All the Endorsements in the NYC Mayoral Race

With the June 22 primary approaching, the Democratic candidates for New York City mayor are steadily landing endorsements from top politicians and organizations in the city and state. In a wide-open race where New Yorkers will utilize a ranked-choice ballot for the first time, several groups offered dual or tiered endorsements with multiple picks. Here are some of the prominent endorsements that have been made (and rescinded) in the race so far.

Eric Adams

• Peter Abbate, state assemblymember 

• Adrienne Adams, NYC council member

• Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, state assemblymember 

• Justin Brannan, NYC council member

• Rubén Díaz Jr., Bronx borough president

• Inez Dickens, state assemblymember 

• Adriano Espaillat, U.S. congressman

• Charles Fall, state assemblymember (co-endorsement)

• Alicia Hyndman, state assemblymember

• Peter Koo, NYC council member

• Karen Koslowitz, NYC council member

• Bertha Lewis, activist

• David Paterson, former NY governor

• Charles Rangel, former U.S. congressman

• Donovan Richards, Queens borough president

• Kevin Riley, NYC council member

• Diane Savino, State Senator (first choice)

• Thomas Suozzi, U.S. congressman

• Clyde Vanel, state assemblymember

• Keith Wright, former state assemblyman

• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 726

• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1056

• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1181

• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1179

• Bronx Democratic Party

• District Council 37

• Fire, paramedics, and law enforcement orgs: FDNY Uniformed Fire Officers Association, FDNY EMS Local 2507, Grand Council of Guardians, UEMSO 3621, Vulcan Society

• OPEIU Local 153

• Service Employees International Union 32BJ (SEIU)

• New York State Public Employees Federation

• Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100

• The New York Post editorial board

Shaun Donovan

• Michael Benedetto, state assemblymember

• Manny Diaz, former mayor of Miami

• Charles Fall, state assemblymember (co-endorsement)

• Anthony Foxx, former U.S. Transportation secretary 

• John Hickenlooper, U.S. senator and former Colorado governor

• Mitch Landrieu, former mayor of New Orleans

• Edward Norton, actor

• Michael Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia

• Ashley Swearengin, former mayor of Fresno 

• 314 Action Fund

Kathryn Garcia

• Robert Carroll, assembly member

• Costa Constantinides, former NYC council member (second choice) 

• Liz Krueger, state senator

• Danny O’Donnell, state assemblymember

• Nily Rozic, state assemblymember

• Diane Savino, State Senator (second choice) 

• Loree K. Sutton, Commissioner of New York City Department of Veterans’ Services

• Four Freedoms Democratic Club

• Service Employees International Union Local 444 (SEIU) – Sanitation Officers Association 

• Service Employees International Union Local 246 (SEIU)

• StreetsPAC

• Teamsters 813

• Teamsters Local 831

• Uniformed Sanitation Chiefs Association

• The New York Daily News editorial board

• The New York Times editorial board

Ray McGuire

• Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner

• Vivian Cook, state assemblymember

• Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to President Obama

• Gregory Meeks, U.S. congressman

• Robert Rodriguez, state assemblymember

• Celebrities: Diddy, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, Nas, and Spike Lee

• Athletes: Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley

Dianne Morales

• Jabari Brisport, state senator (first choice)

• Harvey Epstein, state assemblymember

• Jessica González-Rojas, state assemblymember

• Marcela Mitaynes, state assemblymember 

• Gustavo Rivera, state senator (second choice)

• Zephyr Teachout, law professor and political candidate

• Citizen Action of NY

• New York Progressive Action Network (co-endorsement) 

• Professional Staff Congress, CUNY faculty and staff union (second choice) 

• Progressive Women of New York (first choice)

• Sunrise Movement (co-endorsement)

• Tenants PAC (co-endorsement)

• Working Families Party (co-endorsement)

• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club (rescinded)

Scott Stringer

• Costa Constantinides, former NYC council member (first choice)

• Jerry Nadler, U.S. congressman 

• United Federation of Teachers

• Alliance of South Asian American Labor (ASAAL)

• New York Communities for Change 

• Communications Workers of America, (CWA) District 1 

• LIUNA-NY

• Professional Staff Congress, CUNY faculty and staff union (first choice) 

• Progressive Women of New York (third choice)

• Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU)

• Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

• Teamsters Local 237

• Diana Ayala, NYC council member [rescinded]

• Alessandra Biaggi, state senator [rescinded]

• Jamaal Bowman, U.S. congressman [rescinded]

• Jabari Brisport, state senator (second choice)  [rescinded]

• Catalina Cruz, state assemblymember [rescinded]

• Carmen De La Rosa, state assemblymember [rescinded]

• Adriano Espaillat, U.S. congressman [rescinded]

• Mark Levine, NYC council member [rescinded]

• Yuh-Line Niou, state assemblymember [rescinded]

• Jessica Ramos, state senator [rescinded]

• Gustavo Rivera, state senator (first choice) [rescinded]

• Julia Salazar, state senator  [rescinded]

• José Serrano, state senator [rescinded]

• Citizen Action of NY [rescinded]

• Food & Water Action  [rescinded]

• Sunrise Movement (co-endorsement)  [rescinded]

• United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1500 [rescinded]

• Working Families Party (first choice) [rescinded]

Maya Wiley

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. congresswoman

• Jamaal Bowman, U.S. congressman

• Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. congressman

• Khaleel Anderson, state assemblymember

• Jeffrion Aubry, state assemblymember

• Yvette Clarke, U.S. congresswoman

• Maritza Davila, state assemblymember

• Emily Gallagher, state assemblymember

• Michael Gianaris, state senator

• Deborah Glick, state assemblymember

• Latoya Joyner, state assemblymember

• Stephen Levin, NYC councilmember (first choice)

• Katie Porter, U.S. congresswoman

• Helen Rosenthal, NYC councilmember

• Julia Salazar, state senator

• Nydia Velázquez, U.S. congresswoman

• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator

• Jumaane Williams, NYC public advocate

• Julian Castro, former Democratic presidential candidate

• Alliance for Quality Education NYC

• Amplify Her

• Citizen Action of New York

• Community Voices Heard

• Democracy for America

• Emily’s List 

• Empire State Indivisible

• Freelancers Union (co-endorsement)

• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club

• Indivisible Harlem

• Lesbian & Gay Democratic Club of Queens

• Make The Road Action (first choice)

• New York Amsterdam News

• New York Progressive Action Network (co-endorsement)

• People’s Action

• Progressive Women of New York (second choice)

• 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

• Tenants PAC (co-endorsement)

• Working Families Party (ranked No. 1)

Andrew Yang

• Sal Albanese, former NYC council member

• Kenny Burgos, state assemblymember

• Margaret Chin, NYC council member

• Simcha Eichenstein, state assemblymember

• Ron Kim, state assemblymember

• Martin Luther King III

• Stephen Levin, NYC councilmember (second choice)

• John C. Liu, state senator

• Carlos Menchaca, NYC council member and former mayoral candidate

• Grace Meng, U.S. congresswoman

• Daniel Rosenthal, state assemblymember

• Ritchie Torres, U.S. congressman

• Kalman Yeger, NYC council member

• Actors: Daniel Dae Kim, John Leguizamo

• AAPI Victory Fund

• Borough Park United, coalition of Orthodox congregations in Borough Park

• Freelancers Union (co-endorsement)

• NYPD Captains Endowment Association

• Uniformed Firefighters Association

• Uptown Democratic Club

This post has been updated throughout.