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Labor 2012 All-Endorsements-Flyer PICK LEADERS FOR WORKERS • VOTE NOV. 6 We know how you vote is a personal decision. Just know that these are the ONLY candidates who asked for and received the endorsement of working families in this election. President & VP Supreme Court HD 33: Rosa Gill HD 107: Kelly Buncombe Co. Barack Obama Sam Ervin, IV HD 34: Deborah Ross Alexander Chair: David Gantt School Boards Joe Biden HD 37: Jason Wunsch HD 113: George Alley D 1: Holly Jones U.S. House HD 38: Yvonne Lewis HD 114: Susan Fisher D 1: Brownie Newman Durham Co. Board Governor CD 1: G.K. Butterfield Holley HD 115: Susan Wilson D 2: Ellen Frost of Ed. Walter Dalton CD 2: Steve Wilkins HD 39: Darren Jackson HD 116: Jane Whilden D 2: Carol Weir At-Large: Leigh CD 4: David Price HD 40: William “Watt” HD 118: Ray Rapp Peterson Bordley Lt. Governor CD 5: Elisabeth Jones HD 119: Joe Sam D 3: Michelle Wood Linda Coleman Motsinger HD 42: Marvin Lucas Queen D 3: Terry Van Duyn New Hanover Board CD 7: Mike McIntyre HD 43: Elmer Floyd of Ed. Secretary of State CD 8: Larry Kissell HD 44: Rick Glazier State Senate Durham Co. Karen Beatty Elaine Marshall CD 9: Jennifer Roberts HD 45: Eddie Dees SD 5: Don Davis Brenda Howerton Elizabeth Redenbaugh CD 10: Patsy Keever HD 47: Charles Graham SD 9: Deb Butler Ellen Reckhow State Treasurer CD 11: Hayden Rogers HD 48: Garland Pierce SD 14: Dan Blue Michael Page District Courts Janet Cowell CD 12: Mel Watt HD 49: Keith Karlsson SD 16: Josh Stein CD 13: Charles Malone HD 50: Valerie Foushee SD 17: Erv Portman Forsyth Co. Mecklenburg Co. State Auditor HD 57: Pricey Harrison SD 18: Doug Berger D B: David Plyler Court Beth Wood State Legislature HD 58: Alma Adams SD 19: George Tatum D 26: Ty Hands HD 60: Marcus SD 20: Floyd McKissick, Guilford Co. D 26: Charlotte Brown- Schools State House Brandon Jr. D 4: Kirk Perkins Williams Superintendent HD 5: Annie Ward HD 61: Ron SD 22: Mike Woodard D 5: Paul Gibson June Atkinson Mobley Weatherford SD 23: Ellie Kinnaird Union Co. Court HD 7: Angela Bryant HD 63: Patty Philipps SD 26: Bobby Stanley Mecklenburg Co. D 20C: Althea Insurance HD 11: Duane Hall HD 65: William SD 27: Myra Slone At-Large: Pat Cotham Richardson-Tucker Commissioner HD 12: George Graham Osborne SD 28: Gladys At-Large: Trevor Fuller (Higdon seat) Wayne Goodwin HD 18: Susi Hamilton HD 71: Evelyn Terry Robinson At-Large: Kim Ratliff HD 19: Emilie HD 77: Bill Battermann SD 32: Earline Parmon D 1: Keith Bradford Registrars Attorney General Swearingen HD 78: Gerald Parker SD 37: Dan Clodfelter D 2: Vilma Leake Roy Cooper HD 20: Tom Gale HD 84: Gene Mahaffey SD 38: Joel Ford D 5: Paula Harvey Buncombe Co. Deeds HD 24: Jean Farmer- HD 88: Martha SD 39: Jack Flynn D 6: Connie Johnson Drew Reisinger Labor Commissioner Butterfield Alexander SD 40: Malcolm John Brooks HD 27: Michael Wray HD 91: Nelson Cole Graham New Hanover Co. Notes: Judicial HD 29: Larry Hall HD 92: Robin Bradford SD 46: John McDevitt Robert Zapple candidates must be Court of Appeals HD 30: Paul Luebke HD 93: Cullie Tarleton SD 49: Martin Nesbitt Jonathan Barfield, Jr. voted for separately. Linda McGee HD 31: Mickey HD 99: Rodney Moore SD 50: John Snow Robert Murray Only races with Wanda Bryant Michaux, Jr. HD 100: Tricia Cotham endorsed candidates Cressie Thigpen HD 32: Nathan HD 106: Carla County Commissions Wake Co. are listed. Baskerville Cunningham D 4: Caroline Sullivan VOTE SMART Find out who stands with Compare candidates’ workers and who sides 1 records to their promises. 2 with bosses. For more information, contact the NC State AFL-CIO at 919-833-6678..
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