Join the Working Families Network
Just because the elections are over, doesn't mean you can't take action.
 
(object placeholder)
 
How Union Members Voted on Nov. 7
How We Won (PPT)
 
 
Going Forward: What Needs to Be Done

 
 
Two Guys Videos
Labor 2006 Videos


 
 
Facts and Data
Get info on jobs, the economy and more.
 
 
Ask a Working Woman
Download summary report on 2006 survey here.
 
Rhode Island Main page :: Rhode Island Senate Race

Rhode Island Senate Race

Incumbent:Senator Lincoln Chafee  (R)
 Lincoln Chafee has a lifetime AFL-CIO Congressional Voting Record of voting wrong on working family issues 51 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s):Stephen Laffey (R) Sheldon Whitehouse (D) Carl Sheeler (D) Chris Young (D)
  
 
 OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.

Endorsed Candidate: Sheldon Whitehouse  
 
IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE

SHELDON WHITEHOUSE has 20 years of experience working for the people of Rhode Island. As senator, he will continue to serve working families, promising to “never cast that vote to enable their efforts to gut overtime pay, privatize Social Security or stand by while they outsource American jobs.” (Speech, Rhode Island AFL-CIO Convention, 9/14/06)

SHELDON WHITEHOUSE IS ON OUR SIDE

Will Protect American Jobs.
Sheldon Whitehouse will reject trade deals like NAFTA and CAFTA that fail to protect American jobs. (Speech, Rhode Island AFL-CIO Convention, 9/14/06)

Supports Real Health Care Solutions.
Sheldon Whitehouse will support affordable and accessible health care for all. He has a straightforward plan for Medicare to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices and more flexibility in health care. (The Providence Journal, 6/28/06; www.whitehouseforsenate.com)

Will Invest in Education.
Sheldon Whitehouse supports fully funding No Child Left Behind, special education and after-school programs. He will push for increases in grants and federal assistance that allow students to pursue higher education. (www.whitehouseforsenate.com)

SHELDON WHITEHOUSE FOR U.S. SENATE

 

VOTE Nov. 7

How you vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, please vote.

 

 

 

 

  
 

This portion of this website is paid for by the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education Political Contributions Committee, 815 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, with voluntary contributions from union members and their families, and is not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.