HARTFORD — The following statement may be attributed to Rochelle Palache, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU and head of the union in Connecticut.
“As a union representing a majority Black, brown and immigrant workforce of over 4,300 janitors, security officers and other building service employees across Connecticut, we are proud today to affirm all our endorsements in the state’s 2023 municipal elections. These candidates have all supported the wellbeing of workers, immigrants and those struggling for a foothold in a system that has often marginalized them. The stakes for these workers are now literally on the table, as we try to settle two union contracts covering some 3,300 commercial building cleaners in the state — one for those from Hartford to New Haven, the other for cleaners in Fairfield County, as part of a Tri-State agreement — before the December 31 expiration of the current agreements. We are proud to offer each of these candidates our support through Election Day because we know that all working people will be able to count on their support in city government.”
Candidate Municipality Office
Thomas Finnucan Ansonia Board of Aldermen, Ward 3
Rohan Brown Ansonia Board of Aldermen, Ward 4
Rosemarie Huggins Ansonia Board of Aldermen, Ward 5
Stevie Bobbitt Ansonia Board of Aldermen, Ward 5
Daniel B Stahl Ansonia Board of Aldermen, Ward 6
Mary Terhune Bolton Board of Assess. Appeals & Zoning Board of Appeals
Fiona Pearson Cheshire Town Council, At-Large
Patricia Cramer Cheshire Town Council, District 4
Krista Kardys Colchester Board of Assessment Appeals
Christopher Rivers Colchester Board of Education
Stefanie Tracey-Calash Colchester Board of Education
Michelle Millington Colchester Board of Education
Karen Belding Colchester Board of Finance
Scott Chapman Colchester Board of Finance
Rosemary Coyle Colchester Board of Selectmen
Dave Koji Colchester Board of Selectmen
Denise Turner Colchester Board of Selectmen
Michele Wyatt Colchester Tax Collector
Gayle Furman Colchester Town Clerk
Sean Gillespie Colchester Treasurer
James Demetriades Cromwell Mayor
Ian Thomas Groton Board of Education
Dan Gaiewski Groton Town Council
Abdul Osmanu Hamden Legislative Council, District 3
Laurie Sweet Hamden Legislative Council, Representative At-Large
Josh Michtom Hartford City Council
Alexander Thomas Hartford City Council
Tiana Hercules Hartford City Council
Arunan Arulampalam Hartford Mayor
Sarah Jones Manchester Board of Directors
Dennis Schain Manchester Board of Directors
Jessee Muñiz-Poland Manchester Board of Directors
Jerald Lentini Manchester Board of Directors
David Eisenthal Manchester Board of Education
Kwasi Ntem-Mensah Manchester Board of Education
Heather Doucette Manchester Board of Education
Beth Mix Manchester Board of Education
Jay Moran Manchester Mayor
Nickimmy Hayes Meriden Board of Education
Chad Cardillo Meriden City Council, At-Large
Richard Lacourciere New Britain City Council, At-Large
John McNamara New Britain Common Council, District 4
Nathan “Nate” Simpson New Britain Common Council, Ward 1
Neil P Connors New Britain Common Council, Ward 4
Chris Anderson New Britain Mayor
Alisha Blake New London Board of Education
Amy DeVoe Perrotti Newington Board of Education
Meri Beatrice Newington Board of Education
Jessica Weaver Newington Board of Education
Jon Trister Newington Mayor
Mitch Page Newington Town Council
Avgoustis AJ Tiniakos Newington Town Council
Kathy Gonzalez Newington Town Council
David Derynoski Southington Board of Education
William Knoegel Southington Planning & Zoning Commission
Dave Zoni Southington Town Council
Chris Palmieri Southington Town Council
Kaitlyn Shake Stratford Town Council, District 7
Simone Sewell Vernon Board of Education
Laurie Bajorek Vernon Mayor
Ole Kushner Hermanson Vernon Town Council
Maryann Levesque Vernon Town Council
Phyllis Winkler Vernon Town Council
Riley O’Connell Wallingford Mayor
Laurie Wolfley Waterford Board of Education
Nick Gauthier Waterford Representative Town Meeting, District 1
Ursula Moreshead Waterford Representative Town Meeting, District 1
Mary Childs Waterford Representative Town Meeting, District 2
Ronald H. Elkin Waterford Representative Town Meeting, District 3
Kathy Mullen-Kohl Waterford Representative Town Meeting, District 3
Dawn Niles Windham Town Council, At-Large
Nuchette Black Burke Winchester City Council
Lawrence Bocchiere III Wolcott Board of Assessment Appeals