TUSTIN — Today, Teamsters Joint Council 42 announced its endorsement of Dr. Asif Mahmood for Congress. The group represents 23 Teamster Union Locals in Southern California, Southern Nevada, Guam, Saipan, and Hawaii. Nearly 250,000 working and retired Teamsters are affiliated with JC 42, the largest Council in the entire International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Dr. Mahmood believes that we need more leaders in Washington who will fight for workers’ rights and safety while helping families make ends meet. In Congress, he will work across the aisle to pass legislation that the people in CA-40 need.
The JC 42 joins the growing group of state, federal, and Orange County leaders supporting Dr. Mahmood’s campaign. They include:
- UNITE HERE Local 11
- Equality CA
- OC Labor Federation
- 314 Action
- Aspire PAC
- LAOC Building and Construction Trades Council
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- Gov. Gavin Newsom
- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla
- U.S. Senator Cory Booker
- U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, chair of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- U.S. Senator Tim Kaine
- Rep. Katie Porter
- Rep. Mike Levin
- Rep. Adam Schiff
- Rep. Lou Correa
- Rep. Tony Cardenas
- Rep. Brad Sherman
- Rep. Barbara Lee
- Rep. Sara Jacobs
- Rep. Norma Torres
- Rep. Judy Chu
- Rep. Ted Lieu
- Rep. Jimmy Gomez
- Rep. Karen Bass
- Rep. Ro Khanna
- Rep. Alan Lowenthal
- Rep. Ami Bera
- Rep. Jim Costa
- Rep. Gregory Meeks, chair of House Foreign Affairs Committee
- CA Lt. Gov Eleni Kounalakis
- CA Treasurer Betty Yee
- CA Attorney General Rob Bonta
- CA Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
- State Senator Anna Caballero
- State Senator Josh Newman
- State Senator Sydney Kamlager
- Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon
- Assemblymember Mike Fong
- Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
- Assemblymember Miguel Santiago
- Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula
- Assemblymember Tom Daly
- Assemblymember Chris Holden
- Assemblymember Blanca Rubio
- Artesia Mayor Ali Sajjad Taj
- Irvine Councilwoman Melisa Fox
- Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan
- Orange County Democratic Party Chairwoman Ada Briceño
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair Mark Gonzalez
- California Democratic Party Treasurer and DNC member Melahat Rafiei
- Andy Thorburn, Orange County Democratic leader
