New Hampshire AFL-CIO Issues Endorsements

The New Hampshire AFL-CIO announced its top slate of candidates for the 2014 elections on Aug. 13, pledging to support the reelection bids of U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Gov. Maggie Hassan, and U.S. Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Ann McLane Kuster.

The state’s largest labor federation is prepared to roll out an aggressive field campaign to turn out voters in support of these working family champions.

“As our economy recovers, we need leaders who will commit to creating economic opportunity for New Hampshire families,” said New Hampshire AFL-CIO President Mark MacKenzie. “Governor Hassan has worked across party lines to support job creation for middle class families. Our representatives in Congress successfully protected thousands of jobs at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from furloughs under sequestration. This is the kind of bold leadership that will ensure that New Hampshire’s economic recovery will translate into more opportunities for working families.”

MacKenzie noted that, “Working people know how critical this election is. In the last year, we’ve seen what can happen in New Hampshire when we work together to solve big problems. Yet too many people are still struggling and living paycheck to paycheck. We need to protect the leaders who care about the struggles of working people, deliver on their promises to us, and are willing to work together to expand opportunity for all.”

Submitted by the New Hampshire AFL-CIO.