FEATURE
Pacheco and Miller for CalPERS
Help elect two pro-labor candidates to the CalPERS Board
Cast your vote in this fall’s election
by Shannon Carr
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) election this fall will undoubtedly impact members, active and retired alike. CalPERS is ground zero in the fight to ensure adequate funding for pension benefits today, and far into tomorrow. This is why CSEA endorses Jose Luis Pacheco for the Member-at-Large Position B seat and incumbent David Miller for the Member-at-Large Position A seat on the CalPERS Board of Administration. These are both four-year terms, so it is important to ensure the person who is elected acts in the best interests of classified employees. Rob Feckner, who is serving his sixth term on the board, urges those who can to vote when their ballot arrives after August 27. Even though the implications of the election results will have a far-reaching impact with classified employees, he said the last election had less than an eight percent turnout. “Let’s change that narrative,” said Feckner, who is past president and life member of CSEA, and past executive vice president of the California Labor Federation. “It is important to vote for more than one reason,” Feckner said. “One, we want to be sure and elect the CSEA-endorsed candidates and two, it is very important to show a good turnout as the legislature is watching to see how engaged PERS members are in electing their board members." He supports Pacheco because he “is a fellow classified employee and understands the unique needs of school employees.” As for re-electing Miller, “David has always been a reliable board member, classified friendly and labor supporter. He has been a labor leader for years.”
David Miller and Jose Luis Pacheco (from left) are both running for a seat in the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) this fall. Photo by Eleakis & Elder Photography
Jose Luis Pacheco
In the last issue of Focus magazine, we had the chance to highlight Pacheco’s campaign. But much has changed in just a couple short months. To start, Pacheco shared his sincere gratitude for all his CSEA sisters, brothers and volunteers who banded together to raise 33 times the number of signatures needed to get him on the ballot. “It was a beautiful thing to see and that was just incredible,” he said.
David Miller
David Miller is running for re-election because “I believe that dedicated public employees deserve to receive the healthcare and retirement benefits they have earned, and I want to continue the fight to protect their hard-earned benefits and be their voice on the CalPERS Board.” Looking at the near horizon, Miller’s top priorities are the upcoming healthcare rate setting and the asset allocation cycle along with the associated setting of the discount rate.
VOTE for Jose Luis Pacheco and David Miller for the CalPERS Board of Administration
There are three ways to vote:
- Vote online: www.CalPERSelections.com
- Vote by phone: (833) 442-4829 or
- Vote by mail: August 27–September 27
Ballots will arrive in blue envelopes and begin mailing on August 27. The website and phone voting will go live on August 27 and you will need your CalPERS PIN to vote online or by phone.
