ANDY RUIZ · FOR UFLAC PRESIDENT

ONE UNION.ONE VOICE.ONE MISSION.

Your union. Your voice. Your future.

I’m running to protect your dues, strengthen representation, and bring our union together.

Leadership earned. When the pressure is real.
Andy Ruiz’s original Firefighter of the Year portrait in uniform.
ANDY RUIZFOR UFLAC PRESIDENT

MY COMMITMENTS

Your union. Your voice.
Your dues.

Clear priorities. Practical next steps.
A union that works for every member.

YOUR DUES01

Protect every dues dollar.

I will keep financial safeguards in place and strengthen oversight. Unity will not mean looking the other way.

Proposed first step

A plain-language summary of spending controls, approval responsibilities, and how concerns are reviewed.

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YOUR REPRESENTATION02

Clear answers. Real follow-through.

I will review responsibilities and performance across our union, including my own. Members should know who is responsible.

Proposed first step

A clear contact route, named responsibility for follow-up, and agreed response expectations.

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YOUR READINESS03

People. Equipment. Stations.

I will pursue practical resource options for the people doing the work. Our needs do not disappear after one vote.

Proposed first step

A prioritized needs list that connects each staffing, apparatus, or station request to cost and possible funding.

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YOUR UNION04

One standard. Every member.

I will work with whoever you elect and hold supporters, critics, and myself to the same standard.

Proposed first step

Clear responsibilities and member updates that distinguish work completed from work still open.

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The proposed first steps turn these commitments into a working agenda. The plan explains the actions and approvals involved.

THE DATES THAT MATTER

Two elections.
Two different timelines.

Know when ballots arrive.
Know what comes next.

UFLAC LOCAL 112LEADERSHIP ELECTION
—DAYS

Until ballots
are counted.

Ballots mailed Monday, November 2.Watch for your official ballot packet.

November 20 is the scheduled count date. Follow your ballot packet for the return deadline and instructions.

THE PEOPLE DOING THE WORK

Our job is demanding.
Our union should have our backs.

Staffing. Training. Equipment. Representation.
The priorities start with the people on the job.

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THE WORK NEEDS A PLAN

A funding plan.
Not a funding slogan.

My commitment to members continues with or without passage of Measure FD.

Personnel, apparatus, and stations each need a realistic path forward—not a claim that one funding source can do everything.

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Proposed priorities—not approved projects or awarded funding.

A firefighter moving through a wire-entanglement training prop.
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PREPARATION / RESPONSIBILITY / FOLLOW-THROUGH

Preparation matters.
So does who stands beside you.

I’ve spent years teaching survival skills and helping firefighters prepare for difficult moments.

That commitment to preparation carries into how I want our union to work: clear responsibilities, fair standards, and support when members need it.

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YOUR VOICE / MY RESPONSIBILITY TO LISTEN

WHAT WOULD
MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Tell me what needs to change, what we should protect, or where you need a clearer answer.

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MEASURE FD / OUTREACH CALENDAR

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Upcoming opportunities from the UFLAC outreach notice. Confirm your role and check-in location with the organizer.

LOS ANGELES LOCAL TIME

Schedule dates are listed below.

LITERATURE DROP

Westchester Literature Drop


8–11 a.m. · Pacific time

Westchester

COMMUNITY EVENT

Sherman Oaks Street Fair


10 a.m.–6 p.m. · Pacific time

Sherman Oaks

LITERATURE DROP

North Valley Literature Drop


11 a.m.–2 p.m. · Pacific time

North Valley

LITERATURE DROP

Highland Park Literature Drop


8 a.m.–noon · Pacific time

Highland Park

COMMUNITY EVENT

Halloween Events


10 a.m.–2 p.m. · Pacific time

Location to be confirmed

COMMUNITY EVENT

Day of the Dead Festival


11 a.m.–5 p.m. · Pacific time

West Adams

YOUR NEXT STEP

Check in with the organizer.

Calista Samiley · calistasamiley@gmail.com

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ANDY RUIZ / FOR UFLAC PRESIDENT

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One Union. One Voice. One Mission.

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