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Endorsed Candidates
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Elect Mediators to Public Office

The table below lists candidates for public office who have met the EMPO Project's endorsement criteria.

Endorsed candidates are authorized to place the endorsement seal to the right on their campaign websites. Candidates who are marked as "Pending" have recently been contacted, but have not yet responded to EMPO's offer of endorsement.

Other candidates will be listed here as they are brought to our attention. Send email if you know of other candidates who may qualify for endorsement.

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Candidate's name Office sought Location
National Office    
Bill Mitchell (Pending) US House of Representatives Florida
District 9
Henry Cuellar (Pending) US House of Representatives (Incumbent) Texas
District 28
Barbara Ann Radnofsky - Previous election US Senate Texas
Tim Barnwell - Previous election US House of Representatives Texas
District 26
Will Pryor - Previous election US House of Representatives Texas
District 32
State Office    
Al Bartell - Previous election Lieutenant Governor Georgia
Harriet Miller - Previous election Texas State Legislature District 102
Perry McGriff - Previous election Florida State Senate District 14
Susan Fisher - Previous election North Carolina State Legislature District 114
William L. Skinner - Previous election State Supreme Court Mississippi
Local Office    
Josefina Muniz Rendon District Judge Harris County, TX
Tommy Green City Council Lovejoy, GA
Karl Timmerman - Previous election Associate Circuit Judge Johnson County, MO
John Weismuller - Previous election County Judge Angelina County, TX
Thom Bouis - Previous election County Judge Rockwall County, TX
Anna Martinez Boling - Previous election 428th District Court Judge Hays County, TX
Countries other than the United States    
John Orlikow - Previous election School Trustee (Incumbent) Winnipeg, Canada
Catherine Delahunty - Previous election East Coast Electorate New Zealand

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