Bernie Sanders is the first 2020 candidate to pick up an endorsement from a member of Congress who is not from their home state.

Ro Khanna, D-Calif., announced Thursday that he is backing the Vermont independent to be the next president. The endorsement is not a surprising one — Khana tweeted in July of 2017 that Sanders should “absolutely run again in 2020!”

[Sanders Gets First Endorsement for 2020 Presidential Race]

Khanna took to the Twittersphere on Thursday to reiterate that early endorsement.

“Bernie has spent his career fighting for working people and standing up to corporations and special interests,” Khanna said. “He has the grassroots energy and the vision to inspire voters across America.”