Local official part of state-wide mayoral group supporting Hillary Clinton

RICHMOND — Hopewell Mayor Brenda Pelham was part of a group of eight Virginia mayors who endorsed Hillary Clinton this week in advance of the March 1 primary.

"I wholeheartedly support Hillary Clinton for our next President of the United States of America. She is a strong leader and has a proven record of success in her previous positions as Secretary of State, Senator and even the First Lady of the United States of America," Hopewell Mayor Brenda Pelham said. "Let's come together to support a leader that demonstrates strong leadership with care and compassion."

The other elected officials who endorsed Clinton included: Newport News Mayor McKinley Price, Lexington Mayor Mimi Elrod, Leesburg Supervisor and former Mayor Kristen Umstattd, Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel, Fairfax Mayor R. Scott Silverthorne, Martinsville Vice-Mayor Jennifer Bowles, and Charlottesville Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy.

Clinton now has the public support of 12 Democratic Virginia mayors and vice-mayors who believe she is the best candidate to address the wide-range of issues that impact the daily lives of people in their cities.