November 13, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Erika Malinoski, info@somaaction.org
SOMA Action Calls on Sen. Kim and Sen. Booker to Support Sen. Chris Van Hollen for Senate Majority Leader
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, N.J. — SOMA Action today called on Senators Andy Kim and Cory Booker to publicly support Senator Chris Van Hollen for Senate Majority Leader and vote for him in the Senate leadership election on December 1st.
“SOMA Action was one of the first organizations to back Andy Kim’s challenge to politics as usual when he launched his long-shot campaign for Senate in 2024,” said Allison Posner, Co-President of SOMA Action. “Fixing our broken political system requires more than just defeating Republicans. We also need to reform a Democratic party that too many voters view as weak and out of touch with their concerns.”
SOMA Action, along with Indivisible, previously called on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step down in March after his surrender during budget negotiations demonstrated an inability to effectively lead an opposition party during a time of authoritarian crisis.
“We’re delighted that Sen. Van Hollen stepped up,” said Erika Malinoski, SOMA Action’s other Co-President. He has been modeling bold leadership and will work to move us out of the ‘politics as usual’ era. This past wave election is not an endorsement of Democrats’ doing things the way we’ve always done them. It is conditional on us getting our act together as a party and responding to the growing dissatisfaction of the American public under both Republican and Democratic administrations. We need change.”
About SOMA Action
SOMA Action is a grassroots organization in South Orange and Maplewood whose mission is to drive progressive change. Formed after the 2016 election, it mobilizes residents of both towns and neighboring communities to advocate for progressive policies at the local, state and national levels.
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