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Georgia AFL-CIO Endorsements for the July 15, 2008 Primary and General Election

 

         State House Races

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, District 2

Sadie Morgan
221 Ivy Street
 Rossville, GA  30741   General Opposition 

State Representative, District 3

Ralph Noble
80 Donna Lane
 Ringold, GA  30736  General Opposition

 State Representative, District 8

Charles Jenkins  (Incumbent)
PO Box 909
 Blairsville, GA  30514    General Opposition

 State Representative, District 11

Barbara Massey Reece  (Incumbent)
693 Massey Road
 Menlo, GA  30731   General Opposition

 State Representative, District 13

Robert "Bob" Puckett
113 Hycliff Road, SW
 Rome, GA  30165-3428   General Opposition

State Representative, District 16

Rick Crawford  (Incumbent)
PO Box C
 Cedartown, GA  30125   General Opposition 

State Representative, District 28

Jeanette Jamieson  (Incumbent)
PO Box 852
 Toccoa, GA  30577   General Opposition 

State Representative, District 29

Alan Powell  (Incumbent)
PO Box 248
Hartwell, GA  30643   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 33

Don Wix  (Incumbent)
4630 Glore Road
 Mableton, GA  30126  Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 37

Terry Johnson  (Incumbent)
570 Shay Drive
 Marietta, GA  30060    General Opposition

State Representative, District 38

Pat Dooley
695 Laurel Wood Drive
 Marietta, GA  30064     General Opposition 

State Representative, District 39

Alisha Thomas Morgan  (Incumbent)
6570 Brandemere Way
 Austell, GA  30168   General Opposition 

State Representative, District 40

Rob Teilhet  (Incumbent)
2946 Anderson Circle
 Smyrna, GA  30080  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 44

Sheila Jones  (Incumbent)
3246 Amhurst Drive, NW
 Atlanta, GA  30318  Primary and General Opposition 

State Representative, District 45

Ruth E Levy
4624 Smoke Rise Lane                                                                                                                  Marietta, GA  30062   General Opposition

State Representative, District 53

Pamela A. Stanley
712 Gary Road NW
 Atlanta, GA  30318   Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 55

Rashad Taylor
PO Box 11078
 Atlanta, GA  30310-0078  Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 56

Kathy Ashe  (Incumbent)
82 Westminster Drive
 Atlanta, GA  30309-3329  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 57

Pat Gardner  (Incumbent)
668 E. Pelham Road
 Atlanta, GA  30324  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 58

Robbin Shipp  (Incumbent)
154 Chester Ave SE
Atlanta, GA  30316  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 59

Margaret D Kaiser  (Incumbent)
504 Hill Street SE
 Atlanta, GA  30312  Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 60

Georganna Sinkfield  (Incumbent)
179 Tonawanda Drive, SE
Atlanta, GA  30315   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 62

Joe Heckstall  (Incumbent)
2713 Briarwood Boulevard
 East Point, GA  30344-5316   No Opposition 

 State Representative, District 63

Tyrone Brooks  (Incumbent)
Station A, Box 11185
 Atlanta, GA  30310-0185   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 64

Roger Bruce  (Incumbent)
410 Stone Arbor Court
 Atlanta, GA  30331   Primary Opposition

 State Representative, District 65

Sharon Beasley-Teague  (Incumbent)
PO Box 488
Red Oak, GA  30272   Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 66

Virgil Fludd  (Incumbent)
PO Box 670
Tyrone, GA  30290  Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 74

Roberta Abdul-Salaam  (Incumbent)
PO Box 960941
Riverdale, GA  30296   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 75

Celeste Johnson  (Incumbent)
PO Box 2202
 Jonesboro, GA  30237   Primary Opposition 

 

State Representative, District 76

Mike Glanton  (Incumbent)
2227 Silverthorn Court
 Jonesboro, GA  30236   Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 77

Darryl Jordan  (Incumbent)
316 Herring Way
 Riverdale, GA  30274   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 82

Kevin Levitas  (Incumbent)
2496 Greenglade Rd NE
 Atlanta, GA  30345   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 83

Mary Margaret Oliver  (Incumbent)
150 East Ponce de Leon, Suite 230
 Decatur, GA  30030  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 84

Stacey Abrams  (Incumbent)
PO Box 5750
 Atlanta, GA  31107  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 85

Stephanie Stuckey Benfield  (Incumbent)
940 Artwood Rd
 Atlanta, GA  30307  General Opposition 

State Representative, District 86

Karla Drenner  (Incumbent)
PO Box 348
 Avondale, GA  30002   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 87

Michele Henson  (Incumbent)
4140 Creek Stone Court
 Stone Mountain, GA  30083-4202  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 88

Billy Mitchell  (Incumbent)
PO Box 88
 Stone Mountain, GA  30086  Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 89

Earnest "Coach" Williams  (Incumbent)
PO Box 436
Avondale, GA  30002  Primary Opposition

State Representative, District 93

Malik Douglas
5945 Idlewood Place
 Lithonia, GA  30038    Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 94

Randal Mangham  (Incumbent)
PO Box 639
Decatur, GA  30031-0639 Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 95

George Wilson
5192 Clearwater Dr, Suite A
 Stone Mountain, GA  30087-3619    Primary and General Opposition

State Representative, District 96

Pedro "Pete" Marin  (Incumbent)
4420 Hopkins Run Dr
 Duluth, GA  30096  Primary and General Opposition

 State Representative, District 99

Hugh Floyd  (Incumbent)
744 Omaha Drive
 Norcross, GA  30093   No Opposition

 State Representative, District 100

Brian Thomas  (Incumbent)
906 Huntington Way
 Lilburn, GA  30047  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 106

Tony Lentini
2905 Glynn Mill Ct
 Snellville, GA  30039-6202   General Opposition 

State Representative, District 114

Keith G. Heard  (Incumbent)
PO Box 5068
 Athens, GA  30604-5068   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 115

Doug McKillip  (Incumbent)
135 University Drive
 Athens, GA  30605  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 120

Quincy Murphy  (Incumbent)
PO Box 20002
Augusta, GA  30916  No Opposition 

 

 

State Representative, District 121

Henry "Wayne" Howard  (Incumbent)
PO Box 31558
 Augusta, GA  30903   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 122

Hardie Davis  (Incumbent)
1026 Country Place Dr
 Augusta, GA  30906  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 123

Gloria Frazier  (Incumbent)
2717 Willis Foreman Rd
 Hephzibah, GA  30815  Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 124

Helen G. "Sistie" Hudson  (Incumbent)
PO Box 58
 Sparta, GA  31087   General Opposition 

State Representative, District 128

Carl Von Epps  (Incumbent)
PO Box 1368
 LaGrange, GA  30241   General Opposition 

State Representative, District 130

Debbie G. Buckner  (Incumbent)
780 Fielders Mill Road
 Junction City, GA  31812  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 132

Calvin Smyre  (Incumbent)
PO Box 181
 Columbus, GA  31902   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 133

Carolyn F. Hugley  (Incumbent)
PO Box 6342
Columbus, GA  31917-6342  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 134

Mike Cheokas  (Incumbent)
PO Box 824
 Americus, GA  31709  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 135

Lynmore James  (Incumbent)
PO Box 601
Montezuma, GA  31063  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 138

Nikki T. Randall  (Incumbent)
PO Box 121
 Macon, GA  31202    No Opposition 

State Representative, District 139

David E. Lucas  (Incumbent)
2594 Saratoga Drive
 Macon, GA  31211  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 140

James A. "Bubber" Epps
PO Box 236
Dry Branch, GA  31020  General Opposition 

State Representative, District 141

Bobby Eugene Parham  (Incumbent)
PO Box 606
 Milledgeville, GA  31061   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 143

DuBose Porter  (Incumbent)
PO Drawer B, CSS
 Dublin, GA  31040   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 148

Bob Hanner  (Incumbent)
9610 Plains Highway
 Parrott, GA  39877   No Opposition 

State Representative, District 149

Gerald E. Greene  (Incumbent)
5805 US Highway 82 West
 Cuthbert, GA  39840  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 150

Winfred Dukes  (Incumbent)
920 Highland Avenue
 Albany, GA  31701  No Opposition   

State Representative, District 151

Carol H. Fullerton
639 5th Ave
 Albany, GA  31701    No Opposition 

State Representative, District 153

John Tibbetts
70 Massey Rd
 Tifton, GA  31793  Primary and General Opposition 

State Representative, District 161

Clarence "Teddy" Williams
PO Box 5032
 Savannah, GA  31414    Primary Opposition 

State Representative, District 165

Al Williams  (Incumbent)
9041 E. Oglethorpe Highway
Midway, GA  31320  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 174

Ellis Black  (Incumbent)
5900 Jumping Gully Road
 Valdosta, GA  31601  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 175

Amy Carter  (Incumbent)
PO Box 1535
 Valdosta, GA  31603-1535  No Opposition 

State Representative, District 176

Jay Shaw  (Incumbent)
PO Box 245
 Lakeland, GA  31635  No Opposition

 
  State Senate Races  
STATE SENATOR, District 2

Lester G. Jackson
PO Box 3755
 Savannah, GA  31414  Primary Opposition   

State Senator, District 5

Curt Thompson  (Incumbent)
6320 Glenbrook Drive
Tucker, GA  30084  No Opposition 

State Senator, District 6

Doug Stoner  (Incumbent)
PO Box 1781
 Smyrna, GA  30081   General Opposition 

State Senator, District 8

Tim Golden  (Incumbent)
PO Box 1251
 Valdosta, GA  31603   No Opposition

 State Senator, District 10

Emanuel Jones  (Incumbent)
PO Box 370244
Decatur, GA  30037   No Opposition

 State Senator, District 12

Freddie Powell Sims
PO Box 71724
 Albany, GA  31708   Primary Opposition

 State Senator, District 14

George Hooks  (Incumbent)
PO Box 928
 Americus, GA  31709   No Opposition

 State Senator, District 15

Ed Harbison  (Incumbent)
PO Box 1292
 Columbus, GA  31902   Primary Opposition

 

State Senator, District 22

Ed Tarver  (Incumbent)
PO Box 15046
 Augusta, GA  30919   Primary and General Opposition

State Senator, District 23

J. B. Powell  (Incumbent)
228 Church Street
 Blythe, GA  30805  General Opposition

State Senator, District 26

Robert Brown  (Incumbent)
PO Box 5742
Macon, GA  31208   No Opposition

 State Senator, District 33

Steve Thompson  (Incumbent)
1170 Longwood Drive
 Marietta, GA  30008    No Opposition

 State Senator, District 34

Valencia Seay  (Incumbent)
PO Box 960008
 Riverdale, GA  30296   Primary Opposition

State Senator, District 35

Kasim Reed  (Incumbent)
105 Old Overlook Court
 Atlanta, GA  30331   No Opposition 

State Senator, District 36

Nan Orrock  (Incumbent)
1070 Delaware Ave SE
 Atlanta, GA  30316   Primary Opposition 

 

State Senator, District 38

Horacena Tate  (Incumbent)
201 Joseph E Lowery Blvd, NW
 Atlanta, GA  30314-3244   Primary Opposition

 State Senator, District 39

Vincent Fort  (Incumbent)
PO Box 42894
 Atlanta, GA  30311   No Opposition

 State Senator, District 41

Steve Henson  (Incumbent)
2643 Sterling Acres Drive
Tucker, GA  30084   No Opposition

State Senator, District 42

David Adelman  (Incumbent)
PO Box 1231
 Decatur, GA  30031-1231
General Opposition

 State Senator, District 43

Ronald B. Ramsey, Sr.  (Incumbent)
5271 Snapfinger Woods Drive
 Decatur, GA  30035
Primary and General Opposition

 State Senator, District 44

Gail Davenport  (Incumbent)
7740 Fielder Road
 Jonesboro, GA  30236 Primary Opposition

 State Senator, District 53

Bruce Coker
3917 Corinth Rd
 LaFayette, GA  30728-3880  General Opposition

 
     

The Georgia AFL-CIO Executive Board unanimously endorsed Congressman John Barrow for reelection in Georgia's 12 Congressional District.  Congressman Barrow is a true friend of the working families of Georgia said Richard Ray President of the Georgia AFL-CIO.  Charlie Key Secretary Treasurer of the Federation said, :Working families should recall the reasons they elected John and remember those are the reasons we should reelect him.  Whether you wear boots or Birkenstocks John Barrow has been good for you."

 

First Transit Drivers at Emory University in Atlanta Vote 100% for Teamsters

1st Victory in market-wide organizing campaign for Metro-Atlanta Bus Drivers

 On Friday, February 8th First Transit bus operators at Emory University voted to be represented by Teamsters Local 728 in the first of three NLRB elections scheduled for this month. The election covered First Transit’s largest account in the Atlanta area. At 7pm the votes were counted with 64 yes votes and 0 no votes.

 With this decisive win, Local 728 is moving ahead to the elections for First Transit’s 9 other work locations in Atlanta including Georgia Tech, Georgia State, Kennesaw State, the Atlanta University Center, FedEx airport facility, Coke, Georgia Power, and other smaller accounts- with a total of over 200 workers. Ballots for these two mail-ballot elections will be counted on February 22nd.

 “As a single mother, my family is the most important thing to me. That’s why I worked so hard to win this election and why now we’re fighting for our first Teamster contract. My co-workers and I are ready for change!”

- April Johnson, Organizing Committee member, First Transit driver at Emory

 The campaign has involved an active organizing committee composed of workers at each of the major work sites, utilized four member organizers from freight and UPS, and gathered support of various student and community organizations. The International union also supported the organizing drive as part of the national organizing campaign targeting First Group- the parent company of First Student and First Transit. The International’s help was vital in ensuring a decisive victory.

 “The workers at First Group are joining the Teamsters because they want some very basic things: respect, dignity and a voice on the job. Our union is committed to strategic organizing campaigns and victories like this show how that commitment can pay off.”

- Randy Brown, President, Teamsters Local 728

   Contact:

Teamsters Local 728 Organizer

Ben Speight

404-604-6762

bensp8@gmail.com

The Wheels on the Bus go Union Now

In an overwhelming vote of 314 for and 20 against, Chatham County school bus drivers employed by First Student Inc. voted to join Local 728 yesterday. Working conditions, wages and healthcare are the major concerns of the workers that drive school children to and from school in the Savannah area. Over 300 have already signed membership applications to join Local 728. The successful organizing campaign was carried out in an organizing partnership between Local 728 and  the International union's organizing department. The victory at First Student in Savannah is the latest in a string of victories in a national campaign to organize school bus drivers that work for the British based company.
 

I know this is not new or news but;

It's not over until its over

We don't see much about New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the news but much of the area is still devastated and in need of help.   The victims of Katrina have now become the victims of apathy and neglect. Please remember them when you make charitable contributions.

If you would like to make a financial contribution to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts you may send contributions to:

Union Community Fund Hurricane Relief Fund, P.O. Box 27306, Washington, D.C. 20038-7306.

Contributions to the fund, a 501(c)3 public charity, are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.

For further information, or to volunteer or to report on union movement relief efforts, including the special relief funds set up by individual unions, or to include what your union is doing in our news briefs go to  www.aflcio.org/hurricane.

AFL-CIO Hurricane Relief Toll-Free Phone Number: 1-877-AFLCIO9