POLITICS AND LEGISLATION
IT REALLY MATTERS!
OUR LIVELYHOOD DEPENDS ON IT!
SUPPORT POLITICIANS WHO SUPPORT WORKERS AND OUR FAMILIES AND
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HAD TO HELP BETTER OUR LIVES.
WE HAVE ONE POLITICAL ISSUE,
JOBS!
THANK YOU MEMBERS!
For participating in this years annual Day on the Hill Event.
This year we had more IBEW Members than ever,
320 IBEW Member signed up to participate this year!
POLITICAL RESOURCES:
Thinking of running for office? AFL/CIO Run for Office Program HERE
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
IBEW PAC RESOURCES:
IBEW GOVERNMNET AFFAIRS newsletter archives can be found here: Building America Back Better Newsletter Archives
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!
IBEW LOCAL 292
2026 ENDORSEMENTS
GENERAL ELECTIONS will be held NOVEMBER 3 2026.
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)
2026 IBEW LOCAL 292 Endorsed Candidates
Office |
Candidate |
| US Senator | Angie Craig |
| MN Governor/ LT. Governor | Tim Walz |
| MN Attorney General | Keith Ellison |
This is by no means an exhaustive list of all local races going on for the November 3rd election date. For additional resources on local races, you can go to www.minneapolisunions.org for the MRLF recommendations. If there is a specific candidate you would like me to look into, please feel free to reach out. There are also school referendums in many districts that support funding our local schools, which we always support.
Other resources to find other Labor Endorsed Candidates:
