Andres Tobar, candidate for the Democratic Nomination for the 47th District of the Virginia House of Delegates, has been endorsed by Laborer’s Local 11, an affiliate of the 850,000 member Laborers’ International Union of North America, as well as HUD Local 476 of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) . As a 20-year employee of the U.S. Department of Education, Tobar was an active member of AFGE Local 2607.

“As a life-long union supporter, I am proud to accept the endorsements of Laborer’s Local 11, as well as AFGE-HUD Local 476. We have a long way to go to ensure that workers in Virginia can vote for union representation, are paid a living wage and have health insurance benefits. But we must begin today to fight for these rights in the new legislative session,” Tobar said.

“Our support for Andres is based on his passionate commitment to all workers in Northern Virginia. He has earned our respect,” said Hugo Carballo, President, Laborers Local 11.

Eddie Eitches, president of AFGE – HUD Local 476, added that Tobar’s AFGE membership and qualifications make him the best candidate to represent the 47th district.

“We are excited to endorse Andres. His union background began in college with the United Farm Workers Union (UFW) and continued throughout his federal career. We believe he is the strongest candidate to send to the General Assembly,” Eitches said.