Clark picks up another labor endorsement for congressional bid

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State Sen. Tarryl Clark has picked up another endorsement from organized labor for her congressional bid. Yesterday, Teamsters Joint Council 32 officially gave the St. Cloud Democrat the nod in her challenge to 6th district incumbent Rep. Michele Bachmann. Joint Council 32 has 62,000 members, many in Bachmann’s district.

“We will reach out to our members in the district and show them the facts as to how they have been ignored by the current congressional representative,” said Sue Mauren, Teamsters Joint Council 32 president. “She has been an absolute disappointment and, in many cases, an embarrassment to voters in the area.”

The endorsement follows that of AFSCME Council 5, which represents some 5,000 government employees of voting age in the 6th district, in early August. AFSCME Council 65 threw its support behind Clark, who is the state Senate’s Assistant Majority Leader, a week later.