2006 Endorsements 


Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO


State-wide Candidates

Governor  Chet Culver
Attorney General  Tom Miller
Secretary of State Michael Mauro
Treasurer of State Michael Fitzgerald

Congressional District Candidates

1st District Congress  Bruce Braley
2nd District Congress  Dave Loebsack
3rd District Congress Leonard Boswell
4th District Congress Selden Spencer
5th District Congress Joyce Schulte

 Statehouse Endorsements

Black Hawk Union Council, AFL-CIO

House District 17  Alek Wipperman (D-Waverly)
House District 18  Andrew Wenthe (D-Hawkeye)
House District 19  Bob Kressig (D-Cedar Falls)
House District 20 Doris Kelley (D-Waterloo)
House District 21 Don Shoultz (D-Waterloo)
House District 22 Deborah Berry (D-Waterloo)
House District 23 Pete McRoberts (D-Independence)
House District 40 Sharon Owens (D-Traer)
House District 43 Mark Smith (D-Marshalltown)
Senate District 9 Bill Heckroth (D-Waverly)
Senate District 11 Bill Dotzler (D-Waterloo)

Clinton Labor Congress, AFL-CIO

House District 26 Polly Bukta (D-Clinton)
Senate District 13 Roger Stewart (D-Preston)

Des Moines/Henry Labor Council, AFL-CIO

House District 88  Dennis Cohoon (D-Burlington)

Dubuque Federation of L abor, AFL-CIO

House District 15  Brian Quirk (D-New Hampton)
House District 25  Tom Schueller (D-Maquoketa)
House District 27  Pam Jochum (D-Dubuque)
House District 28  Pat Murphy (D-Dubuque)
House District 32  Tom Avenarius (D-Asbury)

Hawkeye Labor Council, AFL-CIO

House District 29  Ro Foege (D-Mt. Vernon)
House District 31  Ray Zirkelbach (D-Monticello)
House District 33  Dick Taylor (D-Cedar Rapids)
House District 34  Todd Taylor (D-Cedar Rapids)
House District 35  Jan Kvach (D-Hiawatha)
House District 36 Swati Dandekar (D-Marion)
House District 37  Art Staed (D-Cedar Rapids)
House District 38  Tyler Olson (D-Cedar Rapids)
House District 39  Dawn Pettengill (D-Mount Auburn)
Senate District 17  Wally Horn (D-Cedar Rapids)
Senate District 19  Rob Hogg (D-Cedar Rapids)

Iowa City Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

House District 30  Dave Jacoby (D-Coralville)
House District 77  Mary Mascher (D-Iowa City)
House District 78  Vicki Lensing (D-Iowa City)
House District 80  Nathan Reichert (D-Muscatine)
Senate District 15  Robert Dvorsky (D-Coralville)
Senate District 39  Joe Bolkcom (D-Iowa City)

Lee County Labor Council, AFL-CIO

House District 92  Phil Wise (D-Keokuk)

North Central Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

House District 7  Marcella Frevert (D-Emmetsburg)
House District 9  McKinley Bailey (D-Webster City)
House District 10  Susan Radke (D-Nevada)
House District 49  Helen Miller (D-Fort Dodge)
House District 50  Lynne Gentry (D-Rockwell City)
Senate District 5  Rich Olive (D-Story City)
Senate District 25  Daryl Beall (D-Fort Dodge)

North Iowa Nine Labor Council, AFL-CIO

House District 11 

Ann Fairchild (D-Fertile)
House District 13  Alan Steckman (D-Mason City)
House District 14  Mark Kuhn (D-Charles City)
Senate District 7  Amanda Ragan (D-Mason City)

Northwest Iowa Labor Council, AFL-CIO

House District 1 

Wes Whitead (D-Sioux City)
House District 2  Roger Wendt (D-Sioux City)
House District 56  Nancy Bleth (D-Underwood)
Senate District 1  Steve Warnstadt (D-Sioux City)

Quad City Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

House District 81

Lauren Phelps (D-Davenport)

House District 83

Reg Kauffman (D-Calamus)

House District 84

Elesha Gayman (D-Davenport)
House District 85  Jim Lykam (D-Davenport)
House District 86  Cindy Winckler (D-Davenport)
Senate District 41  Phyllis Thede (D-Bettendorf)
Senate District 43  Joe Seng (D-Davenport)

South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

House District 41 

Paul Bell (D-Newton)

House District 45 

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D-Ames)
House District 46  Lisa Heddens (D-Ames)
House District 46  Russ Wiesley (D-Waukee)
House District 48  Donovan Olson (D-Boone)
House District 59  Jim Sammler (D-West Des Moines)
House District 61  Jo Oldson (D-Des Moines)
House District 62  Bruce Hunter (D-Des Moines)
House District 66  Ako Abdul-Samad (D-Des Moines)
House District 67 Rick Olson (D-Des Moines)
House District 68 Kevin McCarthy (D-Des Moines)
House District 69  John Calhoun (D-Polk City)
House District 72  Buzz Malone (D-Chariton)
House District 73  Maxine Bussanmans (D-Bevington)
House District 74  Mark Davitt (D-Indianola)
Senate District 21  Dennis Black (D-Grinnell)
Senate District 23  Herman Quirmbach (D-Ames)
Senate District 31  Matt McCoy (D-Des Moines)
Senate District 33  Jack Hatch (D-Des Moines)
Senate District 35  Merle Johnson (D-Ankeny)
Senate District 37  Staci Appel (D-Ackworth)

Southern Iowa Labor Council, AFL-CIO

House District 75 

Eric Palmer (D-Oskaloosa)

House District 76 

Christopher Montross (D-Williamsburg)

House District 89 

Mark Nolte (D-Iowa City)
House District 90  John Whitaker (D-Hillsboro)

House District 93 

Mary Gaskill (D-Ottumwa)
House District 94  Kurt Swaim (D-Bloomfield)
Senate District 45  Becky Schmitz (D-Fairfield)
Senate District 47  Keith Kreiman (D-Bloomfield)

Southwest Iowa Labor Council, AFL-CIO

House District 95  Michael Reasoner (D-Creston)
House District 98  Sally Vitamvas (D-Silver City)
House District 99  Will Reger (D-Council Bluffs)
House District 100  Paul Shomshor (D-Council Bluffs)

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