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UMW endorses Tennant at Labor Day rally
Last edited Thu Sep 4, 2014, 04:51 PM - Edit history (1)
On Monday, (UMWA President Cecil) Roberts and the UMW announced their endorsement of Secretary of State Natalie Tennant in her race against Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., for a seat in the U.S. Senate.
“You stand with us,” Roberts said to Tennant, “so today, we proudly stand with you.”
Tennant told the union miners and retirees and their families that her first act as a U.S. senator would be to endorse the Robert C. Byrd Coal Mine and Safety Act.
“She (Capito) was the only member of the West Virginia delegation to vote against the Byrd Act,” Tennant said.
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140901/GZ01/140909950#sthash.tjc2HyVS.dpuf
“You stand with us,” Roberts said to Tennant, “so today, we proudly stand with you.”
Tennant told the union miners and retirees and their families that her first act as a U.S. senator would be to endorse the Robert C. Byrd Coal Mine and Safety Act.
“She (Capito) was the only member of the West Virginia delegation to vote against the Byrd Act,” Tennant said.
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140901/GZ01/140909950#sthash.tjc2HyVS.dpuf
This endorsement will help Tennant in her uphill battle against Capito.
United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2014
Natalie Tennant Campaign Website