Letter: Manzur is the US Senate candidate for the working class

Union Leader | LET by Matt Bean

Today, we live in a rapidly changing and dangerous time. Now more than ever, it is time for a new way of thinking; it is time for new priorities; it is time to elect candidates with honesty and integrity who will unapologetically fight for the working class.

Operating under this mindset, I focus on the New Hampshire Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. We have two very different candidates. A candidate who knows firsthand what it means to survive on minimum wage and without health care, and who will fight for the working class: Karishma Manzur. Versus a multimillionaire handpicked by the Democratic establishment and wealthy donors: Chris Pappas.

Manzur is prepared to go to bat for the working class in the Senate, unlike Pappas, who just wants to be anointed because it is his turn. Manzur will come to the Senate with an agenda that includes: securing universal health care through Medicare for All, taxing the rich and advocating for improving our broken education system.

A moment on education: as a current special education teacher and a former teacher in the state, I see our education system is deeply rooted in inequality, especially here. Students often go underserved, as the state of New Hampshire and the federal government have continually stripped resources from our public schools. Manzur will not stand for this in the Senate!

Lastly, I need to point out that Rep. Pappas has taken large sums of money from AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby. How can Pappas look anyone in the face and claim he is looking out for the needs of working people while taking corrupt money to serve the Israeli government? Pappas can’t.

I trust Karishma Manzur has the right solutions to reclaim the power of working people. I proudly endorse her candidacy for U.S. senator from New Hampshire.

--Matt Bean lives in Claremont