This election season, we need to elect leaders who’ll stand with us and keep our Union strong.
The general election is quickly coming up — and Sheet Metal Workers are standing together to elect candidates who will keep our job sites safe, protect our benefits, and stand with families like ours.
Are you ready to do your part? Get all the details below to make your voice count at the ballot box.
LOCAL 17 CANDIDATES
Local 17’s endorsed candidates have proven time and again that they will stand up for our members and working families across our region.
We endorse the following candidates who’ll protect unions and high-quality union healthcare and pension plans like ours.
They’ll strengthen collective bargaining rights and fight aggressively to stop wage theft and other forms of worker exploitation by unethical companies in our industry and beyond. They also share our belief that Union apprenticeship programs are the backbone of our industry and that safe job sites are productive job sites, especially in the current pandemic.
We encourage our members to stay informed this election season, and vote for the candidates that will advocate for our collective interests.
NATIONAL
Joe Biden – President of the United States
MASSACHUSETTS
U.S. House of Representatives
MA State Senate
John Cronin – Worcester & Middlesex
John Keenan – Norfolk & Plymouth
John Velis – Second Hampden & Hampshire
Rebecca Rausch – Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex
Susan Moran – Plymouth & Barnstable
Mike Brady – Second Plymouth & Barnstable
Walter Timilty – Norfolk, Bristol & Plymouth
Christine Crean – Worcester & Norfolk
Michael Rush – Suffolk and Norfolk District
State Sen. Patrick O’Connor – Plymouth and Norfolk
MA State House
Marjorie Decker – 25th Middlesex
Christine Barber – 34th Middlesex
Carmine Gentile – 13th Middlesex
Emmanuel Dockter – 5th Plymouth
Natalie Higgins – 4th Worcester
Samuel Biagetti – 5th Worcester
Thomas Stanley – 9th Middlesex
Michelle DuBois – 10th Plymouth
Meghan Kilcoyne – 12th Worcester
Patrick Reynolds – 14th Bristol
David Robertson – 19th Middlesex
Michael Kushmerek – 3rd Worcester
Patrick Kearney – 4th Plymouth
Erika Uyterhoeven – 27th Middlesex
MA Municipal
Patrick McDermott – Norfolk Country Sheriff
Terry Kennedy – Governor’s Council
NEW HAMPSHIRE
KEY ELECTION DATES
- Saturday, October 17: MA Federal Early Voting Begins
- Saturday, October 24: Deadline to Register to Vote in Federal Election
- Friday, October 30: MA Federal Election Early Voting Ends
- Wednesday, October 28, 5 PM: Deadline to Submit Mail-In Ballot Application for Federal Election (Postmarked)
- Tuesday, November 3: Federal Election
- Tuesday, November 3: Federal Election
- Monday, October 19: Deadline to Register to Vote in General Election – Mail-In or In Person
- Saturday, October 31, Deadline to Request an Absentee Ballot
- Tuesday, November 3: Federal Election
- Tuesday, November 3, 8 PM: Deadline to Return Completed Absentee Ballot
- Sunday, October 4: Deadline to Register to Vote in General Election
- Tuesday, October 13 at 4 pm: Deadline to Submit Mail-In Ballot Application
- Tuesday, November 3: Federal Election
MAKE YOUR PLAN TO VOTE
Due to the continued risks posed by COVID-19, states across New England are providing new mail-in voting options. Voting by mail is safe and easy, and you can do it right from home.
Check your state’s information below to register to vote and get your mail-in ballot:
Massachusetts
- Mail-in ballot applications have been mailed to all registered voters. Fill it out, send it back by 5 pm on October 28, and your ballot will be mailed to you.
- Register to vote: https://bit.ly/2Bn8GgK
- Apply for a mail-in ballot: https://bit.ly/3h84lNG
- Find your polling place: https://bit.ly/3jmv6yY
- If you’re returning your completed absentee ballot by U.S. Mail, the clerk must receive it by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 8 for the primary and Tuesday, November 3 for the general election.
- Register to vote: https://bit.ly/32M6VFf
- Apply for an absentee ballot: https://bit.ly/3fRDDsc
- The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is August 18, and the deadline to return a completed ballot is September 8. Voters must register by August 9.
- Register to vote: https://bit.ly/2Cp3M3n
- Apply for a mail-in ballot: https://bit.ly/39hcmwU
- Absentee ballots can be requested up until the third business day before the election. The deadline to register to vote for the general election is October 19.
- Learn more and register to vote: https://bit.ly/2OFVwyq
- Apply for an absentee ballot: https://bit.ly/3fPP83k