Arkansas AFL-CIO Special Convention Political Endorsements

Seventy delegates from 29 International Unions representing 24,000 Arkansas union members and their families met on April 6th and 7th, 2012 at the Arkansas AFL-CIO Special Convention in Hot Springs. Delegates interviewed Arkansas’ U.S. Congressional, Supreme Court, and Court of Appeals candidates on April 6th on issues of importance to the working people of Arkansas such as Job creation and retention; Trade and Manufacturing; Retirement Security: Pensions and Social Security; Medicare and Medicaid; and Workers’ Rights. Delegates then voted on candidate endorsements which requires a 2/3 affirmative vote in order to receive. The candidates receiving endorsements from the Arkansas AFL-CIO are as follows:

U.S. HOUSE
District 1: Scott Ellington
District 2: Herb Rule
District 3: Ken Aden
District 4: Senator Gene Jeffress AND John Cowart

SUPREME COURT
State Supreme Court Assoc. Justice, Pos. 4: Judge Jo Hart

COURT OF APPEALS
COA District 01, Position 2: Richard Lusby
COA District 02, Position 2: Judge Mitch Cash
COA District 03, Position 2: Niki Cung
COA District 04, Position 1: Judge Jake Looney
COA District 04, Postion 2: Judge Mac Glover
COA District 05: Judge Robin F. Wynne

STATE SENATE
District 7: Diana Gonzales Worthen AND Rep. Jon Woods
District 11: Sen. Steve Harrelson
District 15: Johnny Hoyt AND Rep. David Sanders
District 25: Sen. Stephanie Flowers
District 26: Rep. Eddie Cheatham
District 27: Rep. Garry Smith
District 28: Rep. Tiffany Rogers
District 30: Sen. Linda Poindexter Chesterfield
District 31: Sen. Joyce Elliott
District 32: Sen. David Johnson
District 34: Rep. Barry Hyde
District 35: Rep. Linda Tyler

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
District 7: JOP John Baine
District 14: Walls McCrary
District 18: Fred Harris
District 26: David Kizzia
District 28: Barbara Nix
District 29: Rep. Fred Love
District 30: Tommy Branch Jr.
District 31: Tommy Formicola
District 32: Barbara Graves
District 33: Warwick Sabin
District 34: John Walker
District 35: Rep. John Edwards
District 36: Rep. Darrin Williams
District 37: Phynaus Wilson III
District 38: Patti Julian
District 39: Kelly Halstead
District 40: Steven McNeely
District 41: Rep. Jim Nickels
District 42: Mark Perry
District 44: Judy Riley
District 52: LJ Bryant
District 55: Monte Hodges
District 57: Mary Broadaway
District 66: Jeff Pistole
District 67: Sam Lane
District 70: Cody Bassham
District 72: Steve Magie
District 74: Daniel Wall
District 81: Wolf Grulkey
District 82: Rep. Leslee Milam Post
District 84: Adella Gray
District 85: David Whitaker
District 86: Rep. Greg Leding
District 89: Yessie Hernandez

The Arkansas AFL-CIO will be a holding an additional Special Convention on August 10th and 11th, 2012 in order to decide on those seats that we have not taken a position on at this time and other General Election issues we will be facing in November.

Thank you.
 

 

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AFL-CIO Launches Campaign, TV Ads in Austin
to Connect Americans through Shared Values around Work
Effort includes innovative new website www.workconnectsusall.org

Austin, Texas – “Work Connects Us All” is the message of a new campaign from the AFL-CIO launched today in Austin. The campaign includes television advertising in English and Spanish to reach out to Americans based on shared values around work. The campaign is also launching today in Pittsburgh and will expand to other cities soon.

“This effort is not about politics, but about bringing people together for a real conversation about the dignity and impact of work and how securing respect for all work is fundamental to who we are,” said Texas AFL-CIO President Becky Moeller.
 

Follow this link to the Texas AFL-CIO Press Release: tx.aflcio.org/statefed/

AFL-CIO National Blog Article: blog.aflcio.org/2012/01/18/new-afl-cio-media-campaign-highlights-how-work-connects-us-all-2/

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