SEIU Florida endorses Annette Taddeo for Miami-Dade Clerk

Former State Senator. Annette Taddeo’s Running for Miami-Dade County’s first elected county clerk since its Democratic Harvey Ruvin is now supported by one of Florida’s largest unions.

SEIU Floridawhich represents approximately 80,000 health care, education, aviation and county government employees, assists Taddeo in his role as chief records manager for Miami-Dade.

“Senator Taddeo has been a strong voice for working people throughout her time in public service, and our members proudly support her as Clerk of Court and Auditor of Miami-Dade,” said Martha BakerPresident of SEIU Florida and Executive Director of SEIU Local 1991, the supported Taddeo in May.

“Miami-Dade’s next Clerk of Court and Comptroller will have the power to help workers across our county by advocating for policies that lift people out of poverty instead of keeping them trapped in it, and Annette Taddeo is the candidate with the vision to make that happen.”

The endorsement from SEIU Florida joins the list of votes received by Taddeo. 32BJ SEIU, Latino Victory Fund And Ruth’s List Florida since she submitted for running for the job in February.

Taddeo described her recent support as “an honor.”

“I have fought for our workers every day I have been in public service and I will never stop,” she said. “Let’s continue to work together to build a community that values ​​and supports our workers.”

Taddeo represented parts of Miami-Dade in the upper chamber of the legislature from 2017 to 2022, when she ran for Congress but lost to the Republican US representative. Maria Elvira SalazarShe also served as chairwoman of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party.

She is currently running for secretary against a former Republican state representative. Juan Fernandez-Barquin. Governor. Ron DeSantis Appointment of Fernandez-Barquin as Secretary last year after the death of Ruvin, who died after working as an employee for 30 years.

Independent candidate Ruby Young has also qualified for the competition. He is running as a candidate who cannot be included on the list.

The parliamentary elections will take place on 5 November.

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