Ulrich Commerçon, chairman of the SPD sub-district Saarbrücken-Stadt: "Josephine Ortleb is the ideal member of the Bundestag: always approachable locally, committed and attentive. In recent years, she has achieved a lot for her constituency and won the trust of the voters through her convincing, friendly manner and above all through hard work. We have no doubt that our Fine will directly win constituency 296 for the third time."
Josephine Ortleb appeared combative after the nomination: "My task is to listen to people, to talk with them, to carry their voices to the capital, and to fight for them there. I have proven that I can do this. I would like to continue to bear this responsibility."