Missouri AFL-CIO Union Endorsements

By Jim Day

The Missouri AFL-CIO Executive Board met in Jefferson City to vote on candidate endorsements for the November 2008 Election.

Board members unanimously voted to endorse Jay Nixon (the current Missouri State Attorney General) for Governor of Missouri. Following the vote, Nixon gave a brief speech thanking the board for its endorsement, as well as the support he has received from the AFL-CIO throughout his public career. He expressed appreciation for the union movement’s assistance in defeating the Voter ID requirement and Worker Compensation legislation. Nixon asked those present to reach out to their members as they have in the past and do the hard work to aid in his election. He stated that he feels good about where his campaign is now and the Democrat’s chances of winning not just his race, but others in November.

Unions and other affiliates represented at the meeting included: AFGE, AFSCME, ATU, Building and Construction Trades Department, CLUW, IBEW, SEIU, SMWIA, UA, UFCW and USW. Central labor council presidents for Kansas City and St. Louis were present as well as the Missouri legislative chair, Missouri AFL-CIO president and the secretary-treasurer.

As of press time, the following were the Missouri AFL-CIO endorsements.

GOVERNOR
Jeremiah (Jay) Nixon

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Sam Page

SECRETARY OF STATE
Robin Carnahan

TREASURER
Clint Zweifel

ATTORNEY GENERAL
OPEN

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
Dist. 1 Wm. Lacy Clay
Dist. 2 Mike Garman
Dist. 3 Russ Carnahan
Dist. 4 Ike Skelton
Dist. 5 Emanuel Cleaver II
Dist. 6 Kay Barnes
Dist. 7 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 8 Jo Ann Emerson
Dist. 9 OPEN

MISSOURI STATE SENATE
Dist. 1 Joan Barry
Dist. 3 Dennis Riche
Dist. 5 Robin Wright-Jones
Dist. 7 Neal St. Onge
Dist. 9 Yvonne Wilson
Dist. 11 Victor Callahan
Dist. 13 Timothy Green
Dist. 15 OPEN
Dist. 17 Sandra Aust
Dist. 19 Chuck Graham
Dist. 21 OPEN
Dist. 23 Tom Dempsey
Dist. 25 OPEN
Dist. 27 Linda Sanders
Dist. 29 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 31 Chris Benjamin
Dist. 33 Eric Reeve

MISSOURI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Dist. 1 Keri Cottrell
Dist. 2 Rebecca McClanahan
Dist. 3 Mike Hepler
Dist. 4 OPEN
Dist. 5 Mike Waltemath
Dist. 6 Rachel Bringer
Dist. 7 Harry Wyse
Dist. 8 Tom Shively
Dist. 9 Paul Quinn
Dist. 10 Terry Witte
Dist. 11 Ed Schieffer
Dist. 12 Will consider at a later date
Dist. 13 Will consider at a later date
Dist. 14 Will consider at a later date
Dist. 15 Will consider at a later date
Dist. 16 Will consider at a later date
Dist. 17 Will consider at a later date
Dist. 18 Will consider at a later date
Dist. 19 Will consider at a later date
Dist. 20 OPEN
Dist. 21 Kelly Schultz
Dist. 22 Gail Brown
Dist. 23 Stephen Webber
Dist. 24 Chris Kelly
Dist. 25 OPEN
Dist. 26 Joe Aull
Dist. 27 Ed Wildberger
Dist. 28 Mark Sheehan
Dist. 29 Martin Rucker
Dist. 30 OPEN
Dist. 31 Trent Skaggs
Dist. 32 Jason Grill
Dist. 33 Terry Stone
Dist. 34 OPEN
Dist. 35 OPEN
Dist. 36 OPEN
Dist. 37 Mike Talboy
Dist. 38 Ryan Silvey
Dist. 39 Beth Low
Dist. 40 John Patrick Burnett
Dist. 41 Shalonn (Kiki) Curls
Dist. 42 Leonard (Jonas) Hughes IV
Dist. 43 Roman Lee LeBlanc
Dist. 44 Amy Coffman
Dist. 45 Jason Holsman
Dist. 46 Kate Meiners
Dist. 47 OPEN
Dist. 48 Will Kraus
Dist. 49 Tom McDonald
Dist. 50 Michael Brown
Dist. 51 Ray Salva
Dist. 52 Paul LeVota
Dist. 53 Curt Dougherty
Dist. 54 Gary Dusenberg
Dist. 55 OPEN
Dist. 56 Brian Yates
Dist. 57 Talibdin (TD) El-Amin
Dist. 58 James Morris
Dist. 59 Jeanette Mott Oxford
Dist. 60 Jamilah Nasheed
Dist. 61 Chris Carter
Dist. 62 Peter Tsahiridis
Dist. 63 Tishaura Jones
Dist. 64 Rachel Storch
Dist. 65 Michele Kratky
Dist. 66 Michael Vogt
Dist. 67 OPEN
Dist. 68 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 69 Gina Walsh
Dist. 70 Sharon Pace
Dist. 71 Vernon Harlan
Dist. 72 Maria Chappelle-Nadal
Dist. 73 Steve Brown
Dist. 74 Tony George
Dist. 75 Bert Atkins
Dist. 76 Michael Spreng
Dist. 77 Michael Corcoran
Dist. 78 Margo McNeil
Dist. 79 Albert (Al) Liese
Dist. 80 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 81 Donald Krank
Dist. 82 Jill Schupp
Dist. 83 Jake Zimmerman
Dist. 84 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 85 Vicki Lorenz Englund
Dist. 86 Joseph Gambino
Dist. 87 Mark Zoole
Dist. 88 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 89 OPEN
Dist. 90 Sam Komo
Dist. 91 Jeanne Kirkton
Dist. 92 OPEN
Dist. 93 OPEN
Dist. 94 OPEN
Dist. 95 OPEN
Dist. 96 Patricia (Pat) Yaeger
Dist. 97 OPEN
Dist. 98 Jim Mense
Dist. 99 Mike Sutherland
Dist. 100 Sue Schoemehl
Dist. 101 Tim Meadows
Dist. 102 Jeff Roorda
Dist. 103 Ron Casey
Dist. 104 Joseph Fallert Jr.
Dist. 105 Michael Frame
Dist. 106 Steven Tilley
Dist. 107 Archie Camden
Dist. 108 Jacob Hummel
Dist. 109 OPEN
Dist. 110 Belinda Harris
Dist. 111 OPEN
Dist. 112 OPEN
Dist. 113 Al Mueller
Dist. 114 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 115 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 116 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 117 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 118 OPEN
Dist. 119 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 120 Kristi Kenney
Dist. 121 Jim Jackson
Dist. 122 Mike McGhee
Dist. 123 Juan Alonzo
Dist. 124 Luke Scavuzzo
Dist. 125 Carla Keough
Dist. 126 Linda Marie Crane
Dist. 127 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 128 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 129 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 130 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 131 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 132 Charles Dake
Dist. 133 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 134 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 135 Nancy Hagan
Dist. 136 Nick Beatty
Dist. 137 Charlie Norr
Dist. 138 Sara Lampe
Dist. 139 OPEN
Dist. 140 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 141 Ron Shawgo
Dist. 142 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 143 OPEN
Dist. 144 OPEN
Dist. 145 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 146 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 147 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 148 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 149 Wayne Bledsoe
Dist. 150 OPEN
Dist. 151 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 152 J.C. Kuessner
Dist. 153 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 154 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 155 Nancy Pope
Dist. 156 Michael Winder
Dist. 157 Scott Lipke
Dist. 158 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 159 Billy Pat Wright
Dist. 160 NO ENDORSEMENT
Dist. 161 Steve Hodges
Dist. 162 Terry Swinger
Dist. 163 Tom Todd