Earlier this afternoon we reported that the Guido Maniscalco campaign had issued out a press release touting the endorsement of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 123.
“Guido has proven himself to be a person of integrity and commitment, who upholds the values of Tampa’s working families,” said Todd Vega, Business Manager with the union.
As reported in the earlier post, however, Jackie Toledo, one of Maniscalco’s opponents in the Tampa City Council District 6 race, has been touting a similar endorsement.
The Toledo campaign sent us a statement written by Vega dated December4, 2014, that said,” The Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 123 is proud to support Jackie Toledo for City Council District 6.”
It went on to say that, “We feel that Jackie’s enthusiasm, determination and strong commitment will serve residents of Tampa and the City Council well.”
Perhaps cognizant of that earlier endorsement, Vega wrote today that, “Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 123 is proud to offers its SOLE endorsement of Guido Maniscalco in the Tampa City Council District 6 race.”
So what’s going on?
Florida Politics has contacted Vega to find out who the union is truly endorsing. We’ll update this post when we hear back from him.