The outcome of the congressional mid-term elections on Nov. 3 will affect no one quite like federal and D.C. government workers.
Members of Congress directly decide whether federal workers have a contract, a job, and a voice at work – and they are the only elected officials charged with overseeing how our government is managed and holding rouge actors to account.
That oversight hasn’t been happening since President Trump has a stranglehold on his party’s House and Senate leaders. As a result, patriotic public servants have watched this administration try to strip collective bargaining rights from a million federal employees, fire workers without cause, and hand our work to contractors.
Every one of those attacks came from people who won elections. Nov. 3 is when we start reversing them.
“These midterms will decide whether the people who serve this country still have rights at work, or whether a paycheck and a career can be taken away on a whim,” AFGE National President Everett Kelley said. “Our members care for veterans, keep our food and air safe, and make sure Social Security checks arrive on time. They have earned a government that treats them with dignity, and the American people have earned public servants who are not afraid of losing their jobs for doing them honestly.”
Make Sure Your Vote Counts
The outcome of the Nov. 3 election will depend on voter turnout, so it’s critically important to make sure your voter registration information is accurate ahead of time.
National Voter Registration Day is Sept. 15 – making this a perfect time to make sure you and everyone in your family is registered to vote in the district where you live and that your personal information is current.
Once you’ve confirmed that your voter registration is up to date, consider volunteering a little of your time to make sure your fellow union members are prepared to vote as well.
Vote for AFGE’s Endorsed Candidates
AFGE has endorsed hundreds of candidates this year, including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. What each of our endorsed candidates has in common is a record of supporting our right to bargain collectively for better pay, benefits, and working conditions. That is the only test AFGE applies.
Below is a list of our priority races in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. A full list of our endorsed candidates can be found on our Election Center.
| State | Candidates |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Shomari Figures (CD-2) |
| Alaska | Bill Hill (At-Large District) |
| Arizona | JoAnna Mendoza (CD-6) |
| Colorado | Jessica Killin (CD-5) |
| Florida | Darren Soto (CD-9), Leela Gray (CD-13) |
| Iowa | Christina Bohannan (CD-1) |
| Michigan | Sean McCann (CD-4), Christina Hines (CD-10) |
| Minnesota | Matt Little (CD-2) |
| Nebraska | Chris Backemeyer (CD-1) |
| Nevada | Dina Titus (CD-1), Susie Lee (CD-3), Steven Horsford (CD-4) |
| New Mexico | Gabe Vasquez (CD-2) |
| North Carolina | Jamie Ager (CD-11) |
| Ohio | Brian Poindexter (CD-7), Mike Turner (CD-10), Dave Joyce (CD-14) |
| Pennsylvania | Brian Fitzpatrick (CD-1), Rob Bresnahan (CD-8), Janelle Stelson (CD-10) |
| Virginia | Shannon Taylor (CD-1), Elaine Luria (CD-2), Eugene Vindman (CD-7) |
| Washington | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (CD-3) |
| State | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Alaska | Mary Peltola |
| Georgia | Jon Ossoff |
| Iowa | Josh Turek |
| Kansas | Adam Hamilton |
| Michigan | Abdul E-Sayed |
| Minnesota | Angie Craig |
| Nebraska | Dan Osborn |
| New Hampshire | Chris Pappas |
| North Carolina | Roy Cooper |
| Ohio | Sherrod Brown |
| Texas | James Talarico |
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