(Bloomberg) -- Elizabeth Warren received the endorsements of 24 Democratic leaders in Iowa, the state that holds the critical first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest.

The endorsers include former Iowa Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson, former Iowa Secretary of State Elaine Baxter and Mary Wolfe, a state representative.

“Elizabeth is the candidate for change,” Pederson wrote in an op-ed published Wednesday. “She understands that to rescue our democracy and our economy we must end the corruption that enriches the few while leaving everyone else behind.”

Warren has a narrow lead in Iowa polls and is in a statistical tie with longtime front-runner Joe Biden in many national surveys.

COMING UP

Joe Biden will attend the Women’s Leadership Forum Conference organized by the Democratic National Committee in Washington on Thursday. Warren will deliver remarks at the Women Will Vote gala in Washington Thursday evening.

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