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New York's Haitian community and Barack Obama
supporters have something to celebrate - a dynamic local labor leader,
Haitian American Patrick Gaspard, has been named national political
director of Sen. Obama's presidential campaign.
In this position, Gaspard
- who is executive vice president for politics and legislation for the
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East labor union - will work to
develop relationships with labor unions, elected officials and
political groups in the Democrats' battle for the White House.
"This election offers a clear choice between John McCain's agenda for continuing the failed policies of George W. Bush,
and Barack Obama's vision for change," said Gaspard. "I am proud to be
a part of this campaign, and I look forward to working to bring people
together across the country to elect Barack Obama."
Gaspard has lobbied for the 1199SEIU for about a year and he's been heading volunteer efforts in Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and other primary elections states for the union since it endorsed
Obama in February. Gaspard will take a leave of absence from his job
with the 1199SEIU.
The political director spearheads relationships with other elected officials, labor unions and outside political groups.
Gaspard
has led the Union’s legislative efforts in Albany, Annapolis, Boston
and Washington, DC for the past year. Since February, when the 1199SEIU
Executive Council joined with the rest of SEIU across the country to
endorse Sen. Obama, Patrick has coordinated the volunteer efforts that
sent hundreds of Union members to Wisconsin, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Indiana and other primary election states.
“This
election offers a clear choice between John McCain’s agenda for
continuing the failed policies of George W. Bush, and Barack Obama’s
vision for change,” Gaspard said. “I am proud to be a part of this
campaign, and I look forward to working to bring people together across
the country to elect Barack Obama.”
He is taking a
partial leave of absence from the 1199SEIU to take up his new position.
After the November election, Patrick will return to help the Union
mobilize all across the country to support the Obama administration’s
push for healthcare for all, and for the Employee Free Choice Act.
For more info visit http://www.1199seiu.org/media/news.cfm?nid=1600
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