The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) announced Thursday that it will not endorse any candidates in this year’s presidential election.
IAFF has previously supported Democratic candidates, but supported President Joe Biden reversed his stance in early 2020, choosing not to endorse any candidate in the upcoming presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. IAFF President Edward Kelly said: quoted The union executive committee cited the narrow 1.2 percentage point difference in votes as the reason for not supporting the candidate.
statement from @IAFF Chairman After today’s IAFF board meeting pic.twitter.com/D6K6eQFrF7
— International Fire Protection Association (@IAFFofficial) October 3, 2024
“Over the past year, the IAFF has taken unprecedented steps to listen to our members on the candidates and policy issues that matter most to them,” Kelly said in a statement on X.
“As with our 106-year history, IAFF will continue to work to improve the lives of firefighters and their families. The IAFF Board of Directors believes that if we act shoulder to shoulder as a union, we will continue to work to improve the lives of firefighters and their families. We decided that we could better advocate for our members and advance the issues that matter to them. This decision, which we took very seriously, is the best way to preserve and strengthen our unity. ‘ added Mr Kelly. (Related: Union executive intends to ‘neutralize’ more than $900,000 in American profits last year)
IAFF donated approximately $1.5 million to federal candidates in both the 2016 and 2020 elections, with more than 80% of its funds going to Democrats. According to To open secret. In 2020, IAFF’s Political Action Committee (PAC) endorsed Biden early in the campaign, contributing $5,000 directly to Biden’s campaign and supporting independent spending, including the “Fire Brigade for Biden” initiative. and donated approximately $300,000.
The announcement echoes a similar position taken by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which also found strong support for Trump among its members in an internal survey. He withheld his support for the 2024 presidential election on September 18th. While 59.6% of union members surveyed supported Mr. Trump, only 31% supported Ms. Harris, and the union declared that there was not enough agreement with either candidate to justify support. .
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