing Renee Hoyos for Congress
National Women’s Political Caucus, founders include Shirley Chisholm, Gloria Steinem, and Fannie Lou Hammer, Endorse Renee Hoyos for Congress.
KNOXVILLE, TN – This week, Congressional Candidate Renee Hoyos received the endorsement of the National Women’s Political Caucus in her bid for Tennessee’s Second Congressional District.
Founded by Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, Fannie Lou Hamer, and others in 1971, the National Women’s Political Caucus is the only national organization dedicated to increasing women’s participation in all areas of political and public life, according to their website.
“Truly, it is an honor to have their support and to walk in the footsteps of these pioneering women,” Hoyos said. “East Tennesseans deserve a representative that will fight for them, regardless of their gender, race, class, or sexual preference. In Congress, I’ll do just that.”
ABOUT: Renee Hoyos is the Democratic candidate for Tennessee’s Second Congressional District in Congress in 2020. For 14 years, Hoyos served as the executive director of the Tennessee Clean Water Network where she successfully sued corporate polluters, took on powerful special interests, advocated for major changes to government policy, and installed lead-free drinking water fountains at schools across Tennessee. For more information about Renee’s bid for Congress, visit http://www.HoyosForCongress.com.
