BUILDING AMERICA BACK BETTER
BIDEN’S AGENDA IS WORKING FOR THE IBEW
HOW PRESIDENT BIDEN’S ACTIONS BENEFIT WORKING FAMILIES AND IBEW MEMBERS
With the stroke of the pen, alongside more than 10 IBEW members and a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House on Nov. 15, 2021, President Biden made official one of the largest infrastructure investments in U.S. history. Its size and scope ensure that it will rebuild both the country’s weakened infrastructure and the middle class. Touching nearly every sector of the U.S. economy, the bill was touted on a level comparable to the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the late 19th century and the interstate highway system in the 1950s.
“I could not be more proud of IBEW members who have long called for transformative investments in infrastructure and are now ready to get to work rebuilding this country,” said IBEW President Lonnie Stephenson. “The long-overdue upgrade America has been waiting for has finally arrived.”
To see other great engaging initiatives taken up by the IBEW along with the Biden-Harris Administration and members of the US Congress.
IBEW Political/Legislative Affairs Department newsletter archives can be found here: Building America Back Better Newsletter Archives
IBEW GOVERNMNET AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
IBEW POLITICAL ACTION FUND CONTRIBUTION
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE IBEW POLITICAL ACTION FUND. MAKE IT A REOCCURING CONTRIBUTION. THIS MONEY GOES TO SUPPORT LABOR FRIENDLY CANDIDATES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE FOR LOCAL AND NATIONAL RACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU!
POLITICAL RESOURCES:
Register to vote (or update your voter registration) HERE
Where do I go to Vote? Find out HERE
What’s on my ballot? Find out HERE
Other ways to Vote. Vote Early (absentee) Find out how HERE
Who Represents me at the Capitol? Find out HERE
Who is running for office? Find out HERE
WHO WON?? Find out HERE
Please make a contribution to a State Political Candidate or Political Party: You can get a refund from the State, Find out more about that HERE
MINNESOTA ALLOWS TIME OFF TO VOTE
As a reminder, Minnesota Law allows workers to take time off to vote without losing pay.
From the Secretary of State Website:
You have a right to take time off work to vote without losing your pay, personal leave, or vacation time:
- Your employer must pay you for the time you need to vote if it falls within your scheduled work time. Your employer cannot require you to use personal leave or vacation time (see Minnesota Statutes 04and 08 subd. 1d).
- Take only as much time as you need to vote and go to work.
- Your employer cannot directly or indirectly refuse, limit, or interfere with this right, including what time you choose to vote.
- Your employer can ask that you tell them when you will be gone and ask that employees coordinate their absences to minimize workplace disruptions.
Find more information about time away from work to vote: HERE
Who you vote for is your own business. You should know that after careful consideration and selection, the above candidates have been endorsed by the IBEW Local 292 COPE Committee; they are candidates that will fight for Labor and the values of working men and women and our families if they are elected to office. This list of candidates is for the education of IBEW Local 292 members and is not published in cooperation with any candidate for office, candidate committee or other political fund or group.
TO PROVIDE POLITICAL EDUCATION FOR IBEW LOCAL 292 MEMBERS, THE BELOW LISTED CANDIDATES ARE PROVEN FRIENDS OF THE IBEW AND HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE IBEW LOCAL 292 COPE COMMITTEE. (CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES)
2022
IBEW LOCAL 292 ENDORSEMENTS
| Tim Walz/Peggy Flanagan | Governor/Lt. Governor | |
| Keith Ellison | Attorney General | |
| Steve Simon | Secretary of State | |
| Julie Blaha | State Auditor | |
| Angie Craig | US Congressional District 2 | |
| Dean Phillips | US Congressional District 3 | |
| Ilhan Omar | US Congressional District 5 | |
| Matt Little | Dakota County Attorney | |
| Cindy Hansen | Anoka County Commissioner District 3 | |
| Ray Zeran | IBEW 292 Member | Anoka County Commissioner District 4 |
| Mike Gamache | Anoka County Commissioner District 5 | |
| Jim Swenson | IBEW 110 Member | Chisago County Commissioner District 1 |
| Karla Bigham | Washington County Commissioner | |
| Irene Fernando | Hennepin County Commissioner District 2 | |
| Marion Greene | Hennepin County Commissioner District 3 | |
| Angela Conley | Hennepin County Commissioner District 4 | |
| Hollies Winston | Brooklyn Park Mayor | |
| Nichole Klonowski | Brooklyn Park Council | |
| Jen Penzenstadler | IBEW Family | Chisago County School Board |
| Kristy Janigo | Maple Grove City Council | |
| Graeme Allen | New Brighton City Council | |
| Mary Supple | Richfield Mayor | |
| Aaron Wagner | Robbinsdale City Council | |
| Zachary Dorholt | St. Cloud School Board | |
| Andrea Robinson | MN House 13A | |
| Melissa Bromenschenkel | MN House 13B | |
| Tami Calhoun | MN House 14A | |
| Dan Wolgamott | MN House 14B | |
| Dean Urdahl | MN House 16A | |
| Betsy O’Berry | IBEW 292 Family | MN House 31A |
| Matt Norris | MN House 32B | |
| Brian Raines | MN House 34A | |
| Melissa Hortman | MN House 34B | |
| Zach Stephenson | MN House 35A | |
| Jerry Newton | MN House 35B | |
| Caitlin Cahill | MN House 37A | |
| Kristin Bahner | MN House 37B | |
| Mike Nelson | MN House 38A | |
| Samantha Vang | MN House 38B | |
| Erin Koegel | MN House 39A | |
| Ned Carroll | MN House 42A | |
| Ginny Klevorn | MN House 42B | |
| Cedrick Frazier | MN House 43A | |
| Mike Freiberg | MN House 43B | |
| Lauren Bresnahan | MN House 45A | |
| Patty Acomb | MN House 45B | |
| Larry Kraft | MN House 46A | |
| Cheryl Youakim | MN House 46B | |
| Laurie Pryor | MN House 49A | |
| Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn | MN House 49B | |
| Heather Edelson | MN House 50A | |
| Steve Elkins | MN House 50B | |
| Mike Howard | MN House 51A | |
| Nathan Coulter | MN House 51B | |
| Brad Tabke | MN House 54A | |
| Jess Hanson | MN House 55A | |
| Kaela Berg | MN House 55B | |
| Fue Lee | MN House 59A | |
| Sydney Jordan | MN House 60A | |
| Mohamud Noor | MN House 60B | |
| Frank Hornstein | MN House 61A | |
| Jamie Long | MN House 61B | |
| Emma Greenman | MN House 63B | |
| Kari Dorry | MN Senate 12 | |
| Alissa Brickman | MN Senate 13 | |
| Aric Putnam | MN Senate 14 | |
| Fernando Alvarado | MN Senate 16 | |
| Chad Tschimperle | MN Senate 17 | |
| John Hoffman | MN Senate 34 | |
| Farhio Khalif | MN Senate 37 | |
| Susan Pha | MN Senate 38 | |
| Steve Cwodzinski | MN Senate 49 | |
| Dr. Alice Mann | MN Senate 50 | |
| Melissa Halvorson Wiklund | MN Senate 51 | |
| Bonnie Westlin | MN Senate 42 | |
| Kathleen Fowke | MN Senate 45 | |
| Kari Dziedzic | MN Senate 60 | |
| Sandy Pappas | MN Senate 65 | |
Check on this page frequently for any updated and new endorsements.
If you have any questions about the candidates listed or not listed here or any candidates outside of the IBEW Local 292 geographical area, please go to the affiliated labor organizations endorsement websites for a list of Labor friendly candidates:
MRLF Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation
