I am Mitch Tropin and I am asking for your vote to serve as Treasurer of SEIU Local 500.
I will work to bring unity and collaboration to our Executive Board. I have the experience you can count on, having previously served as Treasurer of the Board and currently as our PAC Treasurer—always carrying out my duties with integrity and fidelity.

I want to be a voice for every member, ensuring transparency and accountability in how our union’s finances are managed.

As a longtime activist, I’ve testified multiple times in favor of education and child care funding because I believe deeply in fighting for working families.

I am committed to building a stronger, more inclusive union that reflects the values and priorities of all of us.
I’m running for Treasurer because SEIU Local 500 deserves leadership that reflects the strength of our members.

My commitments are simple:
    •     Unity — bringing people together, not apart.
    •     Transparency — financial accountability you can trust.
    •     Engagement — listening to and learning from members across our union.
    •     Fighting spirit — always standing up for our members and their families.
Your voice matters. Let’s build a stronger union, together!

I have a proven record of leadership and service. For over a decade, I’ve worked to build our union stronger, not tear it down.

Vote Mitch Tropin for Treasurer — leadership you can trust

MITCHELL TROPIN’S BIOGRAPHY

Mitchell Tropin joined the Local 500 Executive Board in 2015, serving as a Vice President for Higher Education.

The following year, he was asked to become Treasurer and was elected. During the next three years, Mitch was very active, leading the organizing of the adjunct faculty at Trinity University Washington.

He testified before the Montgomery County Council, the District of Columbia City Council and the Maryland General Assembly. He also chaired the Local 500 Future Committee which looked at alternative options for membership.

Mitch represented Local 500 in the SEIU Faculty Forward which helped promote Organized Academic Labor.

In 2019, I was elected Executive Vice President.

I also became Treasurer of the Local 500 Committee of Political Education

In 2022, I was selected to be Vice President for Higher Education.