On Monday and Tuesday, SEIU Local 1991 representatives joined with other labor unions in the rigorous screening process for candidates that are running for Miami-Dade County Commission and Florida House of Representatives candidates for District 113. Members Denise Glass, R.N. and Omayra Hernandez, R.N. along with Local 1991 Political Coordinator Matthew Land screened these candidates alongside members of UTD, AFSCME, TWU, Unite HERE, CWA and other private and public sector unions to gauge where these candidates stood on various labor issues and to determine the viability of the candidates in this election cycle.Monday’s screenings included the following candidates running in these districts:
- Nadia Pierre, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 3
- Alison Austin, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District3
- Alice Peńa, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 9
- Adam Kravitz, candidate for Florida House District 113
- Farid Khavari, candidate for Mayor of Miami-Dade County
- Calixto Garcia, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 5
- Keon Hardemon, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 3
- Kathy Fernandez-Rundle, candidate for the State Attorney’s office, Miami-Dade County
When pressed with one of SEIU Local 1991’s top priorities, all candidates affirmatively stated that they would fight to preserve Jackson Health System remaining a publicly owned and operated institution.Today, SEIU Local 1991 again participated in an all-day candidate screening process for the following districts:
- Barbara Jordan, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 1
- Manny Machado, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 11
- Shirley Gibson, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 1
- Luis Garcia, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 5
- Juan Zapata, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 11
- David Richardson, candidate for Florida House District 113
- Mark Weithorn, candidate for Florida House District 113
- Mike Joseph, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 3
- Joe Martinez, candidate for Mayor of Miami-Dade County
- Audrey Edmonson, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 3
- Waldo Faura, candidate for Florida House District 113
- Dennis Moss, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 9
- Eddie Lewis, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 3
- Loretta Riley, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 9
- Javier Munoz, candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 11
- Rod Vereen, candidate for State Attorney’s office, Miami-Dade County
We are looking forward to hearing from all of these candidates to see where they stand on Jackson, healthcare and union issues.
Our Local 1991 Executive Board will be discussing the outcome of the screenings and will be voting on which candidates will receive our union’s endorsement for the upcoming elections on August 14 and November 6.