Smith picks up Unions
Smith Receives Major Endorsements From Influential Unions * ****
ST. LOUIS -- Today, several St. Louis unions announced their endorsement of
Jeff Smith, Democratic candidate for the 4 th State Senate seat. The
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council #13, the United Auto
Workers Region #5, and the Communications Workers of America Local #6320 all
declared their support for Smith. These are three of the area's largest
unions, and together have thousands of members in the 4 th Senatorial
District.
"Major Endorsements From Influential Unions"
Gotta love those adjectives.
Posted by publiceye on Wed., Jun 7, 2006 at 6:25 PMA recent poll published in the Arch City Chronicle by Jeff Smith focusing on the Missouri 4th Senatorial District Primary reveal that State Representative Amber "Holly" Boykins is the frontrunner in a 5-way race for the seat.
According to the poll, Boykins gracefully leads other candidates.
WAY TO GO HOLLY!
Posted by Nia on Wed., Jun 7, 2006 at 8:08 PMI don't think your facts are correct about the poll results. I believe that Smith and Boykins were tied for 1st at roughly 17%, if memory serves. Is this a new poll? Do you have the raw data, or what is your source on this?
Posted by travis reems on Thu., Jun 8, 2006 at 12:33 AMPolitcal Fix has a link to the poll results.
http://www.stltoday.com/blogs/news-politicalfix/2006/05/road-fix/
Posted by poll guy on Thu., Jun 8, 2006 at 8:11 AMOn May 19, 2006, Momentum Analysis released a poll stating "...Boykins technically leads the pack...". The poll clearly shows State Representative Amber "Holly" Boykins at 20 points, Jeff Smith at 19 points and the three other candidates lagging behind with former Alderman Kenny Jones dead last at 7 points... SAY IT ISN'T SO KENNY JONES... pleassee say it isn't so!
Posted by Nia on Thu., Jun 8, 2006 at 8:10 PM----Gotta love those adjectives
Everyone misses Artie
Posted by ArchPundit on Fri., Jun 9, 2006 at 5:31 PMSTATE REPRESENTATIVE AMBER "HOLLY" BOYKINS CONTINUES TO BRING IN ENDORSEMENTS...
Education Group Endorses Amber Boykins for State Senate from the 4th District - June 5, 2006
The Missouri School Administrators Political Action Committee (MSAPAC) has endorsed Amber Boykins for the 2006 primary election to the Missouri Senate from the 4th district. MSAPAC made the endorsement due to her strong support of public education, according to Stephen M. Laub, President of MSAPAC and Principal with the Rolla 31 School District.
MSAPAC is comprised of four statewide school administrator organizations, including the Missouri Association of School Administrators, the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals, the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals and the Missouri Council of Career and Technical Administrators. The membership of these four organizations includes some 3,140 school administrators. MSAPAC was founded in 1991 to provide school administrators with the opportunity to become more involoved in the political process through endorsements and contributions to candidates who are strong public education supporters.
Posted by Nia on Fri., Jun 9, 2006 at 6:25 PMSchool Administrators for Boykins?
What about AFT Local 420? Have they made an endorsement yet?
Posted by Joe Frank on Mon., Jun 12, 2006 at 10:02 AMJoe,
In 2001, Amber "Holly" Boykins received the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, in recognition of her exceptional leaderhip and dedication in support of public education, labor, and working families.
Local 420 has not made an endorsement yet; however, several members have already pledged their personal support to Amber Boykins and are hard at work on her campaign.
NiaKnows
Posted by Nia on Mon., Jun 12, 2006 at 1:04 PM
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