Petition can be found, here.

List is current as of: 02/18/08 18:14 EST

Signers of the Petition: Current and Former Federal Officials

• Congressman Mervyn Dymally *; currently State Assemblyman; Los Angeles, CA
• Dr. Joycelyn Elders, former Surgeon General of the United States; Little Rock, AR
• Congressman Andy Jacobs *; Indianapolis, IN

Current and Former State Elected Officials, Constituency Group Leaders and Union Leaders
Listed alphabetically by state, and alphabetically by name within each state:

Northeast/Mid-Atlantic:

• Councilman Charles Blango; New Haven, CT
• Sen. Eric Coleman; Hartford, CT
• Robert Lee, New Haven Board of Aldermen; New Haven, CT
• Cynthia Mangini, Councilman At-Large; Enfield, CT
• Rep. Douglas McCrory; Hartford, CT
• Richard Paoletto, City Council; Bridgeport, CT
• Rep. Felipe Reinoso; Bridgeport, CT
• Carlos Silva, City Council; Bridgeport, CT
• rJo Winch, Hartford City Council; Hartford, CT
• Erford Fowler *, City Council; Newburyport, MA
• Councilman Jorge Gonzalez; City Council, Lawrence, MA
• Rep. William Lantingua; Lawrence, MA
• Rep. James Miceli; Wilmington, MA
• Councilwoman Grisel Silva; City Council, Lawrence, MA
• Rep. Benjamin Swan; Springfield, MA
• Del. Jill Carter; Baltimore, MD
• Walter Ficklin, Town Council; Bladensburg, MD
• Robert Gell, Town Commissioner; Charlestown, MD
• Del. Ana Sol Guttierez; Montgomery County, MD
• Eddie Martin, Vice Mayor; District Heights, MD
• Andrea McCutcheon, Town Council President; Forest Heights, MD
• Cris Mendoza, City Council; Bladensburg, MD
• Del. Barbara Robinson; Baltimore, MD
• Brian K. Shivers, City Council; Seat Pleasant, MD
• Del. Melvin Stukes; Baltimore, MD
• Del. Shawn Tarrant; Baltimore, MD
• Mayor James Walls; District Heights, MD
• Rep. Ralph Coffman*; Old Town, ME
• D. Bilal Beasley, Freeholder (County Supervisor); Essex County, NJ
• Councilman Radhames Capellan; Prospect Park, NJ
• Richard Codey, President; State Senate, NJ
• Jimmie Cooke, City Council; New Brunswick, NJ
• Anthony Davis, City Council; Paterson, NJ
• Eugene L Dudley, Municipal Utilities Authority; Plainfield, NJ
• Pedro W. Estevez, Board Member, Urban Economic Zone; Perth Amboy, NJ
• Sharon Fields, City Council; East Orange, NJ
• Richard Forbes; Committeeman, Pohatcong Township; Pohatcong, NJ
• Aslon Goow, Sr., City Council; Paterson, NJ
• Ted Green, City Council; East Orange, NJ
• Assemblyman Gordon Johnson; Englewood, NJ
• Jacquelyn E. Johnson, City Council; East Orange, NJ
• Quinzell McKenzie, City Councilman; Township of Irvington, NJ
• Andrea McPhatter, City Council; East Orange, NJ
• Gerard Porter, President of Town Council; Wayne, NJ
• Luis A. Quintana, Vice President of City Council; Newark, NJ
• Paul Rizzo, City Councilman*, Carlstadt, NJ
• Rigo Rodriguez, City Councilman; Paterson, NJ
• Joseph G Schweighardt, Jr, Councilman; Township of Wayne, NJ
• John Sowell, City Council President; Township of Irvington, NJ
• Quilla E. Talmadge, City Council; East Orange, NJ
• Bobby Thompson, Town Council; Tenafly, NJ
• Alex Toliver, Municipal Utilities Authority; Plainfield, NJ
• Edwin Tyler, Mayor; Fieldsboro, NJ
• Kenneth H Vanderziel, Town Council; Township of Manchester, NJ
• Harry Apolito; County Legislator, 15th District, Niagara Falls, NY
• Sen. John Sampson; Brooklyn, NY
• Demone Smith; Buffalo City Council, Buffalo, NY
• Rep. Harold James; Philadelphia, PA
• Rep. Thaddaeus Kirkland; Chester, PA
• Rep. Ron Waters; Philadelphia, PA
• Rep. Joe Almeida, Deputy Majority Leader, Chair of the Minority Caucus; Providence, RI
• Councilman Miguel Luna; Providence, RI
• Councilman Nicholas Narducci; Providence, RI

Midwest:

• Robert Betts, City Manager; East St. Louis, IL
• Rep. Annazette Collins; Chicago, IL
• Robert Eastern III, City Council; East St. Louis, IL
• Dominique Garrett-Flowers, Trustee (elected); Maywood, IL
• Lance D. Jack, City Council; Carbondale, IL
• Paul Bateman, City Council; Indianapolis, IN
• Jesse Gomez, City Council; East Chicago, IN
• Councilwoman Joanne Sanders; Indianapolis, IN
• Sen. Samuel Smith; E. Chicago, IN
• Justine Dohl*, co-Chairman of the Lincoln County Republican Party; Sylvan Grove, KS
• Debbie Kring, City Council; Woodson, Mission, KS
• Rep. Oletha Faust-Goudeau; Wichita, KS
• Jim Allen, Treasurer, Centerline-Warren Democratic Club; MI
• James Ananich, City Council; Flint, MI
• David Burcar, Democratic Precinct Delegate; Clinton Township, MI
• John Clark, Vice-Chair, Lenawee Co. Democratic Committee; Manitou Beach, MI
• Rep. Lee Gonzales; Flint Township, MI
• Scott Kincaid, City Council; Flint, MI
• Rep. LaMar Lemmons II; Detroit, MI
• Rep. LaMar Lemmons III*; Detroit, MI
• Bonnie McGlothin, City Council; Muskegon Heights, MI
• Everett Seay, City Council; Pontiac, MI
• Danny T. Wells, City Council; Burton, MI
• Jon Denison, City Council; Northfield, MN
• Bob Van Hee*, President of the City Council; Redwood Falls, MN
• Rep. Esther Haywood; St. Louis, MO
• Rep. Rodney Hubbard; St. Louis, MO
• Rep. Jamilah Nasheed; St. Louis, MO
• Rep. Terry Riley,* City Council; Kansas City, MO
• Rep. Charles Quincy Troupe,* Board of Aldermen; St. Louis, MO
• Rep. Juanita Walton; St. Louis, MO
• Sen. George W. Burrows*; Adams, NE
• Sen. John DeCamp*; Lincoln, NE
• Sen. Don Eret*; Dorchester, NE
• Rep. Catherine Barrett*; Cincinnati, OH
• Mildred Brewer, City Council Vice-President; East Cleveland, OH
• Harvey Brown, City Council;  Bedford Hts, OH
• Kevin Conwell, City Council; Cleveland, OH
• Dennis Flores, City Council; Lorain, OH
• Renee Greene, City Council; Akron, OH
• Dr. Joy Jordan, City Council; East Cleveland, OH
• Rep. Annie Keys*; Cleveland, OH
• Danita Love, President of City Council; Highland Hils, OH
• Nathaniel Martin, City Council; East Cleveland, OH
• Anne Molnar, City Council; Lorain, OH
• Donald A. Saunders, City Council; Bedford, OH
• James Shealey, City Council; Akron, OH
• Samuel J. Smith, City Council; Highland Hills, OH
• Barbara Spearman, City Council; Highland Hills, OH
• Robert White, City Council; Cleveland, OH
• Rep. Jim Bradford; Pine Ridge, SD
• Tribal Chairman Joseph Brings Plenty, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte, SD
• Tribal Chairman Robert Cournoyer, Yankton Sioux Tribe; Marty, SD
• Rep. Clayton Halverson; Veblen, SD
• Sen. Frank Kloucek; Scotland, SD
• Rep. Gerald F. Lange*; Madison, SD
• Rep. Larry Lucas; Mission, SD
• Sen. Ryan Maher; Isabel, SD
• Rep. Eldon Nygaard; Vermillion, SD
• Sen. Dan Sutton, Flandreau, SD
• Sen. Theresa B. Two Bulls; Pine Ridge, SD
• Rep. Tom Van Norman; Eagle Butte, SD
• Rep. Christine Sinicki; Milwaukee, WI

South:

• Rep. Yusuf Abdus-Salaam; Selma, AL
• Rep. Johnny Ford*; Tuskegee, AL
• Rep. Ronald Grantland; Hartselle, AL
• Bobby Howard, City Council; Tuscaloosa, AL
• Rep. Thomas Jackson; Thomasville, AL
• Cora Kelly, City Council; Rainbow City, AL
• Linda Kennemur, City Council; Center Point, AL
• Rep. Thad McClammy; Montgomery, AL
• Rep. Demetrius Newton; Speaker Pro-Tem; Birmingham, AL
• Rep. John Rogers; Birmingham, AL
• Rep. James Thomas; Selma, AL
• Rep. Nancy Blount; Marianna, AR
• Rep. Otis Davis; Earle, AR
• Rep. Willie Hardy; Camden, AR
• Rep. Steve Jones*; W. Memphis, AR
• Rep. Janice Judy *; Ft. Smith, AR
• Rufus Alexander, City Council; Pierce, FL
• Patricia Hartstein, City Council; Seminole, FL
• Sylvia Poitier, City Commisioner; Deerfield Beach, FL
• Chairwoman Sylvia Rutledge, Levy County Democratic Party Committee; Levy County, FL
• Rep. Priscilla Taylor; West Palm Beach, FL
• Luz Weinberg, City Commissioner; Aventura, FL
• Rep. Bob Bryant; Garden City, GA
• Sen. Gloria Butler; Stone Mountain, GA
• Dock Davis, Democratic County Chair, Heard County; Franklin, GA
• Rep. Hardie Davis; Gracewood, GA
• Norman E. Davis, City Commisioner; Waycross, GA
• Ray M. Denmon, City Council; Calhoun, GA
• Van R. Johnson, Board of Alderman; Savannah, GA
• Rep. Billy Mitchell; Stone Mountain, GA
• Rep. Howard Mosby; Atlanta, GA
• Mallory Pearce, City Council; Tybee Island, GA
• Rep. Georganna Sinkfield; Atlanta, GA
• Monroe (Bo) Todd, Democratic Chairman, Charlton County; Folkston, GA
• Rep. Earnest Williams; Stone Mountain, GA
• Dan Johnson, City Council; Louisville, KY
• Richard Miller, City Council; Shively City, KY
• David Olshansky, City Council; Jeffersontown, KY
• Rep. Darryl Owens; Louisville, KY
• Sen. Joey Pendleton; Hopkinsville, KY
• Diane Wood, President, Kentucky State Democratic Women’s Clubs; Hopkinsville, KY
• Andrea Coleman-Calhoun, City Council; Dequincy, LA
• Mayor Jack Hammons; Winnsboro, LA
• Councilman Lionell Hicks, Slidell City; Slidell, LA
• Sen. Robert Kostelka; Monroe, LA
• Judy Landry, City Council; Dequincy, LA
• Mayor Reggie Skains; Downsville, LA
• Robert Rice, City Council; Deridder, LA
• Amelda Arnold, Mayor; Port Gibson, MS
• Rep. Earle Banks; Jackson, MS
• Mala Brooks, Alderwoman; Leeland, MS
• Rep. Credell Calhoun; Jackson, MS
• Johnny L Dupree, Mayor; Hattiesburg, MS
• Rep. James Evans; Jackson, MS
• Rep. David Gibbs; West Point, MS
• Rep. Robert Huddleston; Sumner, MS
• Aneice Liddell, Alderwoman-at-Large; Moss Point, MS
• Jesse Palmer, Sr., City Council; Meridian, MS
• Rep. Walter Robinson; Bolton, MS
• Jackie Washington, Business owner and NAACP activist; Biloxi, MS
• Mike Barber, City Council; Greensboro, NC
• Reuben Blackwell, City Council; Rocky Mount, NC
• Rep. Jeanne Farmer-Butterfield; Wilson, NC
• John Grogan, Mayor; Eden, NC
• Andre Knight, City Council; Rocky Mount, NC
• Rodney Locks, Mayor Pro-Temp; Brevard, NC
• James Mitchell, City Council; Charlotte, NC
• Howard Morgan, Mayor; Sedalia, NC
• John Ray, City Council; Red Springs, NC
• Robert Raynor, Jr., Board of Alderman; New Bern, NC
• Evelyn A. Terry, City Council; Winston-Salem, NC
• Joan Zdanski, City Council; Reidsville, NC
• J.O. Baldwin III, City Council; North Myrtle Beach, SC
• Rep. Robert Brown; Charleston, SC
• Samuel Hart, City Council; North Charleston, SC
• Rhonda Jerome, City Council; Charleston, SC
• Marian C. Miller, City Council; Laurens, SC
• Kenneth Smith, City Council; Spartanburg, SC
• Sam Coleman, City Council; Antioch, TN
• Margaret Feierabend, City Council; Bristol, TN
• Rep. Ulysses Jones Jr.; Memphis, TN
• Kay Senter, City Council; Morristown, TN
• Sen. Reginald Tate; Memphis, TN
• Rep. Joe Towns; Memphis, TN
• Supervisor James E. Clem *; County Board, Loudoun County, VA
• E. Martin Jewell, City Council member; Richmond, VA
• Del. Kenneth Melvin, Portsmouth; VA
• Marlene W. Randall, Vice Mayor; Portsmouth, VA
• Del. Lionel Spruill; Chesapeake, VA

West:

• Jack L. Maker, City Council; Kodiak, AK
• Gabriel T. Saravia, City Council; Kodiak, AK
• Rep. Joe Harris*; Osceola, AZ
• Judy Rotz-Lopez, City Council; Coolidge, AZ
• Nathaniel Bates, City Council and Vice Mayor* ; Richmond, CA
• Aide Castro, Mayor Pro Tem; City of Lynwood, CA
• Andrew Cohen, Vice Mayor; Menlo Park, CA
• Thomas Payan, City Council; Dinuba, CA
• Robert Pender, Founder and Director, San Fransisco
  Tenants Union, President, Park-Merced Residents
  Organization; San Francisco, CA
• Councilman A. Peter Evans; East Palo Alto, CA
• Mike Gipson, City Councilman; Carson, CA
• Quincy O'Neal, Vice-Chairman California State Democratic Party African-American Caucus; Los Angeles, CA
• Eddie Price, President of San Diego Urban Economic Corporation; San Diego, CA
• Elito Santarina, Mayor Pro-Tem; Carson, CA
• Maria T. Santillan, Mayor; Lynwood, CA
• Edward H. Wilson, City Council; Signal Hill, CA
• Dennis P. McCloskey, City Council; Broomfield, CO
• Tracey Snyder, City Council; Commerce City, CO
• Kathy Teter, City Council; Commerce City, CO
• Assemblyman Harvey Munford, 6th District; Clark County, NV
• Sen. Joe Neal,* Las Vegas, NV
• Sen. Carlos Cisneros; Questa, NM
• Pat Ahumada, Mayor; Brownsville, TX
• Wilbert Austin, City Council; Waco, TX
• Noel P. Benavides, Sr., City Council; Roma, TX
• Jack Chatman, City Council; Port Arthur, TX
• Carolyn Davis, City Council; Dallas, TX
• Vernon Denmon, City Council; Palestine, TX
• James Gosey, Mayor; Forest Hill, TX
• Rep. Eddie Lucio III; Brownsville, TX
• Arturo Pecos, City Commisioner; Kingsville, TX
• John Wiley Price, Dallas County Commission; Dallas, TX
• Rosa Rosales, National President, League of Latin American Citizens; San. Antonio, TX
• Mustafa Sami, City Council; Forest Hill, TX
• Jamie Smith, City Council; Beaumont, TX
• James Yelverton, City Council; Palestine, TX
• Jay Hollingsworth, Vice-Chairman, 11th District
  Democrats of Washington; Seattle, WA
• Randy Hynek Sumner, City Council; Washington City, WA
• DeBari Martinez, City Council; Rawlins, WY

United States territories

• Elsie Droz, City Council; Guaynabo, P.R.
• Juanita Lebron, City Council; Guaynabo, P.R.

Labor Signers

• Scott Henning, Grievance Chairman and Trustee, United Steelworkers Local 8378; McMinnville, OR
• Bruce Hawley, President, Western Michigan Building Trades; Business Manager, Ironworkers Local 340; Grand Rapids, MI
• Gary Barnett, Chairman, UAW CAP Council Franklin County; Columbus, OH
• Mark Sweazy, President, UAW Local 969; Columbus, OH
• Kathy Jensen, Financial Secretary, UAW CAP Council Franklin County; Columbus, OH
• Frank Hettinger, Business Agent, Elevator Constructors Local 20; Louisville, KY
• Bob Gossman, Chairman, UAW Retirees Local 969, Columbus, OH
• John Jeffries, President, IAM Lodge 830; Louisville, KY
• Windell Gregory, Secretary-Treasurer, District Lodge 19 IAMAW; Paducah, KY
• Gordon Brown, Trustee, UAW CAP Council Franklin County; Columbus, OH
• Bob Breckinridge, Trustee UAW CAP Council Franklin County; Columbus, OH
• Lawrence Ryan, President, United Steelworkers Local 370; Ft. Smith, AR
• Charles Morton, Executive Director, Dayton Building and Construction Council; Dayton, OH
• Martin Sheets, Vice President, Local 1395 IBEW; Indianapolis, IN
• Rick Nye, President, UAW Local 2269; Columbus, OH
• Eugene Morey, President, UAW Local 849; Ypsilanti, MI
• Gary Perry, Chair, Franklin County Union Label Committee; Columbus, OH
• Michael Balls, Vice Chair, Saginaw County UAW CAP Committee; Trustee UAW Local 699; Board of Directors, Wanigas Credit Union; Saginaw, MI
• Van Collins, Uniserve Director, Michigan Educators Assn; Saginaw, MI
• David Campbell, Secretary-Treasurer, Area Local 480-481 APWU; Ferndale, MI
• Paul Shemanski, International Representative, IAM Michigan; Comstock Park, MI
• Frank Barkley, President, 12th District VA Council AFGE; Business Agent, Local 1061, AFGE; Van Nuys, CA
• James Berger, Business Manager, IBEW Local 309; Collinsville, IL
• Ismael Martinez, Recording Secretary, USWA Local 1482; Old Bridge, NJ
• Adrian King, President, UAW Local 35; Hamtramck, MI
• Steve Green, President, USWA Local 1482; Old Bridge, NJ
• Sue Daniel, Treasurer, Smith County Central Labor Council, former Vice President, Texas AFL-CIO; Frankston, TX
• Lawrence Oberding, Business Agent, Ironworkers Local 44; Cincinnati, OH
• Maurice Pulley, Executive Board, Local 1654 AFSCME; Milwaukee, WI
• Bert Atkins, Chairman, Legislative Committee, IAM Local 837, St. Louis, MO
• Richard Downs, Vice President, Heat and Frost Insulators Local 18; Indianapolis, IN
• Shane Shook, President, AFSCME Local 3450; Des Moines, IA
• William Londrigan, State President, Kentucky AFL-CIO; Frankfort, KY
• Mark Thomas, Business Agent, Ironworkers Local 3; Pittsburgh, PA
• Douglas Kubic, Financial Secretary-Treasurer and Business Agent, ILA Local 815; Milwaukee, WI
• John Jeffries, President, Local 830 IAM, Louisville, KY
• Jonathon Dooley, Vice President, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1447; Louisville, KY
• Rhonda Rivers, Recording Secretary, ATU Local 1447; Louisville, KY
• Wanda Mitchell-Smith, Political Action Representative, AFSCME Council 62; Louisville, KY
• Paul Jacobs, Business Representative, Teamsters Local 379; Boston, MA
• Richard Womack, National Representative, AFL-CIO; Philadelphia, PA
• Kenneth Koch, President, IAM Lodge 681; Vice President Kentucky AFL-CIO; Louisville, KY
• Larry Johnson, President, IAM Lodge 1720; Mayfield, KY
• Ron Basham, Chief Steward, IAM Lodge 830; Louisville, KY
• Mary Garr, President, CWA Local 3310; Louisville, KY
• Jim Neubauer, Business Manager and Financial Secretary, IBEW Local 1377; Cleveland, OH
• S.L. Stephens, President, UAW Local 882; Hapeville, GA
• Jeff Monroe, UAW International Representative, General Dynamics Coordinator; Detroit, MI
• Donald Lawson, Labor lawyer and consultant; San Jose, CA
• Chris Holland, Apprentice Program Instructor and Former Executive Board, Ironworkers Local 416; Norwalk, CA
• Kenneth Pifer, Business Representative, Local 312; Painters and Glaziers; Kalamazoo, MI
• Joe Joseph, Former President, UAW Local 1970; Dearborn, MI
• Ron Kohring, Business Rep., IBEW Local 1455; St. Louis, MO
• Billy Martin, President, CWA Local 4108; Saginaw, MI
• Robert E. Gray, Steward, National Assoc. of Letter Carriers, Branch 990; Rochester, NH
• William Alder, Chairman IAM Lodge 212, Executive Board District 19 IAM; Cumberland, Md.
• John Smirk, Business Mgr. Painters and Glaziers Union local 105; Las Vegas, NV
• Rod Joggerst, Business Rep. Teamsters Local 618; St. Louis, MO
• Dennis Stegman, Business Mgr. Glaziers Local 513; St. Louis, MO
• Robert Bergsing, President and Business Development Rep., Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 103; Helena, MT
• David H. Weiner, President, CWA Local 1081; Newark, NJ
• Tito Boneta, President, UAW local 1005; Cleveland, OH
• William Kelly, Business Mgr., Ironworkers Local 372; Cincinnati, OH
• Rick Tincher, Chairman UAW CAP Committee Dayton area; Springboro, OH
• Barbara Black, President SEIU local 2000; St. Louis, MO
• Matthew Ebenhoeh, President, UAW local 668; Saginaw, MI
• Bill Borch, President and Bus. Agent Ironworkers local 2; Saginaw, MI
• Jonathon Charters, Business Rep IAM Local Lodge 2839; Saginaw, MI
• Kathleen Betts, Executive Director, Michigan Education Association; Saginaw, MI
• Alvaro Garcia, Treasurer, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local 81; Oakland, CA
• James V. Thrower, Vice-President, AFSCME Local 685; Los Angeles, CA
• John Clark, Chair, UAW CAP Southern Area; Jackson, Calhoun Counties, MI
• Michael Travali, Secretary-Treasurer, CWA Local 1022; Asbury Park, NJ
• David M. Williams, Business Manager, IBEW Local 1395; Indianapolis, IN
• Thomas Palermo, President, CSA Local 1039; Trenton, NJ
• Andrew Kristich, Legislative Committee, UAW local 774; Buffalo, NY
• Mark Lesh, President, Ironworkers local 147; Wolcottville, IN
• Frank Endres, Representative, Farm Activist and Leader; Corning, CA
• Carolyn Harper, President, AFSCME Local 1251; New York, NY
• Jim Allen, International Vice-President, Region IV, Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America *; MI
• George W. Davis, Executive Board, United Rubber Workers Local #44*; Los Angeles, CA
• James Montgomery, UAW CAP Chairman, UAW local 737; Nashville, TN
• Brian Hoffman, Pres. UAW local 1977; Monroe, LA
• Dean Cook, UAW CAP Committee, UAW Local 735; Ypsilanti, MI
• Robert Cramp, Pres. UAW local 2277, Angola, IN
• Ron Tribula, Benefit Representative, UAW local 699, Saginaw, MI
• Mike Coil, Bargaining Committee Chair, UAW local 2911, Ft. Wayne, IN

 

* Former elected official.