FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, October 10, 2024
MEDIA CONTACT:
Bethany Khan: bkhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
STATEMENT by Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge regarding 2024 Nevada General endorsements:
Culinary Union has released endorsements ahead of the 2024 Nevada General election. The complete endorsement guide is available here.
The Culinary Union is proud to endorse Kamala Harris for President and Tim Walz for Vice-President of the United States of America.
Kamala has consistently championed our union and hospitality workers. She stood by us as we negotiated and won the best union contract ever, and we trust her to continue the progress of the Biden/Harris administration by delivering real results that will prioritize and protect working families.
As the first woman poised to become the next President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris will continue to be a fierce advocate for working people. She understands challenges that workers face and has engaged directly with hundreds of Culinary Union members and Shop Stewards over the past six years. Kamala has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to tackle issues that are important to guest room attendants who clean hotel rooms, cooks who make gourmet food, and the tip-earning servers who deliver cocktails and unparalleled hospitality.
By capping rent increases at 5% and funding affordable housing, core principles of our nearly three-year Neighborhood Stability campaign, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will have our back.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will unite Black, Latinx, Asian American Pacific Islander, Indigenous, white, and immigrant workers to confront corporate greed and lower rent, gas, and grocery prices - unlike Republicans, who side with Wall Street landlords and the super-rich.
As the largest organization of working women in Nevada, the chance to elect the first woman president of the USA is both energizing and historic and we are ready to make history together. The path to victory runs through Nevada and the Culinary Union, and we will deliver Nevada for President Kamala Harris and Vice-President Tim Walz.
Culinary Union 2024 General Endorsements -
Early Voting: Saturday, October 19 - Friday, November 1.
Election Day: Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
U.S. President & Vice President: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
U.S Senate: Jacky Rosen.
U.S. House Of Representatives: Dina Titus (CD1), Susie Lee (CD3), and Steven Horsford (CD4).
State Senate: Michelle “Shelly” Crawford (SD1), Lori Rogich (SD11), and John Steinbeck (SD18).
State Assembly: Ronald Nelson (AD2), Ryan Hampton (AD4), Jovan Jackson (AD6), Tanya Flanagan (AD7), Venise Karris (AD10), Cinthia Moore (AD11), Linda Hunt (AD17), Venicia Considine (AD18), David Orentlicher (AD20), Erica Roth (AD24), Selena La Rue Hatch (AD25), Heather Goulding (AD27), Reuben D’Silva (AD28), Joe Dalia (AD29), Natha Anderson (AD30), Hanadi Nadeem (AD34), and Sharifa Wahab (AD35).
NSHE Board of Regents: Carlos Fernandez (District 1) and Aaron Bautista (District 4).
State Board of Education: Tricia Braxton (District 1) and René Cantú (District 3).
Clark County Commission: Michael Naft (District A), Marilyn Kirkpatrick (District B), and William McCurdy II (District D).
CCSD Trustee: Karl Catarata (District A), Eileen Eady (District B), Tameka Henry (District C), and Kamilah Bywaters (District E).
Washoe County Commission: Alexis Hill (District 1).
Washoe County School District: Christine Hull (District A), Elizabeth Smith (District D), Alex Woodley (District E), and Perry Rosenstein (District G (At Large).
Las Vegas Mayor: Shelley Berkley.
Las Vegas City Council: Brian Knudsen (Ward 1), Olivia Diaz (Ward 3), and Shondra Summers-Armstrong (Ward 5).
Henderson City Council: Jim Seebock (Ward 1) and Monica Larson (Ward 2).
North Las Vegas City Council: Robert Taylor (Ward 2).
Reno City Council: Frank Perez (Ward 1), Miguel Martinez (Ward 3), Devon Reese (Ward 5), and Brandi Anderson (Ward 6).
Sparks City Council: Donald Abbott (Ward 1), Brad Fitch (Ward 3), and Joesph “Joe” Rodriguez.
Judicial Races:
District Court Judge, Eighth Judicial District
Department 14: Tina Talim
Department 27: Terry Coffing
Department 29: Jacob Reynolds
Department 7: Danielle “Pieper” Chio
Family Division, Dept. C: Gregory Gordon
Family Division, Dept. N: Kerri Maxey
Family Division, Dept. O: Gina McConnell
District Court Judge, First Judicial District
Dept. 2: Mark Krueger
Justice Of The Peace, Henderson,
Dept. 1: Marla Renteria
Dept. 3: Barbara Schifalacqua
Justice Of The Peace, Las Vegas Township
Dept. 2: Joseph Sciscento
Dept. 4: Hilary Heap
Dept. 5: Madilyn "Leavitt" Cole
Dept. 8: Nancy Bernstein
Justice Of The Peace, North Las Vegas
Dept. 2: Jonathan Cooper
Justice Of The Supreme Court
Seat C: Elissa Cadish
Seat F: Patricia Lee
Seat G: Lidia Stiglich
Sparks Municipal Court Judge
Dept 2: Robert DeLong
BALLOT QUESTIONS:
Question 1: YES
Question 2: YES
Question 3: NO
Question 4: YES
Question 5: YES
Question 6: YES
Question 7: NO
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ABOUT CULINARY UNION:
Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, Nevada affiliates of UNITE HERE, represent 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno, including at most of the casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas. UNITE HERE represents 300,000 workers in gaming, hotel, and food service industries in North America.
The Culinary Union, through the Culinary Health Fund, is one of the largest healthcare consumers in the state. The Culinary Health Fund is sponsored by the Culinary Union and Las Vegas-area employers. It provides health insurance coverage for over 145,000 Nevadans, the Culinary Union’s members, and their dependents.
The Culinary Union is Nevada’s largest Latinx/Black/AAPI/immigrant organization with members who come from 178 countries and speak over 40 different languages. We are proud to have helped over 18,000 immigrants become American citizens and new voters since 2001 through our affiliate, The Citizenship Project.
The Culinary Union has a diverse membership which is 55% women and 60% immigrants. The demographics of Culinary Union members are approximately: 54% Latinx, 18% white, 15% Asian, 12% Black, and less than 1% Indigenous Peoples.
Culinary Union members work as: Guest room attendants, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, bartenders, laundry, and kitchen workers. The Culinary Union has been fighting and winning for working families in Nevada for 89 years.
CulinaryUnion226.org / @Culinary226
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