Texas AFL-CIO COPE
The Committee on Political Education (COPE) is the Texas labor movement’s political arm.
COPE Convention
Every two years, the COPE Convention votes on statewide endorsements and adopts local endorsements from across the state. Delegates learn new political tactics and work on ways to build power for all Texas working families.
COPE Members
The following persons are members of Texas AFL-CIO COPE, and have agreed to contribute at least $250 to the COPE campaign. All members receive a membership pin.
Gold Members
Leonard Aguilar (Texas AFL-CIO) • Emily Amps (Texas AFL-CIO) • Dennis Anderson (UAW 2360) • Dean Corgey (SIU) • Claude Cummings Jr. (CWA) • Cheryl Eliano (AFGE) • Lee Forbes (Texas AFL-CIO) • Charles Fuentes (CWA 6143) • Jason Gayler (IAM) • Ana Gonzalez (Texas AFL-CIO) • Monica Gonzalez (NNU) • Tina House (AFGE) • Doyle Langston (NALC) • Rick Levy (Texas AFL-CIO) • David Lopez, Jr. (IUEC 21) • Calvin Mackie (ILA 24) • Blake Medley (IBEW 520) • Lee Medley (USW 13-1) • Becky Moeller (Texas AFL-CIO/CWA Retiree) • Lorraine Montemayor (Texas AFL-CIO) • Tara Pohlmeyer (Texas AFL-CIO) • Ryan Pollock (Texas BCTC) • Shawn Smith (SMW 49) • Smith, Sheria (AFGE 252) • Jerrod Strange (Ironworkers 263) • Ben Suddaby (AFSCME 1624) • Chap Thornton (UA 286) • William B. “Bill” Tucker (IBEW 278 Memorial) • Tyler Turner (OPEIU 277) • Chris Wagner (IBEW) • Price Warwick III (IBEW 20) • White, Linda K. (AFT 3456 Retiree) • Maileen Williams (UAW 276) • Joshua Worthey (IBEW 220)
COPE Members
Aguilar, Belinda (CWA 6222) • Armando Aguirre (SMW 54) • Allen, Claretta (CWA Retiree) • Allen, Ed (IBEW 66) • Anderson, Jackie White (AFT 2415) • Armstrong, William (AFGE 1033) • Arredondo-Peterson, Celesté (NNU) • Barreto, Fabiola (OPEIU 277) • Barton, Jamie (USW) • Beard, David (USW 752) • Beuerlein, Joe (IUEC 21) • Bocanegra, Andres (AFT 4632) • Bordovsky, Stanley (SMW 54) • Bosquez, Abel (IAM 1255) • Bowie, Del (CWA 6127 Retiree) • Brenneman, Ben (IBEW 520) • Brisker, Calvin (IBEW 716) • Bryant, Judy (AFT 2260 Retiree) • Buresh, Gary (IBEW) • Cantwell, Travis (UA 100) • Capo, Zeph (Texas AFT) • Carrillo-Valdez, Lydia (Texas AFT Retiree) • Cash, Bob (OPEIU 277/CWA/TSEU) • Castillo, Lawrence (USW) • Castro, Laura (APWU 739) • Chamberlain, Larry (IBEW) • Chenevert, Tony (AFT 2260 Retiree) • Cole, Bobby (IAFF 2149 Retiree) • Comeaux, Bob (AFT 1356) • Cooper, Joe (UA 286) • Cooper, Justin (IBEW 479) • Corona, Jesse (OPEIU 277) • Crandell, Mark (Insulators 22) • Critendon, Taylor (NNU) • Cummins, Thomas (Bexar Federation of Teachers) • Cunningham, Michael (Texas Bldg Trades Retiree) • Curry, Clyff (UA 529) • Curts, Rosemary (AFT 2260) • Darby, Jeff (AFGE 2139) • Davidson, Mary E. (LIUNA 1095) • Dawson, Leslie (USW Retiree) • Dee, Richard (Ironworkers) • Del Rio, Alicia (AFT) • Dent, Harmon (USW Retiree) • Dewey, Andy (AFT 2415) • Diegel, Rick (IBEW Retiree) • Dlouhy, Lynnesa (OPEIU 129/UAPP 68) • Dolande, Ed (UA Plumbers 68) • Doss, Les (NALC Retiree) • Drayden, Jerrick (UAW 129) • Dunlap, Traci (AFT 2048) • Edge, Don (AFGE Retiree) • Edmondson, Oliver (UAW 119) • Embree, Alice (CWA 6186 Retiree) • Ewig, Mark (CWA 6210) • Falks, Deborah (AFGE 1033 Retiree) • Faulk, Shannon (AFL-CIO) • Fernandes, Nathan (AFSCME 1624) • Finger, Mary (UFCW 455 Retiree) • Galupi, Charlie (IAM 776) • Gamez, Katie (IAM 2916) • Gardner, John (TWU 513) • Gardner, Jonathan B. (IBEW) • Garza, Ruben (USW) • Gentry, Suzan (CWA Retiree) • Goines, Phyllis (IBEW 220) • Golden, Brian (TWU) • Gonzales, David (IBEW 479) • Gonzales, Matthew (LIUNA 1095) • Gould, Michael (USW Retiree) • Grady, Mark (IATSE 51) • Granger, Brian (UA Plumbers 68) • Gross, Bryan (USW) • Gross, Michael (TSEU/CWA 6186 Retiree) • Grounds, Barry (IBEW 66) • Groves, Mary (CWA 6222 Retiree) • Guild, Lauren (OPEIU 277) • Hammes, Patrick (AFT 3877 Retiree) • Hendricks, Jeremy (LIUNA) • Hernandez, Jennifer (IUPAT DC 10) • Hill, Shayla (NALC 2309) • Hinojosa, Mike (CWA 6171) • Hutchinson, Seth (TSEU/CWA 6186) • Huyck, Scott (IBEW 20) • James, Amethyst (AFSCME/HOPE 123) • Javior, Paul B. (IUE Retiree) • Jiménez, Jr., José (OPEIU 277) • Johnson, Willie Charles (NALC 404) • Jones, Amber (OPEIU 277) • Jones, Thomas (AFT) • Jordan, Louise (NALC 421) • Kelley, Annette (CWA 6222) • Kenyon, Billy (SMW 54) • Khalil, Hany (TXGCALF) • Kissling, Irene (FOL) • Kneupper, Richard (CWA District 6) • Kraus, Ashlee (AFSCME 1624) • LaBroski, Jeffrey (UA Plumbers 68) • Lahner, Greg (USW 13-1 Retiree) • Lambert, Darien (AFSCME 3806) • Landin, Yvonne (AFT 3456 Retiree) • Landry, Richard “Hoot” (USW) • Lane, Pat (IAM 776) • Lantz, Gene & Elaine (UAW) • LaPray, Matthew (USW 13-243) • Lewis, Kimetra (NALC) • Little, Rhonda (USW 13-243 Retiree) • Longoria, Wanda (Texas AFT) • Lopez, Jason (AFSCME 1624) • Lord, Phillip (UA Retiree) • Lord, Wayne (UA Plumbers 68) • Lugo, Judy (CWA 6186) • Malfaro, Louis (AFT 2048) • Manion, Luke (IAFF 341) • Marshall, David (CWA 6215) • Martin, Jesse (CWA Retiree) • Martinez, Andy (UA Plumbers 68) • Martinez, Diane (FOL) • Mathias, Bonnie (CWA 6215) • Mayo, Donny (IBEW 66) • McDuffie, Sylvia (Sabine Area CLC Retiree) • McMahan, Diana (CWA 6222) • Miller, Mark (IAM&AW) • Mims, Pauline (UAW 276) • Mitchell, Cathy (IUPAT Retiree) • Morales, Linda (Texas Gulf Coast ALF)/OPEIU) • Morris, Micky (NALC) • Nauls, James (CWA 6186) • O’Brien, Krissy (AFSCME) • O’Rourke, Anita (USW Retiree) • O’Sullivan, John (AFT) • Oparinde, Niyi (AFSCME 3806) • Oppenheim, Richard (AFM 23 Retiree) • Ormsby, Jeff (AFSCME) • Orsak, Ronnie (IUOE 564) • Ortiz, Beverly (SEIU Texas) • Osobase, Derrick (CWA) • Owen, Martha (FOL) • Paez, Donna (ILA 24) • Pannell, Ann (IBEW) • Parker, Ruelle (USW) • Perez-Wiseley, Teresa (AFSCME Retiree) • Petterway, Artis (AFT Retiree) • Pomar, Ana (TSEU Retiree) • Ramos, Pauline (IAM 776A) • Ramos, Terri (OPEIU 277) • Reagan, Joanna E. (BAC Retiree) • Rehmet, Taylor (IAM 776B) • Reid, Edward L. (ATU 694) • Reyna, Adrian (AFT 67) • Rias, Adrienne (AFGE 182 Retiree) • Riggs, Carolyn P. (USW 13-2001) • Rocha, Cindy (CWA 6201 Retiree) • Rock, Richard (USW 235A Retiree) • Rosas, Andy (USW 13-1 SOAR) • Russo, Michael (SIU) • Salazar, Richard (AFSCME 3806) • Salgado, Jesus (SMW 104 Retiree) • Salvatore, Bob (Ironworkers 66) • Sanchez, Roy (AFSCME/HOPE 123) • Schoonover, Joseph (FOL)• Shaw, Richard (AFSCME 1550) • Sills, Ed (Texas AFL-CIO Retiree) • Singletary, Charlie (IUOE 564) • Small, Reginald (CWA 6215) • Speight, Dennis (FOL) • Speight, Emily (OPEIU 277) • St. Clair, Jackie (UA 286 Retiree) • Suddaby, Iris (AFSCME 1624) • Suplee, Robert (FOL) • Tamez, Greg (IUEC 81) • Tanguma, Sylvia (AFT 6329) • Taylor, Holly (AFSCME Retiree) • Thomas, Irmalyn (CWA 6139 Retiree) • Thompson, Paul (IAFF 51) • Thompson-Lutz, Katherine (San Antonio CLC) • Tijerina, Jeremy (IUEC 31) • Tilley, Earnest (CWA 6215) • Tiner, Kirk (UAW 816) • Torres, Jose Cruz (TWU) • Tucker, Clark (Carpenters 429 Retiree) • Vargas, Christina (CWA 186) • Veit, Kristie (CWA 6137) • Veltz, Yulanda (AFSCME/HOPE 123) • Venable II, William (UA Plumbers 68) • Vera, Nancy (AFT 3456) • Villarreal, Anastasia (NNU) • Villarreal, Carlos (IBEW 716) • Wakefield, Ellen (CWA 6201 Retiree) • Warwick, Jr., Price (IBEW 20 Retiree) • Washenfelder, Karrie (AFT 6198) • Whitaker, Charles (CWA 6150) • Williams, Sarah (AFGE 17) • Wiltz, Debbie (APWU Retiree) • Woodard, Chato (UA Plumbers 68) • Wyllie, Everett (NALC 404) • Young, Mark (USW 1) • Young, Peck (AFT) • Zaremba, Cheryl (CWA/TSEU 6186 Retiree) • Zavala, Joe (SIU)