District Council 37

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees

125 Barclay Street, New or!, N 1"""#
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
August 15, 2014 Zita Allen, Communications Director
Molly Charboneau, Rudy Orozco
212-815-1535
DC 37, THE CIT!S LAR"EST #$%LIC EM#LOEE $&IO&, E&DORSES
CA&DIDATES FOR SE#T' (t) #RIMAR ELECTIO&
DC 37 political action volunteers will work phone banks, do door-to-door GOTV and more in
support of
union-friendly candidates in upcoming primary election
!str!ct Counc!l 3", the c!ty#s largest $ubl!c e%$loyee un!on &!th 121,000 %e%bers and 50,000
ret!rees, has endorsed the 'ollo&!ng cand!dates 'or the (uesday, )e$te%ber *
th
, 2014 +r!%ary
,lect!on-
./ecause o' the!r $ro0en record !n su$$ort o' the !ssues that are !%$ortant to the de0oted $ubl!c
ser0ants &e re$resent, the C 3" ,1ecut!0e /oard has endorsed th!s l!st o' 0ery 2ual!'!ed
cand!dates, 'ollo&!ng a reco%%endat!on by the C 3" )creen!ng Co%%!ttee,3 C 3" ,1ecut!0e
!rector 4!ll!an Roberts announced today- 56e '!r%ly bel!e0e that these cand!dates are co%%!tted
to re$resent!ng the !nterests o' hard-&or7!ng $ubl!c e%$loyees &ho hel$ %a7e th!s c!ty run and the
labor un!ons that re$resent the% throughout our c!ty and our state-3
56!th th!s un!on#s endorse%ent co%es the $o&er'ul $ledge to &or7 d!l!gently on the!r behal',3
Roberts added- 58 &ant to than7 the C 3" )creen!ng Co%%!ttee and the C 3" ,1ecut!0e /oard
'or the!r hard &or7 and del!berat!ons throughout th!s elect!on season and %ost es$ec!ally 'or the!r
select!on o' our endorsed cand!dates-3
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District Council 37 is New York Citys largest public employee union, with 121,000 members an !0,000 retirees"
DC 37 #rimar* Da* +,-. En/orsements
Tues/a*, Se0tem1er (t)
BROOKLYN
Assembly District
42
nd
A.D. Rickie Tulloch
51
st
A.D. Felix Oti!
52
nd
A.D. " #oAnne $i%on
55
th
A.D. " &neish' (illi)od
*+
th
A.D. ,h'les B'on
Senate District
1-
th
$.D. .'tin .'l'/e Dil'n
10
th
$.D. #ohn $'%1son
2+
th
$.D. " #essie 2'%ilton
BRON3
Assembly District
44
th
A.D. " L'to5' #o5ne
4-
th
A.D. #ose Ri/e'
40
th
A.D. .'sh' .ich'el
-*
th
A.D. 6icto 7ich'do
Senate District
88
d
$.D. 9ust'/o Ri/e'
84
th
$.D. " #e: Klein
8*
th
$.D. Ruth 2'ssel"Tho%1son
;<==N$
Senate District
1+
th
$.D. #'%es $'ndes #.
11
th
$.D. " #ohn Liu
14
th
$.D. " .'lcol% $%ith
1*
th
$.D. To>5 Ann $t'/isk5
.AN2ATTAN
Assembly District
41
st
A.D. 2e%'n F'ell
42
nd
A.D. " 9uille%o Lin'es
4*
th
A.D. " Re>ecc' $e'?i@ht
Senate District
8+
th
$.D. Bill 7ekins
81
st
$.D. " Ro>et #'ckson