The Delaware AFL-CIO is backing Tom Gordon in the race for New Castle County Executive.
He held that job from 1997 to 2004.
He is one of four candidates including incumbent Paul Clark in the Democratic Primary on September 11th.
Gordon said he was humbled by the endorsement giving him boots on the ground to turnout the vote.
The AFL-CIO is made up of 110 union locals with 28-thousand members state wide.
Seventy-five percent of them are in New Castle County.
Executive Director Gerald Brady told the Wilmington News Journal that Saturday’s vote to back the Gordon was unusual because the union has a policy of not making endorsements in primaries.
He added there are exceptions for candidates who are strong on unionissues.
