AFSCME Maryland Endorses Jamie Raskin

Press Release

Today the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees in Maryland (AFSCME-MD) endorsed Jamie Raskin's campaign for Congress in Maryland's 8th District.

"AFSCME Maryland is proud to support Jamie Raskin for Congress because he has built a track record of remarkable legislative success in Annapolis by fighting for landmark changes that help working families across our state," said Glen Middleton, International Vice President and Executive Director of AFSCME Coucil 67. "Our members are excited to get behind a progressive hero like Jamie Raskin and will be working hard to make sure we get all of our people to go vote on April 26th!"

AFSCME represents more than 48,000 state and county workers in the State of Maryland.

"What an honor to be endorsed by AFSCME, one of America's great unions," Senator Raskin said. "I look forward to working alongside their thousands of members on this campaign and in Congress. If I win, I will go to Congress to stop the demonizing and scapegoating of public employees at all levels and to stand up for the hard-working people who make American government work."

American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees joins the National Nurses United, UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, the American Federation of Government Employees, the National Education Association, UFCW Local 400, the Machinists and Aerospace Workers and OPEIU Local 2 as early union supporters. The Raskin campaign has also earned the support of the Sierra Club, the 72-member Congressional Progressive Caucus, the African-American Democratic Club of Montgomery County, the Latino Democratic Club of Montgomery County, the Coalition of Asian Pacific American Democrats of Maryland, and more than 60 Democratic elected officials, including the state's top Democrat, Attorney General Brian Frosh, Congressman John Sarbanes from the neighboring district, Congressman John Conyers who is the longest serving member of the US House and the co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, State Senators Rich Madaleno, Susan Lee, Karen Montgomery and Ron Young, Delegate Karen Lewis Young, and dozens of other state and local officials.

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