AFGE President DeAndre Tyler: “Jennifer is the leader we trust to deliver real progress, move Virginia forward, and make this a truly pro-worker state.”
(Woodbridge, VA) – Today, the American Federation of Government Employees Council 1, consisting of member locals representing government workers in the Metro D.C. area, endorsed Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy and her fight for working people in Virginia. More unions have endorsed Carroll Foy than any other candidate in the race.
“Jennifer Carroll Foy has taken on and won tough fights on behalf of working people across the Commonwealth of Virginia. From her critical work to raise the minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour, to sponsoring legislation to ensure federal workers had eviction relief during the federal government shutdown in 2019, Jennifer has proven herself as a true advocate for and ally of working people and their families,” said DeAndre Tyler, President of AFGE Council 1. “Jennifer is the leader we trust to deliver real progress, move Virginia forward, and make this a truly pro-worker state. Our Council is proud to endorse her candidacy for governor of Virginia.”
“I am honored to receive the support of the members of the American Federation of Government Employees Council 1,” said Del. Carroll Foy. “I’ve shared in the struggles too many working families continue to face, and that has motivated my fight to bring better wages, benefits, working conditions, and more. As Governor, my number one priority is rebuilding our economy so that working people and their families have a real opportunity to thrive and succeed in Virginia.”
In addition to AFGE Council 1, the Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association, Baltimore-DC Metro Building and Construction Trades Council, IUPAT District Council 51, Amalgamated Transit Union, Teamsters Joint Council 55 and Teamsters Local 730, American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, and IBEW Local 26 have also endorsed her candidacy.
Carroll Foy continues to build a broad, diverse coalition that is reaching Virginians across the Commonwealth. Her people-powered campaign is supported by hundreds of volunteers and allied organizations organizing across the Commonwealth. To date, community leaders, unions and organizations representing millions of working people have endorsed her candidacy, including:
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
- Amalgamated Transit Union
- American Federation of Government Employees Local 252
- Baltimore-DC Metro Building and Construction Trades Council
- IBEW Local 26
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 51
- Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association (Plumbers Local 5, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 10, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 110, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486, Plumbers and Steamfitters 489, Steamfitters Local 602, and Sprinkler Fitters Local 669)
- Teamsters Local 730 and Joint Council 55
- People for the American Way
- Clean Virginia
- CASA in Action
- Feminist Majority PAC
- Democracy for America
- #VOTEPROCHOICE
- Women for the Win
- March On
- Richmond for All
- Run Sister Run PAC
- Sunrise Movement
- Sunrise Movement Virginia
- Virginia Justice Democrats
- Working Families Party
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Jennifer Carroll Foy has dedicated her life to service. As one of the first women to graduate from Virginia Military Institute, a former foster mom, a magistrate judge, and public defender, Jennifer has embodied the ideals of community, honor and commitment in every facet of her life. During her time in the legislature, Jennifer led the way on the Equal Rights Amendment, proudly supported the successful fight to expand Medicaid to over 500,000 Virginians, and passed a budget that includes a 3% salary increase for teachers. She is a proud mother to twin three year olds, and wife to her husband Jeff, who she met her first week at VMI.