AFSCME Council 66 Endorses Dia Carabajal for New York State Assembly

(Auburn, NY) The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 66 has announced “that a decision was unanimously made to support and endorse” Dia Carabajal for the 126th New York State Assembly District. 

AFSCME has approximately 3,400 local unions and 58 councils and affiliates in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. 

Dia’s “passion for equity in the workplace was evident in [her] thoughtful answers to our questions. [She has] stood with working families on many occasions,” said Amoretto Miller, the Director of Communications and Political Action Coordinator for AFSCME Council 66. In an email to Carabajal Miller continued that they “will be fortunate to have you as an ally in Albany.”

“I am honored to be endorsed by AFSCME Council 66,” said Dia Carabajal, candidate for the 126th District of the New York State Assembly. “Council 66 is comprised of individuals we have recently deemed as ‘essential workers.’ Nurses, corrections officers, child care providers, EMTs, sanitation workers and many more roles that during the pandemic kept and continues to keep our nation running.”

Dia Carabajal is the Democratic Candidate for the New York State Assembly in the 126th District. She is also on the Working Families line.

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