In the battle between Tampa's Alan Clendenin and Tallahassee's Allison Tant to become the next chair of the Florida Democratic Party chair, Clendenin has been getting more endorsements from grassroots oriented groups, and Tant from some of the biggest and most important Democrats in the state.
So no doubt Tant has to be pleased with the announcement that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) — one of the strongest public employee unions inside the Democratic Party of Florida — endorsed her today.
In a brief statement, Monica Russo, President of SEIU Florida State Council said:
"Allison's dedication to grassroots advocacy for the disabled, public education, and quality healthcare are aligned with the values of 55,000 active and retired members of SEIU in Florida. In addition, she brings a vitality and tenaciousness to campaigning and fundraising that will be required in order to win real gains for Floridians both legislatively and electorally."
