Connecticut Educators Endorse Rodgerson for State Representative

Following the release of Keith's education platform, this week has brought more exciting news, as the American Federation of Teachers Connecticut (AFT) have given their endorsement to Keith for the November 4th General Assembly election.

Melodie Peters, CT President of the AFT, said that Rodgerson received AFT's endorsement due to "(his) commitment to working families." Continuing, she added that "this election is very important to the people of Connecticut. We need strong leadership that will help turn this State around and your election is a critical part of this."

Rodgerson thanked the AFT for their endorsement, saying "I am humbled by their trust in me. These are challenging times in education. Once I get to Hartford, I will work very hard in making sure that our educational priorities continue to move forward."

The AFT endorsement follows the release of Rodgerson's education platform last week. Highlights of the platform include supporting increases to public school Educational Cost Sharing (ECS) funding, universal Pre-K, and the expansion of the UConn system, items that current Rep. Lavielle stood against in the 2014 General Assembly session. Other parts of the platform include strengthening STEM in the high schools, trade programs, private partnerships, and connections to institutions of higher learning.  

AFT Connecticut represents more than 29,000 workers in the public and private sectors. Their membership includes teachers, school related personnel including paraprofessionals, state employees, healthcare workers, and higher education faculty and staff.