Political elections provide an opportunity to educate candidates for elective office, as well as our members, about our Union's legislative and policy agenda. Each election year, the UNAP issues endorsements of candidates for election who support the goals and objectives of the UNAP. Endorsements are issued by the UNAP Joint Executive Board, and are based on consideration of the candidate's track record, interview, questionnaire, electability, and/or support by allied organizations. Typically, the UNAP has three tiers of endorsements, ranging from mailings to financial support to volunteers. UNAP members have made a big difference in legislative elections - making phone calls, distributing literature, hosting district meetings, and/or doing other volunteer work for candidates.
The UNAP has endorsed the following candidates in the RI General Elections on Tuesday, November 7, 2006:
Statewide
Governor -- Charlie Fogarty
US Senate -- Sheldon Whitehouse
US Congress -- Patrick Kennedy
Lieutenant Governor -- Elizabeth Roberts
Attorney General -- Patrick Lynch
House of Representatives
District Name
District 2 David Segal (unopposed)
District 3 Edith Ajello (unopposed)
District 6 Peter Wasylyk
District 7 Joanne Giannini
District 10 Tom Slater
District 11 Grace Diaz
District 12 Joe Almeida (unopposed)
District 17 Robert Jacquard (unopposed)
District 20 Al Gemma (unopposed)
District 33 Donald Lally
District 36 Donna Walsh (unopposed)
District 42 Stephen Ucci
District 44 Peter Petrarca (unopposed)
District 62 Elizabeth Dennigan
District 63 Henry Rose (unopposed)
District 69 Ray Gallison
Senate
District Name
District 3 Rhoda Perry
District 7 Frank Ciccone
District 11 Charles Levesque
District 18 Paul Moura
District 22 John Tassoni
District 26 Bea Lanzi (unopposed)
District 28 Josh Miller
The following candidates for State Representative signed the UNAP Mandatory Overtime pledge, but have not been endorsed by UNAP:
District 23 Michael Marcello
District 25 Lew Pryeor
District 27 Patricia Serpa
District 28 Victor Moffitt
District 33 Karen Salvatore
District 43 Deborah Fellela (unopposed)
District 45 Rene Menard
District 53 Thomas Winfield
District 54 Barry Schiller
District 65 John Savage (unopposed)
District 66 Kathryn Cadigan
The following candidates for State Senate signed the UNAP Mandatory Overtime pledge, but have not been endorsed by UNAP:
District 2 Donald Izzo
District 5 Jeff Toste
District 21 Sal Lombardi
District 28 Ivan Marte
District 34 Gregory Kenney
District 38 Patrick Schmidt