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SEIU Backs Williams and Shaffer in Memphis School Board & Council Races

SEIU today announced a list of local candidates endorsed by the organization for this year’s Memphis school board and city council elections on November 4. In the contested races, SEIU Local 205 endorses Freda Williams in the school board’s At-Large Position 1 and Paul Shaffer for City Council District 9.

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