I’m honored to have received the endorsement of the Arizona AFL-CIO for the LD28 primary. To quote the official letter from Executive Director Michael McGrath,

“The Arizona AFL-CIO General Board voted unanimously to endorse your candidacy on June 20, 2006 based on your commitment to the issues most important to working families.

“The official endorsement represents more than 145,000 union members and families here in Arizona. We are committed in our support and look forward to a successful campaign.”

This means a lot to me personally, as a union member myself (Graphic Artists Guild), as the son of two union-member public-school teachers, and as the grandson of a steelworker who had his pension fund and healthcare taken from him after his retirement.

I strongly believe that the economic well-being of working families is the foundation of a strong and healthy economy here in our state and across the country. I look forward to working with Arizona’s union members as a state representative to improve the lives of all of us.

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