​Press Release 

Clean Sweep: Democratic District Attorney Candidate Patrick Dugan Earns Coveted Endorsements Of All Regional Teamsters Unions

Philadelphia, PA (February 26, 2025) — 

Today, the Greater Philadelphia region’s main Teamsters Union organizations - Teamsters Joint Council 53 and the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters - officially announced their unanimous endorsements of Democratic candidate for District Attorney of the City of Philadelphia Patrick Dugan.

“Pat Dugan is from unions and for unions, always,” said Bill Hamilton, President of the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters and Vice President of the Eastern Region. “Pat was born into a Teamsters family and has never forgotten how labor unions provided a good life for him and his family and made his dream of a highly-successful career in the judicial system a reality. Philadelphia needs Pat Dugan for District Attorney, a decorated military veteran and respected former judge known for his tough but fair approach to maintaining law and order in Philadelphia. The Teamsters will do everything in our power to ensure that Pat Dugan is our next District Attorney.”

For Dugan, a former Judge of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia for 17 years who also founded the city’s acclaimed Veterans Court, the Teamsters’ endorsements are affirmation that the lifelong influence and support of the city’s proud labor movement is largely responsible for the career success that has brought him to the precipice of the city’s top law enforcement office. 

“My grandparents were both lifelong members of the Teamsters Union, so the endorsements of Local 830, Joint Council 53 and the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters is an incredibly proud moment for me and my family, I’m sure my grandparents are smiling down from heaven. Many of my family members were or continue to be immersed in the union movement, I know firsthand how unions provided economic security for my extended family and gave us all an appreciation for working families and a respect for the dignity of work. Rest assured that, as D.A., the Teamsters and all Philadelphia unions will have a fierce advocate in the office.”

Pennsylvania’s Primary Election is Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

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