Ohio AFL-CIO

Endorsed 11 candidates in 2026.

Who they are

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a national trade union center that is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 65 national and international unions, together representing nearly 15 million active and retired workers.

From Wikipedia.

Where their endorsements fall

Of the 11 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 11 Democrats.

The 8 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average slightly left. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not Ohio AFL-CIO themselves.

Who they endorsed

Ohio

Greg Landsman (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 1
Kristina Knickerbocker (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 10
Shontel Brown (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 11
Jerrad Christian (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 12
Emilia Sykes (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 13
Jennifer Mazzuckelli (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 2
Joyce Beatty (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 3
Brian Poindexter (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 7
Vanessa Enoch (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 8
Marcy Kaptur (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 9
Sherrod Brown (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. Senate (special election)

Endorsements as listed in the Endorsements sections of Wikipedia's 2026 race articles, each with its own citation there. Those lists cover federal and statewide races well and local races little, so an endorser may have endorsed others not shown here. All endorsers.

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