Endorsement Roundup: A List of Endorsements for District 3 City Council Elections
This list is by no means comprehensive; rather, it is a sampling of each candidate’s endorsements, intended as a starting point for those deciding who to vote for in the upcoming District 3 elections. You can find out more at the candidates’ official websites: Yetta Curland, Corey Johnson
Yetta Curland
Labor Unions
AFSCME
Amalgamated Transit Union International
Amalgamated Transit Union – Local 1181
Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, Local 1
CSEA, Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
CWA Local 1180
Detectives Endowment Association
District Council 37
District Council 1707
IATSE Local One Theatrical Stage Employees
International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 94, AFL-CIO
Metallic Lathers & Reinforcing Iron Workers Union Local 46
New York City Board of Education Employees Local 372 (DC37 AFSCME)
NYS Machinists District 15
New York City Clerical-Administrative Employees Local 1549 (DC 37 AFSCME)
New York Metro Area Postal Union, APWU, AFL-CIO
Organization of Staff Analysts
Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York
TWU Local 100
Democratic Clubs
McManus Democratic Club
The Chelsea-Midtown Democratic Club
The Women’s Democratic Club of NYC
Ansonia Independent Democrats
504 Democratic Club
Local and National Organizations
Citizen Action of New York
Democracy for America
Democracy for America – New York City
Democracy for New York City
Democrats.com
Emily’s List
Educational Justice -PAC
League of Independent Theater – New York
National Organization for Women – New York City
NY-CLASS
New York State Higher Education- PAC
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Street Vendor Power
Voterbook NYC f/k/a Obama NYC
Women’s Campaign Fund
Elected Officials
Hon. U.S. Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez
Hon. U.S. Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema
Hon. NYS State Senator Eric Adams
Hon. NYS State Senator Bill Perkins
Hon. Fmr. NYC Mayor David Dinkins
Hon. Fmr. Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields
Hon. Fmr. Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer
Hon. Fmr. NYC Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum
Hon. NYC Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez
Hon. Fmr. NYS Democratic Committeeman Carlos Manzano
Hon. District Leader James R. McManus
Hon. District Leader Paul D. Newell
Hon. District Leader Jean Grillo
Hon. Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick
Hon. Village Trustee Kevin Davis
Hon. Yonkers City Councilmember Michael Sabatino
Corey Johnson
Labor Unions
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1500
Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU)
Teamsters Joint Council 16
American Federations of Musicians Local 802
32BJ SEIU
Uniformed Fire Officers Association
U.S. Hotel and Motel Trades Council
Mason Tenders District Council
United Federation of Teachers
The Worker Families Party
Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1101
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
1199SEIU
Doctors Council SEIU
UAW Region 9A
Democratic Clubs
Village Independent Democrats
Chelsea Reform Democratic Club
Lower Manhattan Democrats
The Village Reform Democratic Club
Park River Independent Democrats
Downtown Independent Democrats
Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats
Elected Officials
Hon. U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10)
Hon. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Hon. Richard Gottfried, New York State Assembly Member and Chair of Assembly Health Committee
Hon. Tom Duane, Former New York State Senator and New York City Council Member for District 3
Hon. Brad Hoylman, New York State Senator
Hon. Linda B. Rosenthal, New York State Assembly Member
Hon. Deborah Glick, New York State Assembly Member
Hon. Elizabeth Holtzman, Former Democratic Congresswoman of New York
Hon. Barney Frank, Democratic Congressman of Massachusetts
Hon. Jared Polis, Democratic Congressman of Colorado
Hon. David Cicilline, Democratic Congressman of Rhode Island
Hon. Robert Reich, former United States Secretary of Labor
Arts and Entertainment
Gilbert Baker, Creator of the Rainbow Flag
Rory O’Malley, Tony Nominated Actor for Book of Mormon
Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award Winner for Milk
Jason Moore, Tony Nominated Director
Nick Adams, Actor
Kevin Sessums, Author
Mitchell Gold, Author and Activist
Wilson Cruz, Actor and Activist
David Mixner, Author and Activist
Jenny Kanelos, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Broadway Impact
Bill White, Former President of the Intrepid Museum
Gene Stone, Animal Rights Activist, Author of Forks Over Knives
John Turner, Photo Rep
*Endorsement info from candidates’ campaign websites