WASHINGTON, DC – Surrounded by a sea of spirited, community-oriented women in red, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez today heard from New Jersey members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, criminal justice and voting rights. The sorority is in Washington, D.C. for its 27th Annual “Delta Days in the Nation’s Capital” conference.

“It was terrific to once again see the sisters of Delta Sigma Theta in our nation’s Capital,” said Sen. Menendez. “The sisters have an historic legacy dedicated to improving our communities and they today expressed their strong commitment to advancing voting rights, promoting diversity and reforming our criminal justice system. I look forward to continuing to work hand-in-hand with the Deltas on these critical issues in the future.”

Menendez was joined by the following New Jersey members of Delta Sigma Theta: Patricia Williamson – Old Bridge Township, Emma Johnson – Somerset, Jaquelyn Chapman – Morris Township, JoEllen Bostick – Englewood, Sharon Cockey – Montclair, Yolanda Hawkins-Rodgers – Hackensack, Jeannie Holman – Hamburg, Melviena Miller – Budd Lake, Ernestine Cash – Morristown, Kimberly Monroe – Bridgewater, Marian S. Johnson – Morris Plains, Rhonda Tombling – Newark, Dawn Tennent – Teaneck, Debra J. Chandler – East Orange, Sharon Hardesty – Newark and Robin Talmodge Joelcson – Caldwell.

The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support in local communities throughout the world. A sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college-educated women, the sorority currently has over 900 chapters located in the United States, England, Japan , Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Republic of Korea.

“It’s our obligation to ensure that the communities are not selected or fall upon deaf ears,” said Dr. Paulette C. Walker, National President of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. “It’s through this four-day conference that we are able to actualize our political awareness and involvement and bring the needs and concerns of countless communities directly to our elected officials on Capitol Hill.”

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