The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) is a trade union representing about 100,000 painters, glaziers, wall coverers, flooring installers, convention and trade show decorators, glassworkers, sign and display workers, asbestos worker/hazmat technician and drywall finishers in the United States and Canada.[2] Most of its members work in the construction industry. The union's headquarters are located in Hanover, Maryland. District Council 9, New York IUPAT presence in support of Jon Corzine at a rally during the 2009 New Jersey gubernatorial race. Originally called the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America, the union was first formed in 1887.[3] It changed its name to International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades in January 1970. Local unions belong to district councils. District councils perform most of the services of the union. IUPAT is affiliated with the AFL–CIO in the US. Electoral politics The Painters was one of three unions (SEIU and AFSCME were the others) to endorse Howard Dean during the 2004 Democratic primaries.[4] In a surprise move in 2008, IUPAT endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.[5] The union had endorsed Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries, and endorsed Barack Obama for president in June 2008.[6] They endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic Presidential Primary.[7] Leadership Presidents 1887: Joseph Harrold[8] 1888: George A. Thompson[8] 1892: Joseph W. McKinney[8] 1894: John M. Welter[8] 1894: James H. Sullivan[8] 1896: Michael P. Carrick[8] 1897: Robert H. Siekmann[8] 1898: Frederick J. Kneeland[8] 1899: William DeVaux[8] 1901: Joseph C. Balhorn[8] 1909: George F. Hendrick[8] 1928: John M. Finan[8] 1929: Lawrence P. Lindelof[8] 1951: Lawrence M. Raftery[8] 1965: Bud Raftery[8] 1984: William A. Duval 1992: A. L. Monroe 1998: Michael E. Monroe 2003: James A. Williams Sr. 2013: Ken Rigmaiden 2021: James A. Williams Jr. Secretary-Treasurers 1887: John T. Elliot 1896: Joseph W. McKinney 1897: John Barrett 1899: W. C. Rese 1899: Frank Hognan 1900: W. T. Cornelly 1901: Michael P. Carrick 1904: Joseph C. Skemp 1922: Charles J. Lammert 1927: Clarence E. Swick 1942: Lawrence M. Raftery 1952: William H. Rohrberg 1966: O. T. Satre 1972: Michael DiSilvestro 1976: Robert Petersdorf 1987: A. L. Monroe 1991: William Neal Sledge 1992: Walter G. Raftery 1995: James A. Williams Sr. 2003: George Galis 2021: Greg Smith