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AFSCME AND SEIU ENDORSE SANDY PASCH FOR 22nd ASSEMBLY
Pasch continues to earn endorsements from high-profile people and groups as the race for the 22nd Assembly heats up
MILWAUKEE, Wis., (July 27, 2008) – 22nd Assembly candidate Sandy Pasch added to her long list of prominent endorsements this week by earning the support of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME PEOPLE Committee) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU Wisconsin State Council).
“I’m extremely proud to receive this support, especially at a time when many people and groups are reserving their endorsements until after the primary,” says Pasch. “Whenever I get an endorsement like this, it is another third party who has studied what I offer compared to my opponents and come to the conclusion that I am the best person to represent this district.”
An impressive group of elected officials and community leaders endorse Pasch, including Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm, State Senator Judy Robson, Glendale School Board member Nick Hassler,Whitefish Bay Trustee Julie Siegel, and Shorewood Village Trustee Margaret Wrenn Hickey. Pasch also has the support of law enforcement (Milwaukee Deputy Sheriffs Association), teachers (American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 212 and AFT Wisconsin), and healthcare professionals (Wisconsin Nurses Association and Wisconsin Federation of Nursing and Health Professionals).
Pasch is running for the seat Sheldon Wasserman is leaving to run for State Senate. Her platform includes affordable, accessible healthcare; fiscally responsible government; quality education; and environmental stewardship.
A resident of Whitefish Bay since 1986, Pasch is a nurse and an assistant professor at Columbia College of Nursing. She is coordinator of the Milwaukee Crisis Intervention Program; founder of the Crisis Intervention Partner Program; on the steering committee for the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force; on two committees for the Milwaukee County Community Justice Council; and is on the boards of directors for the American Red Cross; National Alliance on Mental Illness of Greater Milwaukee (President emeritus); and Warmline, Inc. She previously served on the ethics committees for area hospitals,as well as boards of directors for Hope House; Whitefish Bay Soccer Club; and Advocates for Education. Pasch is a member of the American Red Cross Nurses; American Public Health Association; and American Society for Bioethics and Humanities.
To contact Pasch, call 414-467-9962 or email spasch.2008 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net.
WisPolitics.com: Pasch Campaigning on Despite Injury
WisPolitics.com published a story about Sandy recently:
Sandy Pasch, one of 5 Democrats running in the primary for the 22nd Assembly District, says she’s done more than 1,000 doors since being sidelined for several weeks as a result of a pelvis fracture she suffered while campaigning April 27.
Since May 22, Pasch said she's had volunteers and youth in need of summer jobs help push her around the North Shore Milwaukee district in a wheelchair to visit voters' homes.
Pasch said the injury, which requires a three-month recovery period, has given her a greater understanding of the difficulties people with disabilities have in getting around and how the culture is not sensitive to their needs.
“I thought I was aware,” Pasch said. “I'm so much more aware of it now.”
Pasch, a registered nurse for more than 30 years, said reforming healthcare is her top priority and an issue she hears about frequently when she talks to voters.
