By Adam Pagnucco.
SEIU Local 32BJ, a gigantic building services union stretching from New England to Florida, has announced endorsements in Maryland races. The local is not to be confused with SEIU Local 500, which organizes MCPS support staff, adjunct faculty and child care workers, but the two locals share many progressive views and are both powerhouses. We reprint 32BJ’s press release below.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday May 3, 2018
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Julie Karant: jkarant@seiu32bj.org
UNION REPRESENTING 18,000 WORKERS IN MARYLAND AND D.C. AREA ENDORSES MARYLAND STATE & COUNTY CANDIDATES
Silver Spring, MD – Commercial office cleaners and private security officers from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 32BJ today announced their endorsements in races for Maryland State Senate and Delegate as well as Prince George’s and Montgomery County Council. “These candidates are dedicated to improving life for Maryland’s immigrant and minority communities,” said 32BJ SEIU Vice President Jaime Contreras. “They also understand that low-wage workers need and deserve a $15 minimum wage to support their families.”
MD Statewide
Ben Jealous
Governor
Brian Frosh
Attorney General
MD Senate
Craig Zucker
MD State Senate District 14
Jeff Waldstreicher
MD State Senate District 18
Will Smith
MD State Senate District 20
Jim Rosapepe
MD State Senate District 21
Paul Pinsky
MD State Senate District 22
Joanne Benson
MD State Senate District 24
Angela Angel
MD State Senate District 25
Jamila Woods
MD State Senate District 26
Antonio Hayes
MD State Senate District 40
Alethia McCaskill
MD State Senate District 44
Mary Washington
MD State Senate District 43
Cory McCray
MD State Senate District 45
Bill Ferguson
MD State Senate District 46
MD House
Anne Kaiser
MD State Delegate District 14
Eric Luedtke
MD State Delegate District 14
Pamela Queen
MD State Delegate District 14
Ariana Kelly
MD State Delegate District 16
Emily Shetty
MD State Delegate District 18
Jared Solomon
MD State Delegate District 18
Bonnie Cullison
MD State Delegate District 19
Marlin Jenkins
MD State Delegate District 19
Marice Morales
MD State Delegate District 19
David Moon
MD State Delegate District 20
Jheanelle Wilkins
MD State Delegate District 20
Darian Unger
MD State Delegate District 20
Jocelyn Pena Melnick
MD State Delegate District 21
Matt Dernoga
MD State Delegate District 21
Mary Lehman
MD State Delegate District 21
Alonzo Washington
MD State Delegate District 22
Erek Barron
MD State Delegate District 24
Jazz Lewis
MD State Delegate District 24
Dereck Davis
MD State Delegate District 25
Wala Blegay
MD State Delegate District 25
David Sloan
MD State Delegate District 26
Veronica Turner
MD State Delegate District 26
Gabriel Acevero
MD State Delegate District 39
Terrell Boston Smith
MD State Delegate District 40
Melissa Wells
MD State Delegate District 40
Nick Mosby
MD State Delegate District 40
Maggie Mcintosh
MD State Delegate District 43
Cheryl Glenn
MD State Delegate District 45
Luke Clippinger
MD State Delegate District 46
Brooke Lierman
MD State Delegate District 46
Robbyn Lewis
MD State Delegate District 46
Wanika Fisher
MD State Delegate District 47B
Jimmy Tarlau
MD State Delegate District 47A
Julian Ivey
MD State Delegate District 47A
Montgomery County
Marc Elrich
County Executive
Craig Rice
County Council District 2
Ben Shnider
County Council District 3
Nancy Navarro
County Council District 4
Tom Hucker
County Council District 5
Hans Riemer
County Council At-Large
Will Jawando
County Council At-Large
Brandy Brooks
County Council At-Large
Gabe Albornoz
County Council At-Large
PG County
Donna Edwards
County Executive
Victor Ramirez
States Attorney
Tom Dernoga
County Council District 1
Deni Taveras
County Council District 2
Jolene Ivey
County Council District 5
Krystal Oriadha
County Council District 7
Gerron Levi
County Council At-Large
Karen Toles
County Council At-Large
With more than 163,000 members in 11 states, including 18,000 in the D.C. Metropolitan Area and throughout Maryland, 32BJ SEIU is the largest property service workers union in the country.