From a release:
In a joint announcement Monday Calhoun City Alderman Marshall Coleman and Tupelo Attorney Brian Neely announced their endorsement of Rep. Steve Holland for U S. Congress and asked their supporters to vote for Holland in the second primary on April 1. Coleman and Neely garnered more than 23,000 votes in the March 11 primary.
"Steve Holland's record of public service is one of helping people," Coleman said in explaining why he is voting for Rep. Holland. "I believe Steve Holland will be this region's strongest candidate."
"My relationship with Steve Holland and our families go back through the years and we have many mutual friends," Neely remarked. "Steve Holland is a proven winner who can be victorious in the Special Election and in November."
"I certainly am humbled and deeply appreciative for this endorsement and pledge that our campaign will continue to build momentum that will carry us to victory on April 1," Holland stated. "Both of these men have served their country honorably in the military as well as on the local level in elected and appointed positions. I am pleased to receive their support today."
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Coleman and Neely were the top African American candidates and recieved 13 and 11 percent of the vote.
It'll be interesting to see who shows up to vote in the runoff election without a marquee race at the top.
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