IAFF: U.S. Prez Endorsement — How They Voted
A Declaration of Irrelevance
The IAFF executive board met in Washington and decided — to do nothing.
At least the vote was close meaning that many wanted to do something.
Were Slevin, Colbert and Pantelis following Edzo orders or voting their districts?
The big disappointment — but not a surprise — is Andy Pantelis sitting on his hands, taking the easy way out. Mark my words — one day he will want to declare himself a bold leader but this vote should haunt his days.
The surprise is Danny Todd, a.k.a. Father Time, voting to endorse (and being awake to do it.)
To Endorse
Vote Total: 151,342
2nd District (Woolbright) Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
5th District (Mitchell) Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
7th District (Walsh) Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Washington
8th District (Sanders) Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio
10th District (Gilman) Arizona, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
14th District (Todd) Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee
16th District (Johnson) Federals
No Endorsement
Vote Total: 155,202
1st District (Slevin) New Jersey and New York
3rd District (Colbert) Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
4th District (Pantelis) Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
9th District (Franier) Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming
11th District (Glynn) Oklahoma and Texas
12th District (Dix) Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
Abstain:
6th District (Carter) Canada
13th District (LeBlanc) Canada
15th District (Ross) Canada
As one longtime IAFF leader put it:
I’d have more respect for them if they endorsed Trump. Elections are about making choices for the good of your members. I would have flushed out those who hid behind “no endorsement”. Make them take a stand for their candidate. The board allowed these cowards to hide. I blame the Harris supporters too. They could have made a motion and a second to endorse Trump and expose these scumbags.
Cheers.