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Jim Gleason Elected President Of SAG-AFTRA’s New Orleans Local In A Squeaker; Rik Deskin Handily Reelected President Of Seattle Local
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deadline.comTwo more local SAG-AFTRA presidencies have been decided: Jim Gleason won a squeaker in New Orleans, and Rik Deskin won handily in Seattle.
Both elections are setbacks for Matthew Modine, who’s running against Fran Drescher for national president.Modine supported Olga Wilhelmine in New Orleans, where she lost to Gleason by only eight votes, 120-112.
Deskin, who defeated Peter M. Wallack by a vote of 158-62, is a prominent Drescher supporter.Only 18.4% of the 1,233 eligible members voted in Seattle, while 32% of the 734 eligible members voted in New Orleans – the highest percentage of any of the 13 locals to have concluded balloting so far, with 12 more still to come.
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