Endorsement: Pinto wins AFSCME endorsement

Assistant county attorney Dave Pinto has won the AFSCME Council 5 endorsement, a key union nod in a DFL endorsement race.

Here's what AFSCME president Judy Wahlberg writes in the endorsement announcement:

AFSCME Council 5’s endorsement is significant. The union is one of the largest and most politically active in Minnesota. It represents almost 500 workers and retirees who can vote in House District 64B, which includes Highland Park, Mac-Groveland, and Fort Road/West 7th neighborhoods in St. Paul.

Here's the full release:

Pinto Campaign AFSCME announcement by theracefor64b