PoliticsPA: AFL-CIO releases statewide endorsements

The PA chapter of the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor union, has released its list of endorsements for the 2014 general election cycle.

Not surprisingly, the organization is endorsing the Wolf-Stack ticket for Governor and 12 Democratic candidates for Congress. While most of the state legislators are also Democrats, there are nevertheless a few Republicans who are receiving support. Altogether, 18 State Rep. and 5 State Senate GOP nominees won the AFL-CIO nod.


The Republican from the upper chamber were Senators:

Tommy Tomlinson (SD-6),
Robert Greenleaf (SD-12),
Pat Brown (SD-16),
Mario Scavello (SD-40)
John Rafferty Jr. (SD-44).

Meanwhile the GOP nominees for the State House are as follows:

Jim Marshall (HD-14),
Gene DiGirolamo (HD-18),
Bernie O’Neill (HD-29),
Robert Godshall (HD-53),
Glen Grell (HD-87),
John Payne (HD-106),
David Millard (HD-109),
Karen Boback (HD-117),
Mike Peifer (HD-139),
Frank Farry (HD-142),
Marguerite Quinn (HD-143),
Mike Vereb (HD-150),
Thomas Murt (HD-152),
Joe Hackett (HD-161),
Nick Miccarelli (HD-162),
William Adolph Jr. (HD-165),
Thomas Killion (HD-168),
John Taylor (HD-177).

Source: Philadelphia Business Journal