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March 24, 2026

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JEWS UNITED FOR JUSTICE (JUFJ) ENDORSES BRIAN SCHWALB FOR REELECTION AS ATTORNEY GENERAL

Schwalb’s proven track record of using the law to make the District safer, stronger and more affordable leads to 10th key endorsement

Washington, DC – The Jews United for Justice Campaign Fund today announced its endorsement of Brian Schwalb for a second term as Attorney General of the District of Columbia. The Fund is the sister organization to JUFJ, which works in coalition with trusted partners to advance key issue campaigns informed by their commitment to ending all forms of oppression and making real improvements in people’s lives. 

The Jews United for Justice Campaign Fund is Schwalb’s tenth endorsement and their partnership is vital to pursuing comprehensive approaches to transforming community safety, racial equity, immigration justice, and consumer and worker protection. 

“Brian Schwalb has been a tremendous force for justice during his first term as Attorney General,” said Yael Shafritz, DC Director of the JUFJ Campaign Fund. “He has won cases against slumlords who don’t maintain safe housing, and millions of dollars in settlements from employers who steal the wages of their employees. The JUFJ Campaign Fund is excited to endorse him as a candidate who lives out our shared Jewish values of building a District where all DC residents have a voice in how we are governed, and where all of us have dei machsoro, the resources we need to thrive.”

Schwalb said, “I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Jews United for Justice Campaign Fund, an organization that shares my commitment to advancing racial, social, and economic justice in furtherance of a safer, stronger and more affordable DC for everyone who lives here. JUFJ’s commitment to uplifting community voices and fostering collective action plays a critical role in protecting our democracy and ensuring that justice remains at the forefront of our work. ”

The following organizations have also endorsed Schwalb for a second term as DC Attorney General: 

• Sierra Club 
• Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council 
• International Association of Firefighters Local 36
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 26
• Ironworkers Local 5 
• Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association
• United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
• UNITE HERE Local 25

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Sworn into office on January 1, 2023, Brian Schwalb currently serves as the second independent, elected Attorney General for the District of Columbia. Brian is a Democrat and third-generation Washingtonian. As Attorney General, Brian is dedicated to using the law to make DC safer, stronger and more affordable for everyone who lives in DC, to protecting DC Home Rule and local autonomy, and to preserving the rule of law. Learn more about Schwalb’s reelection campaign at www.brianfordc.com.

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