FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 8 Washington Incumbents for Reelection to Congress
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Congress, Election 2026, House
AFGE says endorsed lawmakers support federal workers and their rights
AURORA, Colo. –– The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of eight members of Congress for reelection to the U.S. House representing Washington in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is Aug. 4, and the general election is Nov. 3.
The endorsed candidates are Suzan DelBene (WA-1), Rick Larsen (WA-2), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3), Emily Randall (WA-6), Pramila Jayapal (WA-7), Kim Schrier (WA-8), Adam Smith (WA-9), and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10).
All eight lawmakers have earned lifetime ratings at or above 90% on AFGE’s legislative priorities and often are the cosponsors of key bills supporting the federal workforce. Most recently, they all cosponsored the Protect America’s Workforce Act (HR 2550), which would rescind President Trump’s March 2025 executive order banning collective bargaining for most of the federal workforce.
“These eight members of Congress from Washington State are exceptionally pro-labor, pro-AFGE, and pro-federal employee,” AFGE District 11 National Vice President Tim Snyder said. “They and their staff are always exceptionally accessible to our local union leaders and supportive of us as we face unprecedented attacks from the Trump administration.”
More than 78,200 federal employees live in Washington – caring for veterans, supporting the military, and getting Social Security recipients their benefits accurately and on time.
AFGE is the largest federal employee union in the country, representing more than 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers in all functions of government. AFGE represents more than 68,500 federal employees in District 11, which includes Alaska, Colorado, Guam, Idaho, Montana, Okinawa, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
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