"My Favorite Candidate for Congress": Andrew Yang Endorses Sam
It happened on a New York City sidewalk, no press conference required.
Former presidential candidate, two-time mayoral candidate, and longtime democracy reformer Andrew Yang pulled out his phone, put his arm around Sam, and made it official:
"My favorite candidate for Congress in New Jersey's 12th District."
Andrew didn't just endorse. He asked New Jersey voters to mark their ballots for Sam on Tuesday, June 2nd — and noted that mail ballots are arriving in mailboxes right now. Then he put his own money and time on the line:
"I've donated, I'm volunteering, and let's get this man to Congress."
Sam, in his own words, took the moment to lay out what he's running on: a democracy scientist who wants to restore the Constitution, save public health, and protect immigrants. Or, as he put it, "a scientist fighting for your democracy and mine."
Andrew and Sam have known each other for years through their shared work on electoral reform — open primaries, ranked-choice voting, and ending the gerrymandered maps that lock voters out of real representation. When two reformers agree the system is broken and one steps up to fix it from inside Congress, it's worth paying attention.
Sam recently joined Andrew on the Andrew Yang Podcast for a 36-minute conversation about fixing American democracy — including why this 13-way primary for an open seat is winnable with as few as 20,000 votes. Listen to the full episode →
"In a district of 770,000 people, our estimate is that as few as 20,000 votes could be enough to win this primary." — Sam Wang, on the Andrew Yang Podcast
20,000 votes. That's the number. That's why every dollar raised, every door knocked, and every neighbor told matters between now and June 2nd.
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang stopped Sam on the streets of New York to give his official endorsement and ask New Jersey to send Sam to Congress.
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