WASHINGTON, June 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International Brotherhood
of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today pledged his vote as a
superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention to Barack Obama.
"I am pleased to announce that I will be casting my superdelegate vote
for Barack Obama," said President Hoffa. "Barack Obama has caught the
imagination of the American people. He has restored hope to the American
spirit. He is a true leader who will bring real change to Washington."
On June 2nd, Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) Chair Mark Brewer informed
President Hoffa that Brewer would nominate him as one of Michigan's two
elected superdelegates at an MDP meeting scheduled for June 14, 2008. The
nominees of the MDP Chair have historically been elected unanimously and
without opposition.
The Teamsters Union endorsed Obama on February 20, 2008.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents
more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United
States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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CONTACT:
Bret Caldwell, bcaldwell@teamster.org, or
Leigh Strope, lstrope@teamster.org, both of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, +1-202-624-6911
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