Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO Announces Local Endorsements
Wednesday, April 23, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
The Metro
Washington Council AFL-CIO - whose nearly 200 affiliated local unions represent
over 150,000 area union members - today announced its endorsements in upcoming
primary races in Montgomery, Prince George's, St Mary's, Charles and
Calvert Counties.
"These candidates have shown that they're committed to supporting working men
and women in our community"said Metro Washington Council president Joslyn N.
Williams, "so we're urging the full support of the entire labor community for
their campaigns."
The Council's Committee on Political Education (COPE) circulated a
questionnaire to all candidates on issues of concern to area working families,
interviewed dozens of candidates and then made endorsement recommendations to
the Metro Council's Executive Board and delegates, which reviewed, discussed
and then approved the endorsements below.
NOTE:
endorsements in races not listed below will be considered at the May Metro
Council meeting. Endorsement in state-level primaries in Maryland will be
released shortly.
Montgomery
County
County
Council: District 1- Duchy Trachtenberg; District 3- Ryan Spiegel; District 5-
Tom Hucker
Clerk of the Court- Alan Bowser
Montgomery Democratic Central Committee- Erin Yeagley
Prince
George's County
County
Executive- Rushern Baker
County Council: District 1- Mary Lehman; District 2- Doyle Niemann; District 3-
Dannielle Glaros; District 4- Vince Canales; District 5- Andrea Harrison;
District 7- Karen Toles; District 8- Obie Patterson; District 9- Mel
Franklin
State's Attorney- Angela Alsobrooks
Clerk of the Court- No Position
Sheriff- Melvin High
Democratic Central Committee: At- Large- Cynthia
Collins
Charles
County
County
Commissioners
President- No Position
District 1- Sam Graves; District 2- Debra Davis; District 3- No Position
Sheriff- Rex Coffey
Orphans' Court- Frank Lancaster
Register of Wills- Lorraine Hennessy
Clerk of Court- Sharon "Sherri" Hancock
Democratic Central Committee- Greg Waller
Calvert
County
County
Commissioners
At-Large- Joyce Stinnett Baki; District 3- Kelly McConkey
Democratic Central Committee- Cliff Savoy
County Commissioners
President- Jack Russell
District 2- Bob Schaller; District 3- Joseph "Tony" St. Clair