The endorsements for NYC mayoral candidates

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Mayoral Candidate New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer with Congressman Jamaal Bowman.

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The endorsements for NYC mayoral candidates

Who’s endorsing whom in the race for City Hall.

By JEFF COLTIN

February 1, 2021

New York City Democrats will have to make a choice in the June 2021 primary for mayor – but some prominent New Yorkers and organizations have already made their pick, issuing public endorsements of candidates in the race.

Endorsements signal to voters a candidate’s ideological positioning and demonstrate the breadth, depth and nature of their support. A particularly popular endorser can help to enthuse and mobilize voters.

We scoured press releases, social media and candidates’ websites to compile a list of the most current endorsements, as of Jan. 31, 2021.

Eric Adams, Brooklyn borough president

Labor: New York State Court Officers Association, New York State Public Employees Federation

Organizations: Our Time Press

Public figures: State Sen. Roxanne Persaud; Assembly Members Erik Dilan and Jaime Williams; New York City Council Members Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Laurie Cumbo, Darma Diaz, Peter Koo, I. Daneek Miller and Ydanis Rodriguez; former Rep. Ed Towns; former Assembly Members Karim Camara and Aurelia Greene

Shaun Donovan, former budget director for President Barack Obama

Public figures: Rev. Johnny Ray Youngblood, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, actor Edward Norton.

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

Ray McGuire, former vice chair of Citigroup

Public Figures: Former Rep. Steve Israel, former New York Knicks stars Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley, director Spike Lee, actors Samuel L. Jackson and Steve Martin; rapper LL Cool J

Carlos Menchaca, New York City Council member

Dianne Morales, former executive director and CEO of Phipps Neighborhoods

Public Figures: State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting)

Scott Stringer, New York City comptroller

Labor: Communications Workers of America District 1, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Organizations: Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats, Food & Water Action, Independent Neighborhood Democrats, West Side Democrats

Public Figures: Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Jerry Nadler and Jamaal Bowman; state Sens. Alessandra Biaggi, Robert Jackson, Brian Kavanagh, Jessica Ramos, Gustavo Rivera and Julia Salazar; Assembly Members Robert Carroll, Catalina Cruz, Maritza Davila, Carmen De La Rosa, Richard Gottfried, Yuh-Line Niou, N. Nick Perry, Diana Richardson, Linda Rosenthal, Rebecca Seawright, Amanda Septimo and Al Taylor; New York City Council Members Diana Ayala, Costa Constantinides and Jimmy Van Bramer; environmental activist Bill McKibbin, actress Scarlett Johansson

Loree Sutton, former New York City Veterans’ Services commissioner

Maya Wiley, former counsel to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

Organizations: Democracy for America

Public figures: State Sen. Michael Gianaris; Assembly Member Michael Blake; New York City Council Members Stephen Levin and Helen Rosenthal; actors Tichina Arnold, Yvette Nicole Brown, Chris Evans, Jonathan Frakes, Kathy Griffin, Rosie O’Donnell, Patton Oswalt, Alyssa Milano, and Gabrielle Union

Isaac Wright Jr., defense attorney

Public figures: Rappers and entrepreneurs 50 Cent and Fat Joe

Andrew Yang, former Democratic presidential candidate

Public figures: Rep. Ritchie Torres; Assembly Member Ron Kim; New York City Council Member Margaret Chin; actors Daniel Dae Kim and John Leguizamo

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly listed James Dolan and Gwyneth Paltrow as endorsing McGuire. While both have donated to McGuire’s campaign, neither has publicly endorsed.