Linda Pace, Former Patrol Officer and Vice President of Membership of Guardian Civic League: Casey Has Been a “True Partner” of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Police Throughout His Career
PENNSYLVANIA – Last week in Philadelphia, Senator Bob Casey joined leaders of the Guardian Civic League to receive their endorsement for his record on public safety.
Founded in 1956, the Guardian Civic League represents over 1,600 active and retired Black police officers in Philadelphia.
Three-term Democratic incumbent Bob Casey received an endorsement from the Guardian Civic League – a group representing active and retired Black police officers – in Philadelphia Friday.
“What law enforcement officers have to do every day, the obstacles they have to overcome,and the lives they have to lead often, are quietly triumphant lives,” Casey said Friday, adding that protecting children and the next generation is critically important.
“That meansnot just talking a good game about how you’re supporting law and order…but that you’re investing in the next generation so they grow up with a shot (at) the American dream – they grow up with a shot at making it.”
Linda Pace, a former patrol officer and current vice president of membership at the Guardian Civic League, said Casey has been a “true partner” of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia police throughout his career.
“He listens to concerns of law enforcement and he understands what we need here in the City of Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania to keep our state and city safe, whether (through) securing resources or delivering funding in order to hire new officers,” Pace said, referencing a deleted post from McCormick this week where they mistook Philadelphia, Mississippi as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “Meanwhile, his opponent, Dave McCormick, demonstrated this week that he can’t even identify what a Philadelphia police car even looks like.
