Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 19, 2012, - The law enforcement endorsements for Pennsylvania Attorney General Candidate Dan McCaffery continue again today. McCaffery received the enthusiastic endorsements of the Allegheny County Prison Employees Independent Union
"I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Allegheny County Prison Employees Independent Union," said McCaffery. "Their support further shows that Pennsylvania’s law enforcement community is squarely behind me in this election."
The Allegheny County Prison Employees Independent Union, which represents 421 full-time and 71 part-time employees, recognized in McCaffery the experience and law enforcement background that is needed to become the Attorney General of Pennsylvania.
"Above all else, Pennsylvania needs an Attorney General with the necessary real-world trial experience to succeed," said union President Charles Manderino. "We are proud to support Dan McCaffery because of all the candidates in this race, Dan is the most qualified to become our next Attorney General."
The endorsement of the Allegheny County Prison Employees Independent Union is merely the latest in a long line of major endorsements for McCaffery's surging campaign.
Other endorsements include U.S. Congressman Bob Brady; IBEW Local 98 Business Manager John J. Dougherty; IBEW Local 5; Colonel Harris Brooks (U.S. Air Force, Ret.); Allegheny Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #91; Bucks County Commissioner Diane Marseglia; Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz; former Philadelphia City Controller Jonathan Saidel; Philadelphia Councilman Bobby Henon; Montgomery County Commissioner Leslie Richards; Joint Board of Workers United Manager Lynne Fox; Pennsylvania State Correctional Officers Association; International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 21; Iron Workers Local 401; Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local Union 1; Roofers Local 30; Cement Masons Local 592, IUOE Local 66; International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 14; International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 154; Philadelphia Firefighters’ and Paramedics Union Local 22; State Senator Larry Farnese; State Representative Matthew Bradford; State Representative Kevin Boyle, State Representative Dom Costa; Allegheny County Sheriff William P. Mullen; Washington County Sheriff Samuel Romano; and former Erie County Sheriff Bob Murski, among many others.
