CWA Local 3808 is a proud member of the Tennessee AFL-CIO and participated in the endorsement process of candidates for the August 5, 2010 election. Listed are the candidates in the Middle Tennessee area. We support the recommended candidates below. The TN AFL-CIO COPE Committee met Thursday, July 8, 2010 in Nashville to make their endorsements for the August 5th Primary.

Please note that we are not telling you how to vote, simply informing you of the candidates whom your union believes will do their best in representing working families in Tennessee. Please remember to vote. (* indicates incumbent)

TENNESSEE AFL-CIO
COPE COMMITTEE ENDORSEMENTS

GOVERNOR – Mike McWhorter (D) Endorsed

U.S. House of Representatives - Endorsed
District 4 Lincoln Davis* (Coffee, Maury & Lewis Counties & portion of Hickman)
District 5 Jim Cooper* (Davidson County, portions of Cheatham and Wilson)
District 6 Ben Lemming (Rutherford, Marshall, Bedford, Cannon, DeKalb, Putnam, Smith, Jackson, Overton, Clay, Macon, Trousdale, Sumner Robertson Counties, & portion of Wilson)
District 7 Greg Rabidoux (Cheatham County & portions of Montgomery, Williamson, & Hickman)
District 8 Roy Herron (Dickson, Houston, & Humphreys Counties, portion of Montgomery)

Tennessee Senate
State Sen. 13 Debbie Matthews (D) Endorsed State

Sen. 19 Thelma M. Harper* (D) Endorsed 
State Sen. 15 Charlotte Burks*(D) No Action Taken

State Sen. 21 Jeff Yarbro (D) Endorsed

State Sen. 17 Aubrey T. Givens (D) Endorsed

State Sen. 25 Doug Jackson* (D) Endorsed

Tennessee House of Representatives
Dist. 40- James C. Hale (D) Endorsed      Dist. 59- Sherry Jones* (D) Endorsed
Dist. 42-Henry D. Fincher* (D) Endorsed   Dist. 60- Tommy Bradley (D) Endorsed
Dist. 43- Charles Curtiss* (D) No Action Taken Dist. 61- Charles M. Sargent* (R) No Action Taken
Dist. 44- Mike McDonald* (D) Endorsed      Dist. 62- Jenny W. Hunt (D) Favorable
Dist. 45- Charles Ihrig (D) Endorsed            Dist. 62- Mike Winton (D) Favorable
Dist. 46- Sam Stratton Bone, Jr.* (D) Endorsed Dist. 63- Glen Casada* (D) No Endorsement
Dist. 48- David B. LaRoche (D) Endorsed     Dist. 64- Ty Cobb* (D) Endorsed
Dist. 49- William Kent Coleman* (D) Endorsed Dist. 65- Eddie Bass* (D) Endorsed
Dist. 50- Gary W. Moore* (D) Endorsed          Dist. 66- Billy Paul Carneal (D) Endorsed Dist. 51- Michael L. Turner* (D) Endorsed     Dist. 67- Joe Pitts* (D) Endorsed
Dist. 52- Mike Stewart* (D) Endorsed              Dist. 68- Brett Ramsey (D) Endorsed
Dist. 53- Janis Baird Sontany* (D) Endorsed Dist. 69- David A. Shepard* (D) Endorsed
Dist. 54- Brenda Gilmore* (D) Endorsed         Dist. 70- Calvin Moore (D) Endorsed
Dist. 55- Gary Odom* (D) Endorsed        Dist. 74- John Charles Tidwell* (D) Endorsed
Dist. 56- Matthew R. Kenigson (D) Endorsed  Dist. 75- Willie "Butch" Borchert* (D) Endorsed
Dist. 57- Allen Barry (D) Endorsed            Dist. 78- Danny R. Twork (D) Endorsed
Dist. 58- Mary Pruitt* (D) Endorsed

GENERAL ELECTION Davidson County
Circuit Court Clerk Richard R. Rooker

Register of Deeds Bill Garrett
County Clerk John Arriola

School Board District 9 Ronnie Osborne
Criminal Court Clerk David Torrence

Sheriff Daron Hall
4th Circuit Court Judge Phillip Smith

Trustee Charlie Caldwell
Juvenile Court Clerk David Smith

Endorsed by CWA Local 3808

Wilson County Wilson County Mayor Don Fox

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