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Harrington Receives Endorsement from Mass Nurses
02:11PM / Sunday, August 28, 2016
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Andrea Harrington, a local attorney and small-business owner running in the Democratic primary for state Senate, has been endorsed by the Massachusetts Nurses Association. The MNA represents 23,000 nurses across the commonwealth, including hundreds of nurses at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield and North Adams.

Harrington's campaign has been gaining momentum with the recent endorsements of the Berkshire Building & Construction Trades Council, Pittsfield Carpenters Local 108, the Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers & Scientists, SEIU Local 509 and SEIU Local 888, National Association of Social Workers, and the Mass Women's Political Caucus. She will be announcing other prominent Berkshires supporters leading up to the September 8th primary.

"I am honored to have the Massachusetts Nurses Association supporting my campaign for state Senate. I am running for office to be a bold, independent voice for Western Massachusetts, and I look forward to working with residents across the district on the issues that matter to us. I am committed to fighting for important causes like making health care more accessible for working families and seniors, combating the opioid epidemic devastating our region, and working regionally to grow our economy. I will be a tireless advocate for our communities and working families as we prioritizing investments in public education, and develop comprehensive strategies to promote environmental sustainability and create jobs for our region," Harrington said.

Harrington is a Democrat running for state Senate for the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden District soon to be vacated by Sen. Benjamin B. Downing.

Harrington grew up in Richmond where she currently lives with her husband, Tim, and their two young sons. Harrington is an attorney and owns a small business in West Stockbridge.  She has been actively involved in the region, serving as a member her local Affordable Housing Committee, School Council, and as an advisory board member of the regional non-profit, BerkShares, Inc. Harrington is a graduate of Taconic High School in Pittsfield, the University of Washington, and American University's Washington College of Law.

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