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In reply to the discussion: The Associated Press calls the Democratic mayoral primary for Eric Adams [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)17. If anyone is concerned about the various endorsements for the Democratic candidates....
...(although it's moot at this point since Adams is the nominee), they can look here:
https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/campaigns-elections/endorsements-nyc-mayoral-candidates.html
The bottom line is the most important endorsements are those of the Democratic voters of New York City!
Here are Adams' endorsements:
Eric Adams, Brooklyn borough president
Labor: 32BJ SEIU, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, Amalgamated Transit Union 726-Staten Island, Amalgamated Transit Union 1056-Flushing, and Amalgamated Transit Union 1179-Queens, The Bridge and Tunnel Officers Benevolent Association, Civil Service Employees Association, District Council 37, Home Healthcare Workers of America, Laundry, Distribution & Food Service Joint Board (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), New York City District Council of Carpenters, New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, New York State Court Officers Association, New York State Public Employees Federation, New York State Nurses Association (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Queens Jewish Alliance for Action (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153, Transport Workers Union Local 100, Uniformed EMS Officers Union Local 3621, Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics & Fire Inspectors FDNY Local 2507, Uniformed Fire Officers Association, Unite Here Local 100
Organizations: Black Leadership Action Coalition (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Bronx Democratic Party, The Chief-Leader (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Citizens Union (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), El Especialito, Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance, Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition, Friends of Chinese Americans, Grand Council of Guardians, the Irish Echo, Italian American Political Action Committee, the Jewish Press, the Jewish Voice, the Daily News (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), the New York Post, Our Time Press, Martin Luther King Jr. Democratic Club, National Latino Peace Officers Association NY Chapter, New York Real Estate Chamber, PLACE NYC, PRIDE Democrats, the Queens Chronicle, the Queens Ledger, Rise Up New York, Sephardic Community Federation (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Unified Political Association, United Crown Heights, Vanguard Independent Democratic Association, Village Reform Democratic Club, Vulcan Society
Public figures: Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Hakeem Jeffries (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Gregory Meeks (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Ritchie Torres (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting) and Thomas Suozzi; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Queens Borough President Donovan Richards; state Sens. Joseph Addabbo Jr., Jamaal Bailey, Andrew Gounardes, James Sanders Jr., Roxanne Persaud and Diane Savino; Assembly Members Peter Abbate, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Carmen De La Rosa, Inez Dickens, Erik Dilan, Charles Fall (co-endorsement with Shaun Donovan), Alicia Hyndman, Stacey Pheffer Amato, Jenifer Rajkumar, José Rivera, Clyde Vanel and Jaime Williams; New York City Council Members Adrienne Adams, Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Diana Ayala, Justin Brannan, Selvena Brooks-Powers, Laurie Cumbo, Darma Diaz, Oswald Feliz, Karen Koslowitz, Peter Koo, Farah Louis, Alan Maisel, I. Daneek Miller, Francisco Moya, Kevin Riley, Ydanis Rodriguez, Deborah Rose and Rafael Salamanca Jr.; former Reps. Charlie Rangel and Ed Towns; former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer; former Assembly Members Karim Camara and Aurelia Greene; activist Normal Siegel; New York Knicks player Taj Gibson; former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Doc Gooden
Labor: 32BJ SEIU, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, Amalgamated Transit Union 726-Staten Island, Amalgamated Transit Union 1056-Flushing, and Amalgamated Transit Union 1179-Queens, The Bridge and Tunnel Officers Benevolent Association, Civil Service Employees Association, District Council 37, Home Healthcare Workers of America, Laundry, Distribution & Food Service Joint Board (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), New York City District Council of Carpenters, New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, New York State Court Officers Association, New York State Public Employees Federation, New York State Nurses Association (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Queens Jewish Alliance for Action (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153, Transport Workers Union Local 100, Uniformed EMS Officers Union Local 3621, Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics & Fire Inspectors FDNY Local 2507, Uniformed Fire Officers Association, Unite Here Local 100
Organizations: Black Leadership Action Coalition (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Bronx Democratic Party, The Chief-Leader (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Citizens Union (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), El Especialito, Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance, Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition, Friends of Chinese Americans, Grand Council of Guardians, the Irish Echo, Italian American Political Action Committee, the Jewish Press, the Jewish Voice, the Daily News (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), the New York Post, Our Time Press, Martin Luther King Jr. Democratic Club, National Latino Peace Officers Association NY Chapter, New York Real Estate Chamber, PLACE NYC, PRIDE Democrats, the Queens Chronicle, the Queens Ledger, Rise Up New York, Sephardic Community Federation (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Unified Political Association, United Crown Heights, Vanguard Independent Democratic Association, Village Reform Democratic Club, Vulcan Society
Public figures: Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Hakeem Jeffries (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Gregory Meeks (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Ritchie Torres (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting) and Thomas Suozzi; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Queens Borough President Donovan Richards; state Sens. Joseph Addabbo Jr., Jamaal Bailey, Andrew Gounardes, James Sanders Jr., Roxanne Persaud and Diane Savino; Assembly Members Peter Abbate, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Carmen De La Rosa, Inez Dickens, Erik Dilan, Charles Fall (co-endorsement with Shaun Donovan), Alicia Hyndman, Stacey Pheffer Amato, Jenifer Rajkumar, José Rivera, Clyde Vanel and Jaime Williams; New York City Council Members Adrienne Adams, Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Diana Ayala, Justin Brannan, Selvena Brooks-Powers, Laurie Cumbo, Darma Diaz, Oswald Feliz, Karen Koslowitz, Peter Koo, Farah Louis, Alan Maisel, I. Daneek Miller, Francisco Moya, Kevin Riley, Ydanis Rodriguez, Deborah Rose and Rafael Salamanca Jr.; former Reps. Charlie Rangel and Ed Towns; former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer; former Assembly Members Karim Camara and Aurelia Greene; activist Normal Siegel; New York Knicks player Taj Gibson; former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Doc Gooden
Here are Garcia's endorsements:
Kathryn Garcia, former New York City sanitation commissioner
Labor: Teamsters Local 831, Teamsters Local 813, SEIU Local 246, SEIU Local 444 Sanitation Officers Association, and the Uniformed Sanitation Chiefs Association
Organizations: American Pakistani Advocacy Group, The Chief-Leader (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Citizens Union, Crains New York Business, Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Four Freedoms Democratic Club, Grand Street Democrats (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund (co-endorsement with Maya Wiley), the National Organization for Women (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), the Daily News (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), New York League of Conservation Voters, The New York Times, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Votes PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Queens Jewish Alliance for Action (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), The Red Hook Star-Revue (co-endorsement with Paperboy Prince), Resilience PAC (as its No. 2 co-selection in ranked-choice voting), StreetsPAC, #VoteProChoice (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting)
Public figures: Reps. Grace Meng (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting) and Nydia Velázquez (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), state Sens. Joe Addabbo (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Diane Savino (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting) and Liz Krueger; Assembly Members Robert Carroll, Nathalia Fernández (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Catherine Nolan, Daniel ODonnell, Stacey Pheffer Amato (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Daniel Rosenthal (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting) and Nily Rozic; former Council Member Costa Constantinides (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting); former mayoral candidate Loree Sutton, activist
Labor: Teamsters Local 831, Teamsters Local 813, SEIU Local 246, SEIU Local 444 Sanitation Officers Association, and the Uniformed Sanitation Chiefs Association
Organizations: American Pakistani Advocacy Group, The Chief-Leader (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Citizens Union, Crains New York Business, Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Four Freedoms Democratic Club, Grand Street Democrats (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund (co-endorsement with Maya Wiley), the National Organization for Women (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), the Daily News (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), New York League of Conservation Voters, The New York Times, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Votes PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Queens Jewish Alliance for Action (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), The Red Hook Star-Revue (co-endorsement with Paperboy Prince), Resilience PAC (as its No. 2 co-selection in ranked-choice voting), StreetsPAC, #VoteProChoice (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting)
Public figures: Reps. Grace Meng (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting) and Nydia Velázquez (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), state Sens. Joe Addabbo (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Diane Savino (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting) and Liz Krueger; Assembly Members Robert Carroll, Nathalia Fernández (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Catherine Nolan, Daniel ODonnell, Stacey Pheffer Amato (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Daniel Rosenthal (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting) and Nily Rozic; former Council Member Costa Constantinides (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting); former mayoral candidate Loree Sutton, activist
Here are Wiley's endorsements:
Maya Wiley, former counsel to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
Labor: 1199SEIU, New York State Nurses Association (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting)
Organizations: 504 Democratic Club, Alliance for Quality Education, American Pakistani Public Affairs Committee, Amplify Her, Amsterdam News, CAAAV, Coalition for a District Alternative (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Community Voices Heard Power (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Democracy for America, DRUM Beats, Emilys List, Empire State Indivisible, Freelancers Union (co-endorsement with Andrew Yang), Higher Heights for America PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), In the Fight North Brooklyn, Indivisible Harlem, Indivisible Nation BK, The Jewish Vote, Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, League of Independent Theater (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens, Make the Road Action, Muslim Democratic Club of New York, National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund (co-endorsement with Kathryn Garcia), National Organization for Women (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), New York Communities for Change, New York Progressive Action Network, NYC Kids PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Our Revolution, People for the American Way, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Votes PAC (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Progressive Women of New York, Resilience PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Tenants PAC (co-endorsement with Dianne Morales), Village Independent Democrats, VOCAL-NY Action Fund, #VoteProChoice (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Voters for Animal Rights, WE ACT 4 Change, Working Families Party
Public figures: New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Yvette Clarke, Adriano Espaillat (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Hakeem Jeffries, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Velázquez; U.S. Rep. Katie Porter of California; state Sens. Michael Gianaris, Gustavo Rivera and Julia Salazar; Assembly Members Khaleel Anderson, Jeffrion Aubry, Maritza Davila, Harvey Epstein, Nathalia Fernández, Emily Gallagher, Deborah Glick, Andrew Hevesi and Latoya Joyner and Marcela Mitaynes; former Assembly Member Michael Blake; New York City Council Members Daniel Dromm, Stephen Levin and Helen Rosenthal; former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green; former City Council Member James Vacca; former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro; actors Tichina Arnold, Yvette Nicole Brown, Chris Evans, Jonathan Frakes, Kathy Griffin, Rosie ODonnell, Patton Oswalt, Alyssa Milano and Gabrielle Union; activists Gloria Steinem and Zephyr Teachout (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting)
Labor: 1199SEIU, New York State Nurses Association (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting)
Organizations: 504 Democratic Club, Alliance for Quality Education, American Pakistani Public Affairs Committee, Amplify Her, Amsterdam News, CAAAV, Coalition for a District Alternative (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Community Voices Heard Power (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Democracy for America, DRUM Beats, Emilys List, Empire State Indivisible, Freelancers Union (co-endorsement with Andrew Yang), Higher Heights for America PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), In the Fight North Brooklyn, Indivisible Harlem, Indivisible Nation BK, The Jewish Vote, Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, League of Independent Theater (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens, Make the Road Action, Muslim Democratic Club of New York, National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund (co-endorsement with Kathryn Garcia), National Organization for Women (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), New York Communities for Change, New York Progressive Action Network, NYC Kids PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Our Revolution, People for the American Way, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Votes PAC (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Progressive Women of New York, Resilience PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Tenants PAC (co-endorsement with Dianne Morales), Village Independent Democrats, VOCAL-NY Action Fund, #VoteProChoice (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Voters for Animal Rights, WE ACT 4 Change, Working Families Party
Public figures: New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Yvette Clarke, Adriano Espaillat (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Hakeem Jeffries, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Velázquez; U.S. Rep. Katie Porter of California; state Sens. Michael Gianaris, Gustavo Rivera and Julia Salazar; Assembly Members Khaleel Anderson, Jeffrion Aubry, Maritza Davila, Harvey Epstein, Nathalia Fernández, Emily Gallagher, Deborah Glick, Andrew Hevesi and Latoya Joyner and Marcela Mitaynes; former Assembly Member Michael Blake; New York City Council Members Daniel Dromm, Stephen Levin and Helen Rosenthal; former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green; former City Council Member James Vacca; former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro; actors Tichina Arnold, Yvette Nicole Brown, Chris Evans, Jonathan Frakes, Kathy Griffin, Rosie ODonnell, Patton Oswalt, Alyssa Milano and Gabrielle Union; activists Gloria Steinem and Zephyr Teachout (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting)
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