Dayton is a former state auditor and U.S. Senator representing Minnesota. AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, represents 43,000 public and non-profit workers in Minnesota, including 20,000 state employees.
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“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 Minnesota out of its budget crisis. He wants our wealthiest citizens to pay their fair share of taxes so we can afford the vital public services that Minnesotans want and need during tough times. We believe Mark Dayton can make Minnesota work again.”
AFSCME Minnesota Council 5 hosted the first televised debate between gubernatorial candidates with 900 union members in the audience on Oct. 9. Then, on Oct. 24, the union’s executive board screened all 10 DFL candidates, as well as Republican candidate Pat Anderson. The candidates were weighed on working family issues and their electability, the union said.
“Mark Dayton has won statewide elections -- twice,” says Eliot Seide, director of AFSCME Council 5. “Minnesotans know and like Mark. That’s because he listens more than any other candidate. He wears his heart on his sleeve and it’s obvious that he cares about people.”
AFSCME spent nearly $1 million on the 2006 governor’s race, mobilized more than 1,000 volunteers, and 70 percent of its members voted for the union’s endorsed candidate, the union said in a news release announcing the endorsement.
For more information
VIsit the AFSCME Council 5 website
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Dayton is a former state auditor and U.S. Senator representing Minnesota. AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, represents 43,000 public and non-profit workers in Minnesota, including 20,000 state employees.
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| Mark Dayton |
“Mark Dayton is devoted to public service, like AFSCME members are,” said Council 5 President Mike Buesing.
“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 Minnesota out of its budget crisis. He wants our wealthiest citizens to pay their fair share of taxes so we can afford the vital public services that Minnesotans want and need during tough times. We believe Mark Dayton can make Minnesota work again.”
AFSCME Minnesota Council 5 hosted the first televised debate between gubernatorial candidates with 900 union members in the audience on Oct. 9. Then, on Oct. 24, the union’s executive board screened all 10 DFL candidates, as well as Republican candidate Pat Anderson. The candidates were weighed on working family issues and their electability, the union said.
“Mark Dayton has won statewide elections — twice,” says Eliot Seide, director of AFSCME Council 5. “Minnesotans know and like Mark. That’s because he listens more than any other candidate. He wears his heart on his sleeve and it’s obvious that he cares about people.”
AFSCME spent nearly $1 million on the 2006 governor’s race, mobilized more than 1,000 volunteers, and 70 percent of its members voted for the union’s endorsed candidate, the union said in a news release announcing the endorsement.
For more information
VIsit the AFSCME Council 5 website