Hi, I’m Libbi Urban, a steelworker, a wife, and stepmom. I’ve lived in southern Michigan for 28 years. And I’m running for Congress to provide real leadership and a voice for my all my neighbors in the 5th District.
Given the immense challenges facing our District and our nation, I feel the need to step up and look out for working people. I understand the everyday challenges that families here face because mine faces them, too.
I spent much of my childhood exploring the fields, barns, and pastures on my grandparents’ farm in Carroll County, Indiana, and I learned my work ethic from my grandfather.
When he died, the family had to sell part of the farm to make ends meet. When we lost my uncle a few years later, we lost the rest of the farm as well.
I graduated from a small rural high school and then from Indiana State University with a degree in electronics technology. After moving to Michigan, I commuted to my job as a maintenance electrician at the I/N Kote steel mill.
That job gave me deep appreciation for America’s manufacturing economy. It also taught me the importance of enforcing U.S. trade laws and of safeguarding the rights of working families.
I became active in the United Steelworkers union while working at the mill, and my co-workers ultimately elected me vice president of our local.
During my last 13 years with the union, my co-workers elected me to the negotiating team that secured four contracts providing higher pay as well as better health insurance, pension benefits and job security. I also became active in the union’s Women of Steel program, helping to empower women at our mill and other workplaces in their fight for equality and for security for their families. I learned to listen to my co-workers, serve their interests, and delivered on addressing their needs.
Just as employers must honor contracts with workers, I believe the U.S. government must get back to respecting the rights and freedoms of the American people. That includes:
As a union leader, I fought like hell for my co-workers. And as a member of Congress, I’ll fight like hell for you, too. Electing me means ensuring southern Michigan’s working people have a representative who’s fierce, fearless and fair.
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