When drivers for the ride-share apps Uber , Lyft and Juno walk off the job in cities across the country on Wednesday, demanding better pay and working conditions, theyll have the support of many progressive elected officials.

But few, if any, will be demonstrating as much solidarity as Virginia Del. Lee Carter (D). Carter, a self-described democratic socialist from the northern Virginia suburb of Manassas, drives part-time for Lyft and announced on Twitter that he will be participating in the strike.