Another candidate endorsed by J Street PAC has won election to Congress, now that Republican Jim Tedisco has conceded to Democrat Scott Murphy in New York’s 20th congressional district. That makes 34 of the 42 candidates that J Street backed in the 2008 election and beyond have won — although 24 out of those 34 were incumbents. J Street’s statement congratulating Murphy is after the jump:[[READMORE]]
We congratulate JStreetPAC endorsed candidate Scott Murphy on his victory in New York’s 20th Congressional District.
As demonstrated by the success of candidates like Scott Murphy, and underscored by J Street’s recent poll, there is a new political wind blowing in the US politics when it comes to Israel and the Middle East.
We look forward to working with Congressman-elect Murphy on Capitol Hill to advance US interests and the security of Israel as a Jewish, democratic homeland through active American diplomacy aimed at bringing about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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