As the presidential candidates battle for that all-important momentum in the final eight-day stretch before the Iowa Caucus, Elizabeth Warren will have at least 40 more Iowa activists helping her persuade their neighbors.

Coming off the major endorsement of the Des Moines Register editorial board, Warren has several dozen new endorsements from local elected officials and Democratic activists. Included among them is Ames State Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, adding to Warren’s long list of state legislative backers.

A large group putting their support behind Warren is from Johnson County, where she’ll be in a tight battle with Bernie Sanders and possibly Pete Buttigieg for the state’s most-Democratic county. Johnson County supervisors Royceann Porter and Janelle Rettig are endorsing Warren, along with Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness, Iowa City Councilwoman Mazahir Salih and Coralville City Councilwoman Meghann Foster.

“When you sit down with Elizabeth Warren, you realize something right away: she listens and she cares,” Johnson County Supervisor Royceann Porter said. “She’s real. She knows who she is, where she comes from and who she’s fighting for — and she’s fighting for all of us. I’m proud to endorse her, and I’ll be proud to call her our next president.”