List of Local 802 candidates (2024)


As required by the Local 802 election rules, the following is the list of eligible candidates for the 2024 Local 802 election as determined by the office of the Local 802 Recording Vice President and staff.

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. The office(s) each candidate is pursuing appears in parentheses after each name.

Pursuant to Article I, section 2e of the Election Rules, unopposed candidates are deemed elected as of the beginning of the nominee’s term. (The next term begins Jan. 1, 2025.)

Candidates’ statements appear here in the November 2024 issue of Allegro.


Deborah Assael (Executive Board)

Demian Austin (Trial Board)

Janet Axelrod (Trial Board)

Andrew Bove (Executive Board)

Bud Burridge (Executive Board, Delegate to the AFM Convention)

Bettina Covo (Executive Board)

Sara Cutler (Executive Board)

Julia DeRosa (Executive Board)

Karen Fisher (Financial Vice President, Delegate to the AFM Convention)

Diva Goodfriend-Koven (Executive Board, Delegate to the AFM Convention)

Sarah Haines (Executive Board)

Jen Herman (Trial Board)

Martha Hyde (Executive Board, Delegate to the AFM Convention, Delegate to the New York State AFL-CIO)

Cynde Iverson (Executive Board)

Matthew Jaimes (Executive Board)

Morris Kainuma (Executive Board)

Aaron Korn (Trial Board)

Harvey Mars (Recording Vice President, Delegate to the AFM Convention)

Mary Ann McSweeney (Trial Board)

John O’Connor (Executive Board)

Warren Odze (Trial Board)

Peter Saleh (Executive Board)

Allison Seidner (Trial Board)

Bob Suttmann (President)

Daniel Wieloszynski (Dan Willis) (Trial Board)

Sue Williams (Trial Board)

Chad Yarbrough (Trial Board)