We’re chatting with lawmakers, former elected officials and political insiders every day between now and Nov. 5 to get a better sense of where people’s heads are at — and what their candidate needs to be doing better.

Today we’re talking to Ted Pappageorge, who heads Nevada’s Culinary Workers Union Local 226. He comes from a family of Greek immigrants who made their way to this swing state by way of Cincinnati, St. Louis and Kansas City. He started in the restaurant industry as a busboy and has been in the union for more than 30 years.