Montana’s Largest Labor Union Endorses Raph Graybill

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Dear John,

Today, the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE)—Montana’s largest union, representing teachers, law enforcement, and health care professionals—endorsed Raph Graybill for Attorney General.

MFPE’s 23,000 members are the backbone of public institutions in Montana.

With ballots going out in exactly one month, this endorsement is huge news. Raph is proud to stand with Montana’s teachers and public employees.

See the full release below.

-Team Graybill

P.S. We are one month from ballots going out and need your help to make sure we have the resources to win. Please join MFPE and their members in supporting Raph today with a contribution to our campaign.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

MFPE Announces Endorsement of Raph Graybill for Attorney General
‘Graybill will be Montana’s lawyer for all the people’.

(HELENA, MONTANA) - The Montana Federation of Public Employees’ (MFPE) political action committee announced today that it has endorsed Raph Graybill for Attorney General.

The endorsement of Raph Graybill was made following candidate interviews conducted by MFPE member-leaders. The interviews focused on where the candidates stand on important issues facing MFPE’s diverse membership, which includes teachers, law enforcement, and health care professionals working in public institutions across all levels of Montana government.

"We first met Raph Graybill when we visited with him about the constitutional issues the privatization of public education provokes,” said MFPE President Eric Feaver. “From that point forward, Graybill has impressed us with his commitment to the plain meaning of Montana's brilliant 1972 constitution. He is determined to defend our constitution against all those who would twist it to their special, self-serving, unconstitutional interests.

Graybill believes, as we believe, that public institutions exist for the common good and should be carefully nurtured, not cavalierly tossed aside. The minute he steps into office, Raph Graybill will be Montana’s lawyer for all the people, and a brilliant one to boot."

MFPE is Montana’s largest and most professionally diverse union, representing 23,000 members living and working in every Montana community.

Supporting the campaign: Raph is currently working full time to support Governor Bullock. With the outbreak of COVID-19, we’ve cancelled all in-person fundraisers and events. But this election is more important than ever, especially with our access to healthcare on the line. If you want to continue to support our efforts to put a fighter for Montana in the Attorney General’s office, you can do so HERE.

About Raph: Raph Graybill is Chief Legal Counsel to Governor Steve Bullock. A fifth-generation Montanan from Great Falls, Graybill won a Rhodes Scholarship and graduated from Yale Law School. Graybill beat the Trump Administration in court over dark money, protected our public lands from out-of-state developers, and defended Montana's public schools.

The non-partisan Cook Political Report rates Graybill as the top Democratic candidate to win back the Attorney General's office this fall.

Paid for by Friends of Raph Graybill, PO Box 2728, Great Falls, MT 59403. Democrat.

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