AFSCME Council 9 Latest to Endorse AG Candidate

(Helena) Montana Council 9 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union today became the latest in a series of unions to endorse Democrat Steve Bullock for Attorney General.

“Put simply, Steve Bullock is clearly the best candidate for this important office,” said AFSME Council 9, Montana Executive Director Don Kinman. “Steve has the right combination of relevant experience, passion for the issues and boundless energy to be successful from day one as our next Attorney General. I watched him work tirelessly on the minimum wage issue in 2006 and his leadership made the difference in giving Montanans a long past-due raise. We’re pleased at AFSCME Council 9 to endorse Steve and plan to work hard to make sure he is elected,” Kinman continued.

In 2006, Bullock was the Director of Raise Montana, the group that helped write and organize the effort to raise Montana’s minimum wage. The measure was passed with 73% of the vote in November of 2006, giving an estimated 25,000 Montana workers a raise in the minimum wage for the first time in 10 years.

Bullock has served as both the Executive Assistant Attorney General and Acting Chief Deputy Attorney General. During his nearly four years with the office, Steve undertook complex civil and criminal cases – from defending challenges to Montana’s Stream Access Laws to keeping criminals behind bars.

In his statewide private practice, Bullock has worked closely with unions. “I’ve worked with Steve directly and his dedication to hard work, honesty and justice will serve him well in the campaign and as Attorney General,” Kinman concluded.

“This is an important endorsement,” Bullock said. “Working together we can build a bright future for Montana and I pledge to the members of AFSCME Council 9 and to all Montanans that this campaign will be one of which all of us can be proud,” Bullock said.

AFSME Council 9 is a statewide organization whose membership of 1,600 includes a wide range of public employees, law enforcement, and health care workers.

Listen to Kinman talk about the endorsement

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