NYS AFL-CIO Endorses Dan Maffei for Congress
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Contact: Mario Cilento, (518) 436-8516
May 8, 2008
“Early
Endorsement” Of Dan Maffei For
Congress
Labor’s
endorsements
for public office normally take place at the
New York State AFL-CIO’s
constitutional or political conventions, held
every two years during the month
of August. However, Dan Maffei enjoys
such overwhelming support of the local
labor movement within the 25th
congressional district, the State
Federation’s executive board decided to vote
earlier than
usual.
Once a candidate
is
endorsed by the New York State AFL-CIO, the
state federation can immediately
begin to coordinate an aggressive grassroots
field operation on behalf of the
candidate.
President Hughes
stated, “The New York State AFL-CIO is pleased
to announce its endorsement of
Dan Maffei. Dan has an outstanding
relationship with local unions and their
members throughout the 25th
congressional district. An early
endorsement of Dan Maffei was an easy call for
our executive
board.
“As a result of
his
outreach to local unions, Dan is very familiar
with the goals, issues and
initiatives of the labor movement in his
district. Our executive board
recognized his vast local support and acted
quickly to ensure that labor’s
extensive grassroots initiative could be
developed immediately, and implemented
well in advance of the November
elections.
“I am quite
confident
that with labor’s strong support, and with the
extra time we have to work on
this election, that Dan Maffei will be elected
to Congress this November”, said
Hughes.
Upon receiving the
New
York State AFL-CIO’s endorsement, Dan Maffei
stated, “We need a leader in
Congress who will make reviving our economy
and bringing jobs back to this
region a priority. I am proud to receive the
early endorsement of the New York
State AFL-CIO to help jumpstart my campaign to
bring a new direction for Central
and Upstate New York. The hard working men and
women of Upstate New York deserve
a Congressman who will make creating and
retaining good paying jobs a priority,
and I will be that leader in
Congress.”
The New York State
AFL-CIO represents approximately 60,000 union
members in the 25th
congressional
district.
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