This is time to fulfill the pledge you made as a America In Solidarity volunteer to help to elect those that will stand up for the issues and legislation that concerns you. These candidates have vowed to work for us to obtain affordable healthcare, safe healthy work environments & a living wage. Please check out the GET OUT THE VOTE schedules for these AIS Pledge signers and see if you can volunteer some time. They are fighting to make your community a better place to live and work. 

Fife City Councilmember Rob Cerqui recently sent in his signed America In Solidarity pledge to support working families. He is running for the open House seat in Washington's 25th District. A family farmer and small business owner, Rob is labor's pick in this hard fought, close race. Some of his priorities include keeping taxes low, yet helping our schools and preserving open space. Read more about Rob on his website.

Bruce Lachney, candidate for Pierce County Council (Pos #3), signs AIS pledge to protect America's working families.

Along with his support of working families Bruce pledges:

All citizens must have the benefit of a responsive government

where decisions are not made in the shadows, where there is

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

  Darcy Burner, 8th Congressional candidate and AIS 2006 pledge signer showed her “courage under fire” literally when she ran from her burning house July1st. 
  Mike and Darcy’s brave 5 year old son Henry alerted his sleeping parents to the fire early Tuesday morning. Henry’s comforting night light had turned deadly igniting a fire in his room. 
  Burner ran with Henry from the burning house as the ceiling started to collapse to safety along with husband Mike. The family’s golden retriever puppy Bruce Wayne was rescued by one of the 20 firefighters responding to the call. Sadly the family’s cat Charlotte did not make it out. 

Below is a list of 2008 Candidates who have signed the America In Solidarity pledge to support working families. If your favorite is not listed, refer them here.
Congressional Candidates

• Congressman Neil Abercrombie (HI-01)
• Congressman Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)
• Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (CA-06)
• Bill Durston (CA-03)
• Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09)
• Darcy Burner (WA-08)
• Congressman Norm Dicks (WA-06)
• Paul Richmond (WA-06)
• Congressman Brian Baird (WA-03)
• Cheryl Crist (WA-03)
• Jerry Northington (DE)
• Gilda Reed (LA-01)
• Corbett Kroehler (FL-08)
• Clint Curtis (FL-15)
• George Fearing (WA-04)

Washington State (statewide races)

Democrats will have more than one choice in Washington's 3rd and 6th Congressional Districts in 2008 as Cheryl Crist and Paul Richmond are challenging Democratic incumbents in their respective districts. Both Crist (an AIS volunteer since 2006) and Richmond recently signed our pledge to support working families.

Crist is running to get our troops out of Iraq and on a bold platform that includes universal health care, renewable energy and public campaign financing. She is running against Brian Baird, who signed the AIS pledge in 2004. Richmond, like Crist, was inspired to run because he thought the incumbent, Norm Dicks, was not representing the district. Dicks signed America In Solidarity's pledge in 2003.

Monty Mahan, candidate for Kitsap County (WA.) Commissioner, recently sent in his signed pledge and questionaire. Currently the Executive Director of the Pierce Conservation District, Monty has a broad range of civic experience that will serve the citizens of Kitsap County well. He's already been out knocking on doors and meeting with his future constituents and his "citizens first" attitude is impressing folks.

Monty's blog

"Fired-up and feisty, Gilda entered political life in 2007 to make a powerful difference in the lives of senior citizens, children, working men and women and small business owners."

There are few bright spots in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. Gilda Reed is one of them. Dr. Reed, a professor at UNO, is running on getting our troops out of Iraq, universal health care and protecting America's unions and working families (read her stance on the issues). Reed is running for Louisiana's First Congressional District and recently won the Democratic primary with over 70% support.

Jerry Northington, a great progressive candidate for Delaware's lone seat in the House of Representatives, recently signed America In Solidarity's pledge to support working families. Northington wants us out of Iraq, affordable health care for all, and living wages. He also states that we need to restructure our current trade deals that have cost millions of American jobs, not to mention worsening conditions for workers abroad.

See Northington's answers to our questionaire here.