Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Dr. Adam Hamawy, the candiate says, cementing his status as the clear progressive choice in the race for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District seat, the campaign said in a statement.

“Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a trailblazer for the entire progressive movement. I’ve run a race built around three core ideas: that we should fund healthcare, not bombs, that we must abolish ICE, and that it is long past time we unrig an economy that fails working people daily. I don’t aspire to go to Congress alone – that’s not how this type of change is won. I want to join a growing bloc of fighters who will demand that our government serve the working class, not the billionaires. This campaign is rooted in a movement for political change that Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez helped forge, and it is an honor to receive her endorsement,” said Dr. Adam Hamawy.

Dr. Hamawy has also been endorsed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Jill Tokuda, former Rep. Jamaal Bowman, former Rep. Keith Ellison, and former NJ-12 candidate Elijah Dixon. He has been endorsed by over 25 organizations, including Justice Democrats, Common Defense, Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, A New Policy PAC, Veterans for Responsible Leadership, Our Revolution, Climate Revolution Action Network, PAL PAC, CAIR Action, and the PCCC.

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Dr. Adam Hamawy is a father, husband, humanitarian, surgeon, veteran, and small business owner running to represent New Jersey’s 12th District where he was raised and is raising his children. He served as a combat trauma surgeon and became a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army, working with medical teams in combat and disaster zones like Iraq and Haiti and saving hundreds of lives.

Since completing his service, Adam has spent the last decade building a successful medical practice in the Princeton area, while also dedicating more than 30 years volunteering to treat patients in overwhelmed hospitals, war zones, and disaster areas at home and abroad.