FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27th, 2026
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Daniel Diaz, Communications Coordinator
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Florida AFL-CIO Debuts Labor 2026 Campaign With Endorsement of Jose Javier Rodriguez for Attorney General
The Committee on Political Education (COPE) of the Florida AFL-CIO unanimously voted to endorse Jose Javier Rodriguez for Florida Attorney General
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Tuesday, May 26th, The Florida AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) proudly kicked off their electoral endorsement season by unanimously voting to endorse Jose Javier Rodriguez for Florida Attorney General.
Shortly after the endorsement vote, Florida AFL-CIO President Kimberly Holdridge issued the following statement:
“The process behind this endorsement represented input from all facets of our movement and Florida’s labor force, and it comes with the determination and dedication of hundreds of thousands of our members to ensure that Jose Javier Rodriguez is elected to serve as Florida’s next Attorney General.”
FL AFL-CIO Director of Politics and Public Policy Dr. Rich Templin said of the endorsement:
“JJR has one of the strongest and most proven records of service for Florida’s working families. He was a staunch ally and champion in the Florida House and Senate and as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training of the United States and as an accomplished lawyer in his professional career defending thousands of workers in the courts. Florida’s workers and consumers couldn’t ask for a more qualified or principled Attorney General.”
JJR’s early endorsement arrives ahead of the Florida AFL-CIO’s 2026 COPE Endorsing Convention on June 14th, where member delegates from across Florida’s working class will gather to consider, and vote on the congressional, statewide, and state candidates and resolutions that best reflect the priorities of working families this election season.
The full slate of FL AFL-CIO endorsed candidates will be announced soon after the convention’s conclusion. Candidates and campaigns interested in participating can visit our convention page or email media@flaflcio.org to learn more.
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