MA-01: A 22-year-old became his city's first openly gay mayor. Now, he's running for Congress
Morse was elected mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts after beating an incumbent who was more than three times his age.
Now 31, Morse is facing off against US representative Richard Neal to represent the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts in Congress.
The gay candidate advocates for Medicare for All, the legalisation of marijuana and wants to see student debts cancelled.
Crucially, he also wants to see the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) defunded.
The pandemic and how it’s manifesting and impacting our communities in many ways just crystallises why I’m running for Congress in the first place and who our federal government should be looking out for and working for,” Morse told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
“I think it’s illuminated already existing disparities and inequalities in our communities that need to be addressed.”
Morse has been interested in politics since he served as the student representative on his district’s school board.
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/23/alex-morse-congress-holyoke-massachusetts-richard-neal-democrat-primary/
