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. We hope you'll join us Jan. 24-25, 2026 in Georgetown, TX!

Visit texasaflcioconvention.org for details.

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) • John Easton, Jr. (IBEW) • Cheryl Eliano (AFGE) • Lee Forbes (Texas AFL-CIO) • Charles Fuentes (CWA 6143) • Ana Gonzalez (Texas AFL-CIO) • Monica Gonzalez (NNU) • Tina House (AFGE) • Rick Levy (Texas AFL-CIO) • David Lopez, Jr. (IUEC 21) • Lee Medley (USW 13-1) • Becky Moeller (Texas AFL-CIO/CWA Retiree) • Tara Pohlmeyer (Texas AFL-CIO) • Ryan Pollock (Texas BCTC) • Jeanne Schulze (AFGE 1003) • Shawn Smith (SMW 49) • Jerrod Strange (Ironworkers 263) • Ben Suddaby (AFSCME 1624) • Chap Thornton (UA 286) • Tyler Turner (OPEIU) • Price Warwick III (IBEW 20) • Maileen Williams (UAW 276) • Joshua Worthey (IBEW 220)

COPE Members

Allen, Claretta (CWA Retiree) • Allen, Ed (IBEW 66) • Alley, David (IBEW 716 Retiree) • Anderson, Jackie White (AFT 2415) • Armstrong, William (AFGE 1033) • Baker, Patricia (Texas Gulf Coast ALF) • Barreto, Fabiola (OPEIU 277) • Barton, Jamie (USW) • Beard, David (USW 752) • Below, Shonda (AFT 6568) • Berryman, Trey (SMW 54) • Beuerlein, Joe (IUEC 21) • Blanks, Bryan (ATU 1338) • Blanton, Chris (AFSCME 1624) • 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) • Brown, Priscilla (CWA 6201 Retiree) • Bryant, Judy (AFT 2260 Retiree) • Buresh, Gary (IBEW) • Cantwell, Travis (UA 100) • Cash, Bob (OPEIU 277/CWA/TSEU) • Castro, Laura (APWU 739) • Chamberlain, Larry (IBEW) • Chenevert, Tony (AFT 2260 Retiree) • Cole, Philip (USW) • Comeaux, Bob (AFT 1356) • Cooper, Justin (IBEW 479) • Corona, Jesse (OPEIU 277) • Crandell, Mark (Insulators 22) • Critendon, Taylor (NNU) • Cummings, Jr., Claude (CWA) • Cummins, Thomas (Bexar Federation of Teachers) • Cunningham, Michael (Texas Bldg Trades Retiree) • Cutburth, Zack (IUEC 21) • Darby, Jeff (AFGE 2139) • Davidson, Mary E. (LIUNA 1095) • Dawson, Leslie (USW Retiree) • Dee, Richard (Ironworkers) • Del Rio, Alicia (AFT) • Denn, Shane (IBEW 60) • Dent, Harmon (USW Retiree) • Dewey, Andy (AFT 2415) • Diegel, Rick (IBEW Retiree) • Dlouhy, Lynnesa (OPEIU 129/UAPP 68) • Dolande, Ed (UA Plumbers 68) • Dolney, Barbara (IATSE 896) • 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) • 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) • Golightly, Maxine (CWA 6214) • Gonzales, David (IBEW 479) • Gonzalez, Kelly (AFSCME 2021) • Gould, Michael (USW Retiree) • Grady, Mark (IATSE 51) • Granger, Brian (UA Plumbers 68) • Gross, Michael (TSEU/CWA 6186 Retiree) • Grounds, Barry (IBEW 66) • Groves, Mary (CWA 6222 Retiree) • Guild, Lauren (OPEIU 277) • Hackleman, Zetta (NNU) • Hammes, Patrick (AFT 3877 Retiree) • Hendricks, Jeremy (LIUNA) • Hernandez, Jennifer (IUPAT DC 10) • Hetzel, Edna (FOL) • Hill, Shayla (NALC 2309) • Hinojosa, Mike (CWA 6171) • Hutchinson, Seth (TSEU/CWA 6186) • James, Amethyst (AFSCME/HOPE 123) • Javior, Paul B. (IUE Retiree) • Johnson, Willie Charles (NALC 404) • Jones, Amber (OPEIU 277) • Jones, Thomas (AFT) • Jordan, Louise (NALC 421) • Kelley, Annette (CWA 6222) • Kenyon, Billy (SMW 54) • Kissling, Irene (FOL) • Kneupper, Richard (CWA District 6) • LaBroski, Jeffrey (UA Plumbers 68) • Lahner, Greg (USW 13-1 Retiree) • Lambert, Darien (AFSCME 3806) • Landry, Richard “Hoot” (USW) • Lane, Pat (IAM 776) • Lansangan, Kasey (IBEW 520) • Lantz, Gene and Elaine (UAW) • LaPray, Matthew (USW 13-243) • Latson, Charice (IBEW 60) • Lewis, Kimetra (NALC) • Little, Rhonda (USW 13-243 Retiree) • Littles, Paula (Texas NNOC Retiree) • Longoria, Wanda (Texas AFT) • Lopez, Jason (AFSCME 1624) • Lord, Phillip (UAPP) • Lord, Rick (UA Plumbers 68) • Lord, Wayne (UA Plumbers 68) • Lugo, Judy (CWA 6186) • Maben, Denise (IAM and AW Retiree) • Malfaro, Louis (AFT 2048) • Manion, Luke (IAFF 341) • Marcum, Leticia (IBEW 583) • Marshall, David (CWA 6215) • 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 and AW) • Mims, Pauline (UAW 276) • Mitchell, Cathy (IUPAT Retiree) • Monis, Haroon (AFT 3216) • Montemayor, Joe (CWA 6186) • Montemayor, Lorraine (OPEIU 277) • Morales, Linda (Texas Gulf Coast ALF)/OPEIU) • Morris, Micky (NALC) • Moseley, Meekie (USW 243) • 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) • 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) • Ramos, Pauline (IAM 776A) • Ramos, Terri (OPEIU 277) • Reagan, Joanna E. (BAC Retiree) • Rehmet, Taylor (IAM 776B) • Reid, Edward L. (ATU 694) • Rias, Adrienne (AFGE 182 Retiree) • Riggs, Carolyn P. (USW 13-2001) • Rios, Tessa (NALC 2309) • Rocha, Cindy (CWA 6201 Retiree) • Rock, Richard (USW 235A) • Rodriguez, Carlos (NALC) • 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) • Shaw, Richard (AFSCME 1550) • Sills, Ed (Texas AFL-CIO Retiree) • Singletary, Charlie (IUOE 564) • Small, Reginald (CWA 6215) • Smith, Sheria (AFGE 252) • Speight, Dennis (FOL) • Speight, Emily (OPEIU 277) • St. Clair, Jackie (UA 286 Retiree) • Summers, Brydan (AFSCME 1624) • Suplee, Robert (FOL) • Tanguma, Sylvia (AFT 6329) • Thomas, Irmalyn (CWA 6139 Retiree) • Thomas, Maria (OPEIU 277) • 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) • Twombly, Rick (IUOE 178) • 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) • Weldon, Brian (AFSCME 1624) • Whitaker, Charles (CWA 6150) • White, Linda K. (AFT 3456 Retiree) • Wilson, Barbara (AFGE 2516 Retiree) • 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)