Click the image below to download a PDF you can print and share with your branch. NOTE: This flier should be distributed only while you are off the clock, out of uniform, and away from Postal Service property.
"NALC is the union of letter carriers, and our responsibility is to represent people as letter carriers. All members
have the right to vote as they please.
But for those of you who care most about
your job, your standard of living or the future
of the Postal Service, we urge you to follow
the NALC’s lead and work to elect the candidates
we endorse. " —NALC President Fredric Rolando
In every election season, the NALC must examine every congressional race to decide which candidates will best serve the interests of our members. Throughout this process, NALC President Fredric Rolando reviews the legislative and political records of every potential candidate to be endorsed. The president also relies heavily on the political insight of our state legislative chairs, congressional district liaisons and branch presidents before making his final
decision. Our endorsed candidates have proven their support for our members and our issues. We encourage all of our members and their families to support these candidates in November.
Note: There are a few House and Senate races where NALC has elected to not make an endorsement this election cycle.
Endorsements 2012
Click the graphic below to read about NALC's endorsements in 2012 in the presidential, House and Senate contests.
Special fliers/mailers
NALC has created special mailers for Election 2012 that you can download and use as fliers. In the top row are fliers for the presidential election only—one for states with early voting and one for states that only have voting on Nov, 6. The remaining fliers were created for specially-targeted Senate campaigns. NOTE: These fliers should be distributed only while you are off the clock, out of uniform, and away from Postal Service property.
Use the map below to find out about NALC's endorsed candidates in your state, to locate where you can volunteer for Labor 2012 activities, and to learn whether you can vote early in your state. Questions about early voting timeframes or absentee ballot request deadlines? Contact your local election office.
Become an NALC e-Activist. Join tens of thousands of your brothers and sisters to make your voices heard! NALC sends e-mail alerts when it's time to act on issues affecting active and retired carriers and the future of the Postal Service. Sign up to receive periodic e-mail action alerts and information on issues important to NALC members. (For members only.)
Check out Can I Vote.org. Need help with voting? This nonpartisan website was created by state election officials to help eligible voters figure out how and where to go vote. Get registered to vote or check your registration info. Find your polling place. Learn what kind of ID you need to bring. Find out about absentee and early voting. And learn about the candidates.
Visit the AFL-CIO's Voters' Rights page. The right to vote is a cornerstone of our country’s democracy. Ordinary men and women fought—and even died—to gain voting rights and to protect people’s right to vote without intimidation or obstruction. Yet states across the country continue to pass restrictive voter ID and voter suppression laws. These attempts to reduce access to the polls and make citizens meet unnecessary requirements for voting should be seen as nothing less than an attack on our fundamental freedoms. Learn about your rights and about voter registration in your state. Learn about the myths and facts about voter ID laws. Check your voter registration status. And learn six steps to protect your vote on Election Day.
Vote early. Visit the Early Voting Information Center's early voting calendar to find out just how early you can cast your vote in the general election. EVIC is a non-partisan academic research center based at Reed College in Portland, OR.
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Endorsed candidates: CA-2—Jared Huffman D
CA-3—John Garamendi D
CA-5—Mike Thompson D
CA-6—Doris Matsui D
CA-7—Ami Bera D
CA-8—Paul Cook R
CA-9—Jerry McNerney D
CA-10—Jose Hernandez D
CA-11—George Miller D
CA-12—Nancy Pelosi D
CA-13—Barbara Lee D
CA-14—Jackie Speier D
CA-15—Pete Stark D
CA-16—Jim Costa D
CA-17—Mike Honda D
CA-18—Anna Eshoo D
CA-19—Zoe Lofgren D
CA-20—Sam Farr D
CA-21—John Hernandez D
CA-24—Lois Capps D
CA-26—Julia Brownley D
CA-27—Judy Chu D
CA-28—Adam Schiff D
CA-29—Tony Cardenas D
CA-30—Brad Sherman D
CA-30—Howard Berman D
CA-32—Grace Napolitano D
CA-33—Henry Waxman D
CA-34—Xavier Becerra D
CA-35—Joe Baca D
CA-36—Raul Ruiz D
CA-37—Karen Bass D
CA-38—Linda Sánchez D
CA-40—Lucille Roybal-Allard D
CA-41—Mark Takano D
CA-43—Maxine Waters D
CA-44—Janice Hahn D
CA-44—Laura Richardson D
CA-46—Loretta Sanchez D
CA-47—Alan Lowenthal D
CA-51—Juan Vargas D
CA-52—Scott Peters D
CA-53—Susan Davis D
Endorsed candidates: FL-SEN—Bill Nelson D
FL-2—Al Lawson D
FL-5—Corrine Brown D
FL-6—Heather Beaven D
FL-9—Alan Grayson D
FL-10—Val Demings D
FL-14—Kathy Castor D
FL-16—Keith Fitzgerald D
FL-18—Patrick Murphy D
FL-20—Alcee Hastings D
FL-21—Ted Deutch D
FL-22—Lois Frankel D
FL-23—Debbie Wasserman-Schultz D
FL-24—Frederica Wilson D
FL-26—Joe Garcia D
Labor 2012 volunteer locations:
City
Address
Phone
Operating Days & Times
Cocoa
1122 Lake Dr
(772) 924-6436 Cell
8AM-5PM, All Hours
Daytona Beach
1381 Educators Rd
(772) 924-6436 Cell
8AM-5PM, All Hours
Fort Lauderdale
1700 NW 66th Ave., Suite 100
954-327-9007
(954)629-9118 Cell
Mo - Fr after 4pm Sa-Su 10am-6pm
Fort Myers
17221 Alico Center Road
239-482-1700
Mo - Fr after 4pm Sa-Su 10am-6pm
Gainesville
2510 NW Sixth Street,
(352) 376-7701
(850) 228-9829 Cell
8AM - 12PM, 1PM - 5PM, generally open availability
Miami Springs
4349 NW 36th Street, suite 107
305-883-0450
(407) 346-3525 Cell
Mo - Fr after 4pm Sa-Su 10am-6pm
Orlando
UAW 788 Hall, 1825 West Oak Ridge Rd
(407) 701-2574
10AM-8PM
Pensacola
7830 N. Palafox Street
(850) 477-8767
(850)380-9761 Cell
8AM - 5PM, All hours
Riviera Beach
1001 W. 15th Street
561-841-8626
Mo - Fr after 4pm Sa-Su 10am-6pm
Tallahassee
200 E. College
(850) 477-8767
(850)380-9761 Cell
8AM-5PM
Tampa
NALC 599
3003 Cypress st.
(813) 757 5945
(813) 368-7124
Cell
8AM-5PM
Early voting timeframe: October 27th - November 4th
Endorsed candidates: IL-1—Bobby Rush D
IL-2—Jesse Jackson Jr. D
IL-3—Daniel Lipinski D
IL-4—Luis Gutierrez D
IL-5—Michael Quigley D
IL-7—Danny Davis D
IL-8—Tammy Duckworth D
IL-9—Jan Schakowsky D
IL-10—Brad Schneider D
IL-11—Bill Foster D
IL-12—Bill Enyart D
IL-13—David Gill D
IL-15—John Shimkus R
IL-17—Cheri Bustos D
IL-18—Aaron Schock R
Early voting timeframe: October 22nd - November 3rd
Endorsed candidates: MD-SEN—Ben Cardin D
MD-2—Dutch Ruppersberger D
MD-3—John Sarbanes D
MD-4—Donna Edwards D
MD-5—Steny Hoyer D
MD-6—John Delaney D
MD-7—Elijah Cummings D
MD-8—Chris Van Hollen D
Early voting timeframe: October 27th - November 1st
Endorsed candidates: MA-SEN—Elizabeth Warren D
MA-1—Richard Neal D
MA-2—Jim McGovern D
MA-3—Niki Tsongas D
MA-4—Joe Kennedy III D
MA-5—Ed Markey D
MA-6—John Tierney D
MA-7—Michael Capuano D
MA-8—Stephen Lynch D
MA-9—Bill Keating D
Endorsed candidates: MI-SEN—Debbie Stabenow D
MI-1—Gary McDowell D
MI-3—Steve Pestka D
MI-5—Dan Kildee D
MI-9—Sander Levin D
MI-10—Candice Miller R
MI-12—John Dingell D
MI-13—John Conyers D
MI-14—Gary Peters D
Endorsed candidates: MN-1—Tim Walz D
MN-2—Mike Obermueller D
MN-4—Betty McCollum D
MN-5—Keith Ellison D
MN-6—Jim Graves D
MN-7—Collin Peterson D
MN-8—Richard Nolan D
Endorsed candidates: MO-SEN—Claire McCaskill D
MO-1—William Lacy Clay Jr. D
MO-3—Blaine Luetkemeyer R
MO-5—Emanuel Cleaver II D
MO-6—Sam Graves R
MO-4—Teresa Hensley D
MO-8—Jo Ann Emerson R
Endorsed candidates: NJ-SEN—Robert Menendez D
NJ-1—Robert Andrews D
NJ-2—Frank LoBiondo R
NJ-3—Jon Runyan R
NJ-4—Chris Smith R
NJ-6—Frank Pallone D
NJ-7—Leonard Lance R
NJ-8—Albio Sires D
NJ-9—Bill Pascrell D
NJ-10—Donald Payne Jr. D
NJ-12—Rush Holt D
Labor 2012 volunteer locations:
City
Address
Bayonne
709 Broadway
Cherry Hill
2240 Route 70 West, Suite 15
Cranford
106 South Avenue W,
Egg Harbor TWP
6725 Black Horse Pike
Jersey City
37 Edward Hart Drive
Little Falls
275 Paterson Avenue
Maplewood
1576 Springfield Avenue
Mount Holly
26 High Street
North Brunswick
1295 Livingston Avenue
Paramus
205 Robin Road
Ridgefield
1000 Hendricks Causeway
Toms River
833 Route 37 West
Trenton
670 Whitehead Road
Vineland
Roue 47 and Landis Avenue
Wall
3301 Highway 138
Woodbury
27 South Broad
Early voting timeframe: Date Ballots Available - November 5th
Endorsed candidates: NY-SEN—Kirsten Gillibrand D
NY-1—Timothy Bishop D
NY-2—Peter King R
NY-3—Steve Israel D
NY-4—Carolyn McCarthy D
NY-5—Gregory Meeks D
NY-6—Grace Meng D
NY-7—Nydia Velazquez D
NY-9—Yvette Clarke D
NY-10—Jerrold Nadler D
NY-11—Michael Grimm R
NY-12—Carolyn Maloney D
NY-13—Charles Rangel D
NY-14—Joseph Crowley D
NY-15—Jose Serrano D
NY-16—Eliot Engel D
NY-17—Nita Lowey D
NY-18—Sean Maloney D
NY-20—Paul Tonko D
NY-21—Bill Owens D
NY-22—Richard Hanna R
NY-23—Tom Reed R
NY-24—Dan Maffei D
NY-25—Louise Slaughter D
NY-26—Brian Higgins D
NY-27—Kathy Hochul D
Endorsed candidates: NC-1—G.K. Butterfield D
NC-3—Walter Jones R
NC-4—David Price D
NC-7—Mike McIntyre D
NC-8—Larry Kissell D
NC-12—Mel Watt D
NC-11—Hayden Rogers D
Early voting timeframe: October 18th - November 3rd
Endorsed candidates: OH-SEN—Sherrod Brown D
OH-3—Joyce Beatty D
OH-7—Joyce Healy-Abrams D
OH-9—Marcy Kaptur D
OH-10—Michael Turner R
OH-11—Marcia Fudge D
OH-13—Timothy Ryan D
OH-16—Betty Sutton D
Labor 2012 volunteer locations:
City
Address
Phone
Operating Days & Times
Akron
518 Fouse Ave
330-704-9830
Canvass - Saturday 10am to 1pm Sunday 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Endorsed candidates: PA-SEN—Bob Casey D
PA-1—Robert Brady D
PA-2—Chaka Fattah D
PA-6—Jim Gerlach R
PA-7—Pat Meehan R
PA-8—Mike Fitzpatrick R
PA-10—Tom Marino R
PA-12—Mark Critz D
PA-13—Allyson Schwartz D
PA-14—Mike Doyle D
PA-15—Charlie Dent R
PA-17—Matt Cartwright D
Endorsed candidates: TX-4—Ralph Hall R
TX-9—Al Green D
TX-14—Nick Lampson D
TX-15—Ruben Hinojosa D
TX-18—Sheila Jackson Lee D
TX-20—Joaquin Castro D
TX-23—Pete Gallego D
TX-28—Henry Cuellar D
TX-29—Gene Green D
TX-30—Eddie Bernice Johnson D
TX-31—John Carter R
TX-33—Marc Veasey D
TX-34—Filemon Vela D
TX-35—Lloyd Doggett D
Early voting timeframe: October 22nd - November 2nd
Early voting timeframe: N/A – Note: Virginia is not a "no-excuses absentee" state, but many people qualify to request an absentee ballot. Click here to find out more.
Endorsed candidates: WA-SEN—Maria Cantwell D
WA-1—Suzan DelBene D
WA-2—Rick Larsen D
WA-6—Derek Kilmer D
WA-7—Jim McDermott D
WA-9—Adam Smith D
WA-10—Denny Heck D
Endorsed candidates: WI-SEN—Tammy Baldwin D
WI-1—Rob Zerban D
WI-2—Mark Pocan D
WI-3—Ron Kind D
WI-4—Gwen Moore D
WI-7—Pat Kreitlow D
WI-8—Jamie Wall D
Labor 2012 volunteer locations:
City
Address
Phone
Operating Days & Times
Eau Claire
2233 Birch St
715-831-3353
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Fond du Lac
50 E. Bank St.
920-540-2309
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Green Bay
1570 Elizabeth St
202-425-2791
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Janesville
1605 Center Ave
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Kenosha
3605 Washington Road
202-320-1410
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
La Crosse
1307 Market St.
630-548-2450
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Madison
1602 S. Park St
608-433-5809
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Menasha
1244A Midway Rd
202-425-2791
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Milwaukee
633 S Hawley Rd
(o) 414-771-7070 (c) 414-510-8724
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Milwaukee
6333 W. Bluemound Rd
414-771-0700 x17
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Oshkosh
2211 Oregon
920-540-2309
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Racine
1850 Sycamore Ave
414-745-4177
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Sheboygan
1104 Wisconsin Ave
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Waukesha
1726 S. West Ave
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Wausau
318 S. 3rd Ave
920-450-2121
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Wisconsin Rapids
220 Johnson Street
715-451-0616
Monday-Thursday; Saturday & Sunday
Early voting timeframe: October 22nd - November 2nd
