IUEC Local 17 Election night saw three races on the ballot. Sister Andrea Rodriguez campaigned for the positions of President and Delegate to the AFL-CIO which were held by Brother John Patton. There was also a race for Vice-President between current office holder Fran Adams and challenger Pat Kelly.



As the Hall filled up on Election Night 2022, officers setup and readied the ballot box.


All four candidates had the opportunity to speak to the body prior to the ballots being cast. Sister Andrea Rodriguez (right) spoke about her qualifications to be elected president of Local 17 followed by sitting President John Patton (left). Both Adams and Kelly declined.




Members line up to get their ballots and cast their vote.

Ballots are readied for counting by the talliers.



The final tallies had Patton retaining the President and Delegate offices and Kelly coming out ahead over Adams.