Harkin Endorses Bruce Braley for Senate

Sen. Tom Harkin has endorsed Bruce Braley to replace him in the 2014 election.

Braley currently represents Iowa's first district in the House of Representatives. He is seeking the Senate seat that Harkin has held since 1984.

“When I was campaigning for Bruce during his first run for Congress in 2006, I knew he was the real thing: a passionate progressive, a natural-born leader," Harkin said in a press release. "He is someone from humble roots, who in the time he has been in Congress, has fought for working people and the struggling middle class."     

Earlier this month, 71 Democratic members of the Iowa legislature formally endorsed Braley. In February, Rep. Dave Loebsack (IA-02) and former Rep. Leonard Boswell endorsed Braley for Senate. In March, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald announced their endorsements.

The endorsements are significant because they indicate Braley's campaign has the backing of the state's Democratic leadership.

No Republican challenger has come forward yet.