Jenny Durkan claims shes not just a business candidate.
Jenny Durkan claims she's not just a business candidate. nate gowdy

One of the city's most powerful unions, Service Employees International Union Local 775, has endorsed Jenny Durkan for mayor.



SEIU Local 775 endorsed Mayor Ed Murray before Murray dropped out of the race. Murray has since endorsed Durkan. SEIU 775's leader, David Rolf, co-chaired the task force Murray created to negotiate the $15 minimum wage. In 2015, the union endorsed council incumbent Tim Burgess.

Durkan, a former U.S. attorney, has also been endorsed by the Seattle Firefighters Union, Frost Insulators and Firestop Containment Workers Union, Local 7, and the Operating Engineers Local 302, but SEIU 775 represents her biggest labor endorsement yet.

UPDATE: In a statement from Durkan's campaign, home care worker and SEIU 775 member Ed Solseng said Durkan "stood out for her experience, her knowledge, and her ability to step in and be an effective mayor. Long-term care workers – and all working families – need a mayor who will continue the path towards building more affordable housing, fighting against income inequality, and providing quality services for people with disabilities, seniors, and other vulnerable residents. I have confidence that Jenny Durkan will be that mayor."