After weighing the candidates on working family issues and their electability, AFSCME Council 5’s Executive Board endorsed Mark Dayton for governor on October 24. Mark is devoted to public service, like AFSCME members are. He’s been a public school teacher, a social worker, and he’s led three state agencies. Mark’s been a good boss and he’s got the experience to lead the state out of its budget crisis. He wants our wealthiest citizens to pay their fair share of taxes so we can afford the public services that Minnesotans want and need during tough times. We believe Mark Dayton can make Minnesota work again. 

• Read our news release.
• Watch Mark Dayton’s interview with The UpTake.
• Check out the Dayton for Governor web site.

Check out the media’s coverage of our endorsement:

WCCO-TV: AFSCME puts Dayton back in political spotlight

Star Tribune: AFSCME endorses Dayton’s bid for governor

Pioneer Press: Big state labor union backs Dayton for gov

MPR: State’s largest public employees union endorses Dayton

WCCO: Big state labor union backs Dayton for governor

Politics in MN: AFSCME Council 5 – a big coup for Dayton

MinnPost: What prompted AFSCME to back Dayton? Electability, leaders say.

MinnPost: GOP appears baffled by AFSCME’s Dayton endorsement

MinnPost: Labor split; AFSCME’s nod to Dayton complicates it more

MN Independent: AFSCME backs Dayton for governor

ECM Publishers: Dayton reacts to broken calls with AFSCME in Chisago County

FOX 21: Major labor union backs Dayton for governor

AP: Labor unions divided over crowded DFL field
 

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