FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 19, 2024
Media Contact: Aaron Pelo, apelo@miaflcio.org | 734.355.2741
Michigan AFL-CIO Announces General Election Endorsements
LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan AFL-CIO announced its full slate of endorsements ahead of the November 5th general election.
“This November, Michiganders will be faced with a choice between the candidates who stand with working people, and the ones who stand with corporate billionaires,” said Michigan AFL-CIO President Ron BIEBER. “Over the past year, we’ve vetted hundreds of candidates from up and down the ballot on where they stand on the issues most important to Michigan’s working people. We are proud to throw the weight of Michigan’s labor movement behind these champions for workers’ rights and will be communicating with union members across the state about the candidates who have their backs.”
Elissa Slotkin – U.S. Senate
Callie Barr – U.S. House District 1
Michael Lynch – U.S. House District 2
Hillary Scholten – U.S. House District 3
Jessica Swartz – U.S. House District 4
Libbi Urban – U.S. House District 5
Debbie Dingell – U.S. House District 6
Curtis Hertel – U.S. House District 7
Kristen McDonald Rivet – U.S. House District 8
Clinton St. Mosley – U.S. House District 9
Carl Marlinga – U.S. House District 10
Haley Stevens – U.S. House District 11
Rashida Tlaib – U.S. House District 12
Shri Thanedar – U.S. House District 13
Adam Zemke – State Board of Education
Ted Jones – State Board of Education
Denise Ilitch – U of M Regent
Shauna Ryder Diggs, MD – U of M Regent
Rebecca Bahar-Cook – MSU Board of Trustees
Tommy Stallworth – MSU Board of Trustees
Mark Gaffney – Wayne State University Board of Governors
Rasha Demashkieh – Wayne State University Board of Governors
The Michigan AFL-CIO has endorsed candidates in 87 state House districts, as well as a number of local races. A full list of endorsed candidates can be viewed here.
The Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan’s largest labor organization, is a federation representing forty different labor organizations, eighteen different central labor councils, and eight constituency groups representing over 1 million union members and their families.
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