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Margaret Anderson Kelliher Endorsed by Council 65 Board
Margaret Anderson Kelliher Endorsed By AFSCME Council 65 Board
Greater Minnesota AFSCME Council 65 has endorsed Minnesota House of 
Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher for Governor.
“Our Executive Board spent eight hours screening nine of the current candidates for governor,” said George Plautz, President of AFSCME Council 65. “After hearing their views on issues of real concern to working people such as health care, education and jobs and considering who has the best chance to be elected, Anderson Kelliher was our best choice,” he added.
“Our members worry about how to pay for health care or whether they will be laid off on a daily basis. We need a governor who really cares about those issues and can do something about them,” stated Steve Preble, Council 65 Executive Director. “We believe that person is Margaret Anderson Kelliher,” Preble added.
“This was a difficult decision for our board. All of the candidates who screened would make an excellent governor and shared our values. But, when we finally had to decide, it was clear that not only would Anderson Kelliher make a terrific governor but her ability to build coalitions made her both the most electable and meant she could deliver on the issues that matter most to working people,” stated Steve Preble.
All of the announced Republican and DFL candidates for governor were invited to screen before the AFSCME Council 65 Executive Board. Accepting the invitation to screen were Paul Thissen, Tom Bakk, Mark Dayton, Matt Entenza, Susan Gaertner, Tom Rukavina, John Marty and Steve Kelley.
Posted on: 11/24/2009
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