This is prepared and paid for by the AFSCME Council 5 PEOPLE Fund, 300 Hardman Ave. S. South St. Paul, MN 55075. It is not coordinated with or approved by any candidate nor is any candidate responsible for it. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

AFSCME Endorsements

U.S. PRESIDENT and VICE-PRESIDENT

• KAMALA D. HARRIS and TIM WALZ

U.S. SENATE

• AMY KLOBUCHAR
  

U.S. HOUSE

• RACHEL BOHMAN, District 1, former AFSCME member!
• ANGIE CRAIG, District 2
• KELLY MORRISON, District 3
• BETTY MCCOLLUM, District 4
• ILHAN OMAR, District 5, former AFSCME member!
• JEANNE HENDRICKS, District 6
• JENNIFER SHULTZ, District 8

Minnesota Senate

• Ann Johnson Stewart, District 45 Special Election

Minnesota House

• Mike Christopherson, District 1B
• Reed Olson, District 2A
• Harley Droba, District 3A - former UFCW union member!
• Mark Munger, District 3B
• Heather Keeler, District 4A
• Thaddeus Laugisch, District 4B
• Brian Hobson, District 5A
• Gregg Hendrickson, District 5B
• Earl Butenhoff, District 6A
• Lorrie Janatopoulos, District 7B
• Pete Johnson, District 8A - UNION MEMBER!
• Alicia Kozlowski, District 8B
• Julia Samsal Hipp, District 10A
• Pete Radosevich, District 11A
• Eric Olson, District 11B
• Abdi Daisane, District 14A
• Dan Wolgamott, District 14B
• Anthony Studemann, District 15A
• Jennifer Nuesse, District 17B
  
• Jeff Brand, District 18A
• Luke Frederick, District 18B - former AFSCME Local 404 union member!
• Jessica Navarro, District 19A
• Heather Arndt, District 20A
• Michael Hutchinson, District 20B
• Marisa Ulmen, District 22A
• Joseph Staloch, District 23A
• Joe Pacovsky, District 23B
• Heather Holmes, District 24A
• Tina Liebling, District 24B - former AFSCME union member!
• Kim Hicks, District 25A - MAPE UNION MEMBER!
• Andrew Smith, District 25B
• Sarah Kruger, District 26A
• Allie Wolf, District 26B
• Mary Murphy, District 28B
• Chris Brazelton, District 29A - AFSCME LOCAL 34 UNION MEMBER!
• Colton Kratky, District 29B
• Sonjia Buckmeier, District 30A
• Paul Bolin, District 30B
• Dara Grimmer, District 31A
• Ashton Ramsammy, District 32A
• Matt Norris, District 32B
• Jake Ross, District 33A
• Josiah Hill, District 33B - Education Minnesota UNION MEMBER!
• Brian Raines, District 34A - Carpenters UNION MEMBER!
• Melissa Hortman, District 34B
• Zack Stephenson, District 35A - AFSCME MEMBER!
• Kari Rehrauer, District 35B - Education Minnesota UNION MEMBER!
• Janelle Calhoun, District 36A
• Brion Curran, District 36B
• Laurie Wolfe, District 37A
• Kristin Bahner, District 37B
• Huldah Hiltsley, District 38A
• Erin Koegel, District 39A
• Sandra Feist, District 39B
• Curtis Johnson, District 40B
• Lucia Wroblewski, District 41A
• Ned Caroll, District 42A
• Ginny Kevorn, District 42B
• Cedrick Fraizer, District 43A
• Mike Freiberg, District 43B
• Peter Fischer, District 44A
• Leon Lillie, District 44B
• Tracey Breazeale, District 45A
• Patty Acomb, District 45B
• Larry Kraft, District 46A
• Cheryl Youakim, Districct 46B
• Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger, District 47A - MAPE UNION MEMBER!
• Lucille "Lucy" Rehm, District 48B
• Alex Falconer, District 49A
• Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn, District 49B
• Julie Greene, District 50A
• Steve Elkins, District 50B
• Michael Howard, District 51A
• Nathan Coulter, District 51B
• Liz Reyer, District 52A
• Bianca Virnig, District 52B
• Mary Francis Clardy, District 53A - Education Minnesota UNION MEMBER!
• Rick Hansen, District 53B
• Brad Tabke, District 54A
• Jess Hanson, District 55A
• Kaela Berg, District 55B
• Robert Bierman, District 56A
• John Huot, District 56B - former union member!
• Veda Kanitz, District 57A
• Brian Cohn, District 57B
• Kristi Pursell, District 58A
• Fue Lee, District 59A
• Esther Agbaje, District 59B
• Sydney Jordan, District 60A
• Mohamud Noor, District 60B
• Katie Jones, District 61A
• Jamie Long, District 61B
• Aisha Gomez, District 62A
• Anquam Mahamoud, District 62B
• Samantha Sencer-Mura, District 63A
• Emma Greenman, District 63B
• Kaohly Her, District 64A
• Dave Pinto, District 64B - AFSCME Local 8 UNION MEMBER!
• Samakab Hussein, District 65A
• Leigh Finke, District 66A
• Athena Hollins, District 66B
• Liz Lee, District 67A

Anoka County Board of Commissioners 

• Betsy O'Berry, District 1
• Mike Gamache, District 5
• Julie Jeppson, District 6
• Mandy Meisner, District 7

Apple Valley City Council

• Pat Benner - UNION MEMBER!

Beltrami County Board of Commissioners 

• Joe Gould, District 2

Blaine City Council

• Chris Ford, Ward - Retired Firefighter Union Member!

Brooklyn Park City Council

• Tony McGarvey, Ward W - Painters and Tapers Union Member!

Columbia Heights

• Amáda Márquez Simula, Mayor

Coon Rapids City Council

• Peter Butler, Ward 2 - MAPE member!
• Christoper Geisler, Ward 4

Dakota County Board of Commissioners

• Bill Droste, District 1
• Yusuf Haji, District 5

Fridley City Council

• Patrick Vescio, At-Large

Hennepin County Board of Commissioners

• Jeffrey Lunde, District 1
• Debbie Goettel, District 5
• Heather Edelson, District 6
• Kevin Anderson, District 7

Maplewood City Council

• Steve Fitze - UNION MEMBER!
• Nikki Villavicencio-Tollison - SEIU UNION MEMBER!

Plymouth City Council

• Kim Nelson, Ward 1 - Carpenter Union Member!

Ramsey City Council

• Kirsten Buscher, At-Large - AFSCME and UFCW Union Member!

Ramsey County Board of Commissioners

• Tara Jebens-Singh, District 1
• Garrison McMurtrey, District 3

South St. Paul

• Mark Westphal, Mayor
• Paul Cumings, School Board
• Monica Weber, School Board

St. Francis City Council

• Crystal Kreklow, At-Large - AFSCME MEMBER!

White Bear Lake School Board

• Angela Thompson - AFSCME MEMBER!

Winona City Council

• Sam Shortridge, District 4 - AFSCME MEMBER!

This list will continue to be updated with additional endorsements. Find out who represents you here.

What is the Endorsement Process?

Regional PEOPLE Committees are made up of rank-and-file and local AFSCME members who ensure all candidates submit a completed questionnaire with answers to questions regarding the shared values of our members. During the screening, members are able to ask questions of the candidates and hold them accountable to our shared values. The PEOPLE Committee then may issue a recommendation for endorsement. Per the Council 5 Constitution, all endorsements are formally approved by the AFSCME Council 5 Executive Board. Federal candidates are approved by our International Union.

Can I Participate?

Absolutely! All dues-paying members of AFSCME Council 5 can attend regional PEOPLE Committee screenings with candidates. All attendees will be allowed to ask questions of candidates, but only appointed PEOPLE Committee members may cast a formal vote to endorse/not endorse. These recommendations are then forwarded to the AFSCME Council 5 Executive Board, comprised of members of AFSCME Council 5.

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