Labor Secretrary Perez joined Clinton in Sioux City Iowa to announce his endorsement.

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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton applauds while campaigning at the Carpenters Local 948 Carpenters Training Center in Sioux City Friday. At right is U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez, who formally endorsed Clinton during the event.


SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) —...................

Joined by Labor Secretary Tom Perez at a campaign stop in Sioux City, .........................

Perez joined Clinton in Sioux City to announce his endorsement. "Hillary Clinton is a progressive who gets things done ... Her North Star is the middle class, her North Star is working families," Perez told the audience.

During the event, state Rep. Chris Hall, D-Sioux City, also offered his support for Clinton to be the party's nominee. A national poll from CNN right before Clinton's event showed she had solidified her lead over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, with the largest gap since July. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is running third.

Richie Schmidt, a union member from Des Moines who sometimes works in Sioux City, said he decided in the last week to support Clinton. Schmidt didn't caucus for her in 2008, instead giving his support to candidate John Edwards.

Schmidt said Clinton's experience on national issues will pay dividends as president, and he liked the infrastructure proposal shared.

"Her being here sends the message that union workers can work on those projects," Schmidt said.




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Hillary Clinton Sioux City campaign

Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal

Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic presidential hopeful, meets with supporters while campaigning at the Carpenters Local 948 Carpenters Training Center in Sioux City on Friday.

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1. Kick, thank you for this post!

[MADem]

2. I heard about this endorsement--this is pretty cool, in primary season! nt

[Thinkingabout]

3. All endorsements are important but this is really a good one.

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4. Hillary Clinton will keep America rolling.

[BlueCaliDem]

5. Powerful endorsement from a member of the Obama Administration - and in the primaries, too!

[R B Garr]

6. Awesome. Hillary is very popular among Democrats.

I also liked what the union member Schmidt had to say!

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7. k&r

[Cha]

8. Wow.. already! I was thinking about him today and when would be hitting the Trail with Hillary!

Mahalo rivers!

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9. Keep them coming

So cool

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10. K&R

[MaggieD]

11. Nice endorsement!

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12. An enthusiastic kick!

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13. KICK!