Partisan Questions
The organization is non-partisan. While it endorsed Chris Dodd for President of the United States in the 2008 Democratic Primary and Barack Obama in the general election, it has a strong reputation of being a bi-partisan organization and has endorsed numerous Republicans over the years. It endorsed the successful gubernatorial candidacies of Rick Perry (Texas) and Mitch Daniels (Indiana), and has endorsed several Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Examples of the IAFF’s endorsement of Republican in 2010 include Senators Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Chuck Grassley (Iowa); and Representatives Sam Graves (MO/6), John Shimkus (IL/19), Geoff Davis (KY/4) and Peter King (NY/3).
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