Virtual Candidate Forum

A virtual Candidates Forum will be held Tuesday, November 4 at 6:00pm.  The Zoom link information is below:

Topic: Local 88 Candidate Forum

Time: Nov 4, 2025 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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The virtual Candidates Forum will feature candidates for the Cabinet: president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.

For each Cabinet officer position, we will hear 

  • opening statements (2 minutes/candidate), 

  • followed by 4 questions from the “floor” and each candidate will have 2 minutes to answer each question. 

  • Finally, each candidate will have a 1 minute closing statement.

You can find bios/statements of Cabinet and Executive Board candidates on the local 88 website (https://www.afscmelocal88.org/) by October 31, 2025.

For the election held November 5 (12noon) through November 12 (12noon), we will elect:

  • 4 Cabinet officers – the nominees are:

    • President: Jackie Tate and Megan Gallagher

    • Vice President: Becky Lillie and Rachel O’Rourke

    • Treasurer: Cindy Sierra and Dan Milimuka

    • Secretary: Imogen Fox and Katie Lenz

  • Executive Board

    • 4 Human Services (DCHS & HSD) representatives – the nominees are:

      • E Dominguez, Emilie Azorr, Hilary Zust, Kristen Harbert, and Megan Seeger

    • 6 General Government & Library – non departmental, DCA, DCS, DCM representatives – the nominees are:

      • Alex Nevison, Brianna Fisher, Emily Lofquist, Eon LaJoie, Grant Swanson, Issac Halozan, Manuel Arellano, Steela Robedeaux, and Zachary Wolfheart

Remember: The voting period will take place from 12:00pm, November 5th to 12:00pm, November 12th, 2025. If you do not have access to a computer or smartphone and need an alternate voting method,  you need to contact the Cabinet at 88cabinet@afscmelocal88.org immediately.

Please direct your questions to the elections committee at afscmelocal88elections2025@gmail.com or electionschair@afscmelocal88.org

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