Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff is picking up yet another endorsement from a national liberalgroup in the race for the states6th District.

Democracy for America, a political action committee founded by former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, is backing Ossoff, according to a statement obtained first by Roll Call. Its the groups first congressional endorsement of the 2018 cycle.

Ossoff, a former Hill aide, has received national attentionfrom Democrats and liberal activists who see an opportunity to pick up a traditionally Republican seatin what is expected to be the first competitive congressional election of Donald Trumps presidency.

Electing Jon Ossoff isnt just an opportunity for Georgia to reject Donald Trumps hate-fueled agenda, its a chance to send a progressive leader from a new generation to Congress to fight for racial justice and against rapidly growing income inequality, Jim Dean, chairman of Democracy for America, said in a statement.

Ossoff has already been endorsedby End Citizens United, and has receivedfundraising help from the liberal site Daily Kos.The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is sending staff to the district to boost Ossoff, whos one of five Democrats running in an 18-candidate jungle primary on April 18. If none of the candidates receive more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getterswill advance to a runoff on June 20.

Democracy for Americas approach is rooted inDeans 50-state strategy: the idea that liberalcandidates should be running across the country, even in red states. The group has about 30,000 members in Georgia and over the 2016 cycle, it raised and spent $2.69 million for candidates running at various levels across the country.

But winning here wouldstill be an uphill climb for a liberalDemocrat in a districtwhere Trump underperformed but one that has nonetheless traditionally votedRepublican.Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, who represented this suburban Atlanta seat for six terms, won re-election last fall by 23 points. Trump, by contrast, carriedthe district by less than 2 points.

Republicans signaled this week that theyre not taking the race for granted. On Thursday, the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC tied to House GOP leadership, launched a $1.1 million ad campaign attackingOssoff as inexperienced and dishonest.

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Georgia Democrat Scores Another Major Liberal Endorsement - Roll Call