AFSCME New Jersey Releases List of Endorsed Candidates for 2023 Election
AFSCME New Jersey Releases List of Endorsed Candidates for 2023 Election
Labor union throws weight behind several local candidates
Trenton, NJ – AFSCME NJ today released their list of endorsed candidates for the November 2023 election.
The first wave of endorsements from the labor union comes a little more than a month before New Jersey’s general election on November 7th, 2023.
AFSCME New Jersey, Council 63 is proud to endorse for office:
- Senator Vincent Polistina, 2nd District
- Assemblyman Don Guardian, 2nd District
- Assemblywoman Claire Swift, 2nd District
- Senator Linda Greenstein, 14th District
- Senator Vin Gopal, 11th District
- Senator Joseph Lagana, 38th District
- Assemblyman Chris Tully, 38th District
- Assemblywoman Lisa Swain, 38th District
- Senator Andrew Zwicker, 16th District
- Assemblyman Roy Freiman, 16th District
- Michelle Drulis, candidate for Assembly in the 16th District
“The candidates endorsed by AFSCME New Jersey have a proven track record of advocating for public employees and the services that AFSCME members provide to the people of New Jersey,” said Steven Tully, Executive Director for AFSCME New Jersey, Council 63. “Each candidate for office has voted in favor of improving the lives of working people, demonstrating their commitment to protect the public services that all New Jerseyans rely on. These candidates have stood with AFSCME New Jersey members and we are proud to stand with them.”
AFSCME’s 1.6 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, child care providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.
