NM-02: AFSCME Endorses McCamley

More good news (and more momentum) for Bill McCamley's campaign. Congressional candidate and Doña Ana County Commissioner Bill McCamley announced that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) had endorsed his candidacy for US Congress in New Mexico’s Second Congressional District. AFSCME represents over 12,000 city, county, state, and university employees in New Mexico. AFSCME New Mexico’s Political Action Committee voted to endorse McCamley, citing his “great relationship with labor over the years.”

“Bill is going to do great things for Southern New Mexico,” said Committee Member Fred Marquez.  “We are going to work hard to make sure he is our next Representative in Washington.”

“I am thrilled to receive AFSCME’s support,” said McCamley. “I am committed to changing Washington to get results for the people of southern New Mexico, including the hard-working public servants that AFSCME represents.”

McCamley is a Doña Ana County Commissioner and was Executive Director of the New Mexico Rural Development Council.

McCamley recently won the Democratic Party’s Pre-Primary Convention for the Second Congressional District with 49% of the Convention delegates over his remaining opponent’s 36% in a tremendous show of strength.  Internal polling showed McCamley leading his opponent by over 20%.

He has previously been endorsed by the New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council, which represents over 7,000 New Mexico workers. 

Since declaring his candidacy in April, McCamley has put over 50,000 miles on his car – enough to circle the earth twice – traveling to every county in the district to listen to the concerns of constituents.  He has raised $350,000.

McCamley’s campaign website is www.billmccamley.com. No donation is too small to help NM-02's grassroots candidate. Just do it.

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