Two new sign-on statements for City Council endorsements were released this week:
1. From City residents in the union movement:
Having devoted our careers to the union movement and having acquainted ourselves with the candidates we are happy to endorse Jessica Landman in Ward 1 and Roger Schlegel in Ward 3 for Takoma Park City Council.
We know Jessica and Roger share our view that strong, effective unions are needed to improve the lives of all working people. We believe they are the best candidates to represent these interests on our city’s Council.
Karen Ackerman, former AFL-CIO political director
Sally Davies, former President AFSCME University of Maryland College Park
Dennis Desmond, former Business Manager, LIUNA Local 11
Fred Feinstein, former NLRB General Counsel
Tom Gagliardo, civil rights, labor and employment attorney
Beth Grupp, union consultant
Paul Huebner, rank & file activist in Laborers Local # 74 & Fin. Secretary-Treasurer in Carpenters Local #1110.
Jennifer Martin, former President, Montgomery County Education Association
Bob Muehlenkamp, former Teamster Organizing Director
Steve Rosenthal, former political director of the AFL-CIO
Saul Schniderman- Former President AFSCME Library of Congress Guild
Miriam Szapiro, former chief NLRB Regional Advice Branch and union-side labor lawyer
Joe Uehlein, former Secretary-Treasurer of Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO and labor musician.
2. From City residents who are environmental and climate activists:
We, the undersigned, endorse the following candidates for Takoma Park City Council in 2024 because of their deep longstanding knowledge of, and commitment to, climate and environmental issues.
- Ward 1 Jessica Landman
- Ward 3 Roger Schlegel
- Ward 6 Ambroise Agosse
| Bob Dreher | Environmental lawyer and conservationist; worked for EPA, DOJ, FWS, Earthjustice, Defenders of Wildlife and Potomac Riverkeeper Network |
| Brenda Platt | Environmental program director, national nonprofit organization, 30+ years |
| Byrne H. Kelly | Landscape Architect/Environmental Planner, Takoma Stormwater Solutions, DC Solar Coalition (plankholder) Installed Solar on the White House circa.1978 |
| Catherine Tunis | Environmental Policy Analyst, retired; former Takoma Park Committee on the Environment |
| Charlotte Schoenmann | Architect, lighting activist |
| Colleen Cordes | Former Psychology & Environment Fellow at Friends of the Earth, former TP Tree Commission chair |
| David Hunter | International environmental and human rights professor and advocate |
| David Reed | Environmental economist, author of 7 books on international environment and security |
| De Herman | Jewish Earth Alliance, Takoma Park Drawdown, Climate Action Coffee |
| Diana Younts | TPEM Environmental Working Group |
| Diane Curran | Environmental and nuclear safety attorney |
| Diane MacEachern | Former Director of Communications, Sierra Club; Founder & Publisher, Big Green Purse. Resident of Takoma Park since 1984. |
| Dr. David Blockstein | Co-Director, Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week |
| Dr. Robin Broad | Research Professor of Environment & Development, American University |
| Esther Siegel | Sustainable farmer, community activist |
| Ferd Hoefner | Senior policy director, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition |
| Gillian Caldwell | Former CEO Global Witness and former Campaign Director 1Sky (now 350.org) |
| Gina Gaspin | Founding member of TPSS Food Coop |
| Jimmy Daukas | Senior manager at national farmland protection non-profit organization |
| John Cavanagh | Institute for Policy Studies, the outfit co-founded by Jamie Raskin’s dad Marc |
| Joseph Klockner | LEED AP BD+C, Klockner & Company – Sustainable Builders since 1982 |
| Karen Elrich | Co-founder TPSS food co-op, member Climate Action Coffee |
| Karen Lange | Journalist on wildlife, sustainability and the environment |
| Kirsten Stade | Conservation Biologist, sustainability + environmental overshoot author |
| Kopal Jha | TPSS co-op board, native ecosystem rejuvenation |
| Linda Pentz Gunter | Journalist, founder of TP-based anti-nuclear/environmental advocacy group, Beyond Nuclear |
| Lorraine Pearsall | Environmental scientist and ardent conservationist |
| Marc Elrich | Executive Montgomery County and former Takoma Park Councilmember |
| Margaret Bowman | Water policy and climate resilience advocate in nonprofits and foundations |
| Michael Blau | Aerospace software engineer |
| Mike Tabor | Sustainable farmer, community activist |
| Nadine Bloch | Former NOAA Office of Education & Sustainability, 35+ yr Environmental Activist + educator |
| Paul Chrostowski | Environmental consultant and author of over 100 scientific papers |
| Philip Bogdonoff | Board member: Biodiversity for a Livable Climate, EcoRestoration Alliance, +Community Food Forest Collective; Consultant, World Bank Environment Dept |
| Randy Gibson | Outgoing TP City Councilmember; Climate Action Coffee, Takoma Stormwater Solutions, Food Forest group |
| Robert Engelman | Former president, Worldwatch Institute |
| Robert Goo | National expert on stormwater and Federal agency employee |
| Robin Schoen | Science policy, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. |
| Shari Friedman | Working in climate and sustainability for 30 years, focus on policy and finance. |
| Stephen Whitney | Climate Action Coffee, Takoma Stormwater Solutions and Friends of Sligo Creek |
| Steve Shapiro | Past president American Federation of Government Employees Local 3331, EPA HQ |