International Union of Painters And Allied Trades Endorses Haley Stevens for U.S. Senate
5/8/2026
“Haley Stevens delivers for working people. She stands up for union jobs, and gets real results for the men and women who keep Michigan running.”
DETROIT, MI – Today, Congresswoman Haley Stevens secured her twelfth union endorsement, the most of any MI-SEN candidate and triple her closest opponent, as the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, representing skilled trades workers across Michigan, announced its support for her campaign for U.S. Senate. In their endorsement, Robert Gonzalez of IUPAT District Council 1M praised Haley’s long record of delivering for Michigan workers, protecting good-paying union jobs, and investing in the skilled trades that build and maintain Michigan’s communities and infrastructure.
“Haley Stevens delivers for working people. She stands up for union jobs, and gets real results for the men and women who keep Michigan running,” said IUPAT DC 1M Business Manager and Secretary Treasurer Robert Gonzalez. “She’s fought to improve working conditions, protect good-paying union jobs, and make sure skilled trades workers have the opportunities they deserve. We’re proud to have her back as she has always had ours.”
“I am honored to have the support of hardworking members of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades,” said Congresswoman Haley Stevens. “The members of Painters represent the best of Michigan’s workers, and they deserve a Senator who will fight for their rights, for good-paying union jobs, and deliver real results. That’s exactly what I’ll do in the Senate.”
Haley continues to build the infrastructure to win statewide in Michigan and gain momentum. She has the most union endorsements in the Senate race by a long shot, with more than double her closest opponent. So far, Haley has been endorsed by the Operating Engineers 324, SMART Local 292, Boilermakers Local 169, Sheet Metal Workers Local 80, Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 2, Plumbers Local 98, IronWorkers Local 25, Teamsters Local 243, UNITE HERE Local 24, Michigan Machinists Council, and Pipefitters, Steamfitters, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Service Local Union 636. She has been endorsed by former U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and community leader Colleen Ochoa Peters, in addition to former Rep. Brenda Lawrence and a slate of Congressional Black Caucus Members. She has also been endorsed by former state House Speaker Joe Tate, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten, the Mayors of Lansing and Grand Rapids, 11 mayors across Metro Detroit, 40 clergy members across Michigan, the Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus, Reps. Helena Scott (Detroit), Tyrone Carter (Detroit), Amos O’Neal (Saginaw), Brenda Carter (Pontiac), former Detroit Mayor and NBA Hall of Famer Dave Bing, former MI Governor Jim Blanchard, Elect Democratic Women PAC, former MDP Chair Lavora Barnes, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. Read the full and growing list of endorsements here