2008 Primary Election Endorsements & Supporters
Elected Officials
Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Senator Barack Obama
United States Senator Richard J. Durbin
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
Congressman Jim Clyburn
Former Congressman Abner Mikva
State Senator Terry Link
State Senator Susan Garrett
State Senator Jeffrey Schoenberg
State Senator Dan Kotowski
State Representative Julie Hamos
State Representative Elaine Nekritz
State Representative Kathy Ryg
State Representative Eddie Washington
Newspapers
Chicago Tribune
Daily Herald
Chicago Sun-Times
Pioneer Press
Organizations
AFL-CIO
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago
Citizen Action- Illinois
Communications Workers of America
Illinois Committee for Honest Government
International Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Illinois Federation of Teachers- Northwest Suburban Teachers Union Local 1211
Independent Voters of Illinois-IPO
International Longshoreman’s Association
National Organization for Women
New Trier Township Democratic Organization
Northfield Township Democrats
Service Employees International Union
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
Teamsters
Tenth Congressional District Democrats Straw Poll Winner
United Auto Workers
United Food and Commercial Workers
United Mine Workers
United Transportation Union