Labor's Candidates: Valerie Ervin (Montgomery County Council 5)
Friday, August 11, 2006(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Valerie Ervin’s deep roots in the labor movement started with
her career with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW). Ervin
went on to be an instructor at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies (now
the National Labor College) in Silver Spring, later rising to
vice-president of the College. In 2002 she became chief of staff for
Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal and is now running for County
Council in District 5 (all or parts of Takoma Park, Silver Spring, White Oak,
Chevy Chase, Kensington, Wheaton, Glenmont), one of the more diverse districts
in the County. Ervin has been active on education issues, becoming a PTSA President of Blair High
School, a NAACP Parents’ Council representative, and a founding member of
Blacks United for Excellence in Education In 2004 she was elected to
the Montgomery County School Board. Ervin would carry on the progressive work
done by District 5’s Tom Perez, who is now running for State Attorney General.
Running hard, Ervin has volunteers passing out flyers every morning and evening
at Metro stations in her district and is going door-to-door every weekend.
For more information on her campaign go to http://www.valerieervin.org/
One of a
series on area political candidates who have been endorsed by the Metro
Washington Council AFL-CIO.