Hooser’s Support of Working Families Earns Local 5’s Endorsement
of Bid for Lt. Governor
Former Senate Majority Leader and the only Neighbor Island candidate in the race for Lieutenant Governor, Gary Hooser, today welcomed the endorsement of his candidacy by UNITE HERE! Local 5. This is a significant vote of confidence and support from a local labor organization representing over 10,500 hotel, health care, and food service workers throughout the State.
Commenting on the endorsement, Hooser said, “I am thankful to the members of local 5 who have joined with The Hawaii Nurses Association, The Progressive Democrats of Hawaii and with many other groups and community leaders in offering me their support.
Our campaign is a grass-roots effort and Local 5 is a progressive grass-roots people- centered organization. This is very good news for our campaign as our momentum continues to build on every island statewide,” he added.
Citing his clear record in support of Hawaii’s working families, Joli Tokusato, a worker at the Ilikai Hotel for the last 20 years and chair of Local 5’s Political Action Committee said, “There’s one candidate in this race with experience we can count on, and that’s Gary Hooser. Senator Hooser is the only neighbor island candidate and the only one with
leadership experience on both the county and state levels. He knows our issues and listens to our concerns because he understands the value of hard work.”
Rod Kane, a cook at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel added, “I’m proud of our Union’s endorsement of Gary Hooser because he’s consistently stood with us on the front lines of fighting for good jobs for this community. He was there for us at Turtle Bay, in our campaign at the Royal Kona Resort on the Big Island, and our statewide hotel and Kaiser campaigns as well.”
“Working families in every community around our State are feeling the squeeze, yet more and more money is being sucked out of our State while wealthy corporations continue to use the economy as an excuse to hurt workers. In this economy and in this election, we need a real leader who will work with us to defend our community and stand up for the little guy, not another typical politician; we need real experience, and not just talk or a catchy campaign slogan; we need Gary Hooser as our next Lieutenant Governor,” added Tokusato.
Visit www.garyhooser.com for more comments from others statewide who have endorsed Gary Hooser for Lieutenant Governor 2010.
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