U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, strong Biden supporter, endorses Harris

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Alabama), who had strongly supported President Biden, has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris after he dropped out of the presidential race.

Biden dropped out Sunday afternoon and threw his support to Harris. Harris will still have to win the support of delegates to the Democratic National Convention before she can become the party’s presidential nominee. Biden’s endorsement doesn’t make her nomination automatic.

Sewell quickly issued this statement supporting both Biden and Harris:

“President Joe Biden will go down in history as one of the most consequential and transformational leaders America has ever seen. At a time of great uncertainty, President Biden rescued our nation from a pandemic, beat back attacks on our democracy, and restored decency to the White House. I was proud to work alongside him to deliver billions of dollars in infrastructure investments to Alabama, lower health care and prescription drug costs, cancel student debt, and so much more.

“November’s election remains the most critical of our lifetime, when our rights and freedoms hang in the balance. For the sake of our democracy, we as Democrats should come together, follow President Biden’s lead, and unite behind Kamala Harris as our nominee.

“I plan to do everything in my power, from now until November, to make Kamala Harris the next President of the United States.”

Sewell is the only Democrat in Alabama’s Congressional delegation.