Washington State 40th district Senate Race-Ken Henderson gains the endorsments of the Washington State Labor Council and the support of several other unions. Ken Henderson also continues to lead in fundraising.
Gov. Chris GregoireGovernor Chris Gregoire received the endorsement of the Washington State Labor Council over the weekend. The Council is the state federation of the AFL-CIO, one of the largest and most influential labor unions in the country.
This comes one week after Gregoire received the endorsement of another major union in the state, the SEIU. The Governor won the WSLC endorsement with a unanimous vote.
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