Candidate Endorsements
Candidate Endorsements
Citizen Action of New York endorses candidates running for public office. We hold a robust process for making endorsement decisions, including requiring candidates to complete a questionnaire and be interviewed by chapter/affiliate leadership. For state and federal level offices, our local chapters and affiliates recommend endorsements to our state board of directors. For local level offices, our local chapters and affiliates make endorsement decisions. If you are interested in receiving our endorsement, please contact your local community organizer.
All voters in New York may request an absentee ballot
Due to the threat of contracting COVID-19, all voters in New York may request an absentee ballot. New York’s local County Boards of Elections are required to provide absentee ballot applications to all registered voters in their districts. If you haven’t received your ballot in the mail, you can submit an online ballot application on your county Board of Elections website.
Tuesday, June 16 is the last day to postmark, email or fax the application to vote in the primary election. Monday, June 22 is the last day to apply in-person for an absentee ballot.
2020
U.S. Congress
10th Congressional District: Jerry Nadler
14th Congressional District: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
15th Congressional District: Samelys Lopez
16th Congressional District: Jamaal Bowman
25th Congressional District: Robin Wilt
State Senate Democratic Primary
Senate District 25: Jason Salmon
Senate District 49: Thearse McCalmon
Senate District 55: Samra Brouk
Senate District 56: Jeremy Cooney
Senate District 61: Kim Smith
State Assembly Democratic Primary
Assembly District 31: Khaleel Anderson
Assembly District 43: Diana Richardson
Assembly District 65: Yuh-line Niou
Assembly District 67: Linda Rosenthal
Assembly District 74: Harvey Epstein
Assembly District 75: Richard Gottfried
Assembly District 79: Chantel Jackson
Assembly District 84: Amanda Septimo
Assembly District 87: Karines Reyes
Assembly District 108: Sam Fein
Assembly District 135: Jen Lunsford
Assembly District 136: Sarah Clark
Assembly District 137: Demond Meeks
Assembly District 138: Harry Bronson
Assembly District 149: Adam Bojak
Albany County
Albany County District Attorney: Matt Toporowski
2019
albany county
County Legislature District 1: Lucille McKnight
County Legislature District 4: Norma Chapman
County Legislature District 6: Samuel Fein
County Legislature District 7: Douglas Bullock
County Legislature District 8: Lynne Lekakis
County Legislature District 14: Alison McLean Lane
County Legislature District 24: Nathan Bruschi
County Legislature District 32: Paul Miller
County Legislature District 36: Matt Miller
County Legislature District 37: Richard Touchette
Coeymans Town Board: Tom Dolan
CITY OF BINGHAMTON
Council District 3: Angela Riley
Council District 4: Aviva Friedman
Council District 7: Salka Valerio
VILLAGE OF ENDICOTT
Mayor: Larry Coppola
VILLAGE OF JOHNSON CITY
Village Justice: Janet Kent
BROOME COUNTY
Broome County District Attorney: Debra Gelson
TOWN OF VESTAL
Town Justice: Peter A. Orville
City of Buffalo
Buffalo City School Board: Terrance Heard (At-Large), Desmond Nalls (At-Large), Larry Scott (At-Large), Sharon Belton-Cottman (Ferry District), Dr. Paulette Woods (Central District)
Common Council: Pharaoh Paige (Fillmore District), Veronica Golden (Masten District)
Comptroller: Barbara Miller-Williams
erie county
County Legislature District 1: Katrinna Martin
County Legislature District 2: Duncan Kirkwood
County Legislature District 3: Cindi McEachon
City of Kingston
Mayor: Steve Noble
Common Council: Andrea Shaut (Alderwoman-at-Large), Jeffrey Ventura Morell (Ward 1), Reynolds Scott-Childress (Ward 3), Rita Worthington (Ward 4), Michele Hirsch (Ward 9)
Monroe County
Monroe County District Attorney: Shani Curry Mitchell
City of rochester
Board of Education: Ricardo Adams, Anthony Hall, Beatriz LeBron
Rochester City Court Judge: Nicole Morris
ulster county
Ulster County Executive: Pat Ryan
Ulster County Court Judge: Bryan Rounds
Ulster County District Attorney: David Clegg
Ulster County Comptroller: March Gallagher
County Legislature District 1: Aaron Levine
County Legislature District 2: John Schoonmaker
County Legislature District 5: Abe Uchitelle
County Legislature District 7: Peter Criswell
County Legislature District 8: Laura Petit
County Legislature District 14: Adriana Magaña
County Legislature District 16: Tracey Bartels
County Legislature District 18: Carolyn Hansen
County Legislature District 19: Manna Jo Greene
County Legislature District 20: Eve Walter
County Legislature District 21: Lynn Archer
County Legislature District 22: Kathy Nolan
County Legislature District 22: Kathleen Nolan
City of utica
Common Council Ward 1: Cam Tien
Common Council Ward 3: Celeste Friend
Common Council Ward 5: Delvin Moody
School Board: James Paul
NYC DEmocratic Primary
Queens County District Attorney: Tiffany Cabán
Ulster County Democratic Primary
Ulster County Executive: Patricia Courtney Strong
City of Schenectady Democratic Primary
Mayor: Thearse McCalmon
2018
U.S. Congress
- 5th Congressional District: José E. Serrano
- 7th Congressional District: Nydia Velázquez
- 8th Congressional District: Hakeem Jeffries
- 10th Congressional District: Jerry Nadler
- 11th Congressional District: Max Rose
- 14th Congressional District: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- 19th Congressional District: Antonio Delgado
- 22nd Congressional District: Anthony Brindisi
State Attorney General
- Letitia James
State Comptroller
- Tom DiNapoli
State Senate
- 13th State Senate District: Jessica Ramos
- 18th State Senate District: Julia Salazar
- 20th State Senate District: Zellnor Myrie
- 22nd State Senate District: Andrew Gounardes
- 31st State Senate District: Robert Jackson
- 34th State Senate District: Alessandra Biaggi
- 37th State Senate District: Shelley B. Mayer
- 39th State Senate District: James Skoufis
- 41st State Senate District: Karen Smythe
- 42nd State Senate District: Jen Metzger
- 46th State Senate District: Pat Courtney Strong
- 53rd State Senate District: Rachel May
State Assembly
- 39th State Assembly District: Catalina Cruz
- 74th State Assembly District: Harvey Epstein
- 84th State Assembly District: Amanda Septimo
- 103rd State Assembly District: Kevin Cahill
- 107th State Assembly District: Tistrya Houghtling
State Primary
- Governor: Cynthia Nixon
- Lt. Governor: Jumaane Williams
- New York State Comptroller: Tom DiNapoli
- 13th State Senate District: Jessica Ramos
- 17th State Senate District: Blake Morris
- 18th State Senate District: Julia Salazar
- 20th State Senate District: Zellnor Myrie
- 23rd State Senate District: Jasmine Robinson
- 31st State Senate District: Robert Jackson
- 34th State Senate District: Alessandra Biaggi
- 39th State Senate District: James Skoufis
- 41st State Senate District: Karen Smythe
- 42nd State Senate District: Jen Metzger
- 46th State Senate District: Pat Strong
- 53rd State Senate District: Rachel May
- 39th State Assembly District: Catalina Cruz
- 74th State Assembly District: Harvey Epstein
- 84th State Assembly District: Amanda Septimo
- 103rd State Assembly District: Kevin Cahill
- 107th State Assembly District: Tistrya Houghtling
Ulster County Democratic Primary
- Sheriff: Juan Figueroa
Westchester County Democratic Primary
- Mayor of Ossining: Omar Herrera
Congressional Primary
- 19th Congressional District: Antonio Delgado
- City of Albany Board of Education: Damarise Alexander-Mann, Ellen Roach, Tabetha Wilson
City of Utica
- Board of Education: James W. Paul
2017
Erie County
Comptroller: Vanessa Glushefski
City of Binghamton
Mayor: Tarik Abdelizem
Village of Johnson City
Village Trustee: Rob Egan
Broome County
County Clerk: Dan Livingston
Town of Vestal
Town Court Judge: Michael Sherwood
City of Albany
Mayor: Kathy Sheehan
Common Council President: Corey Ellis
2nd Common Council Ward: Marc Johnson
11th Common Council Ward: Alfredo Balarin
City of Schenectady
Schenectady City Council: Damonni Farley
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County Executive: Andrea Smyth
City of Kingston
1st Common Council Ward: Jeffrey Ventura Morrell
3rd Common Council Ward: Rennie Scott-Childress
7th Common Council Ward: Bryant “Drew” Andrews
9th Common Council Ward: Andrea Shaut
Ulster County
5th Legislative District: Lynn Eckert
7th Legislative District: Jennifer Schwartz Berky
New York City
Mayor: Bill de Blasio
Public Advocate: Tish James
Comptroller: Scott Stringer
Manhattan Borough President: Gale Brewer
Staten Island Borough President: Tom Shcherbenko
Council District 1: Christopher Marte
Council District 2: Carlina Rivera
Council District 3: Corey Johnson
Council District 5: Ben Kallos
Council District 8: Diana Ayala
Council District 14: Randy Abreu
Council District 22: Costa Constantinides
Council District 26: Jimmy Van Bramer
Council District 34: Antonio Reynoso
Council District 40: Brian Cunningham
Council District 43: Justin Brannan
City of Albany Democratic Primary
Mayor: Kathy Sheehan
Common Council President: Corey Ellis
10th Common Council Ward: Leah Golby
11th Common Council Ward: Alfredo Balarin
Ulster County Democratic Primary
5th Legislative District: Lynn Eckert
New York City Democratic Primary
Mayor: Bill de Blasio
1st City Council District: Christopher Marte
2nd City Council District: Carlina Rivera
3rd City Council District: Corey Johnson
5th City Council District: Ben Kallos
8th City Council District: Diana Ayala
14th City Council District: Randy Abreu
18th City Council District: Amanda Farias
22nd City Council District: Costa Constantinidies
26th City Council District: Jimmy Van Bramer
34th City Council District: Antonio Reynoso
35th City Council District: Ede Fox
39th City Council District: Brad Lander
43rd City Council District: Justin Brannan
2016
President
Hillary Clinton on the Working Families Party ballot line
Congress
10th Congressional District: Jerry Nadler
19th Congrssional District: Zephyr Teachout
State Senate
5th State Senate District: Jim Gaughran
6th State Senate District: Ryan Cronin
7th State Senate District: Adam Haber
9th State Senate District: Todd Kaminsky
10th State Senate District: James Sanders, Jr.
27th State Senate District: Brad Hoylman
28th State Senate District: Liz Krueger
30th State Senate District: Bill Perkins
33rd State Senate District: Gustavo Rivera
41st State Senate District: Terry Gipson
43rd State Senate District: Shaun Francis
46th State Senate District: Sara Niccoli
49th State Senate District: Chad Putman
60th State Senate District: Amber Small
State Assembly
25th Assembly District: Nily Rozic
33rd Assembly District: Nantasha Williams
43rd Assembly District: Diana Richardson
56th Assembly District: Tremaine Wright
65th Assembly District: Paul Newell
67th Assembly District: Linda Rosenthal
69th Assembly District: Danny O’Donnell
74th Assembly District: Brian Kavanagh
75th Assembly District: Dick Gottfried
Presidential Primary
Bernie Sanders
Congressional Primary
10th Congressional District: Jerry Nadler
19th Congrssional District: Zephyr Teachout
24th Congressional District: Eric Kingson
State Primary
9th State Senate District: Todd Kaminsky
10th State Senate District: James Sanders, Jr.
27th State Senate District: Brad Hoylman
28th State Senate District: Liz Krueger
30th State Senate District: Bill Perkins
33rd State Senate District: Gustavo Rivera
25th Assembly District: Nily Rozic
33rd Assembly District: Nantasha Williams
43rd Assembly District: Diana Richardson
56th Assembly District: Tremaine Wright
65th Assembly District: Paul Newell
67th Assembly District: Linda Rosenthal
69th Assembly District: Danny O’Donnell
74th Assembly District: Brian Kavanagh
75th Assembly District: Dick Gottfried
Progressive Power Coalition
Citizen Action of New York is part of the Progressive Power Coalition, along with Community Voices Heard Power, New York Communities for Change, Make the Road Action, and VOCAL-NY Action Fund. The Progressive Power Coalition endorsed these 16 candidates:
10th State Senate District: James Sanders, Jr.
13th State Senate District: José Peralta
26th State Senate District: Daniel Squadron
27th State Senate District: Brad Hoylman
28th State Senate District: Liz Krueger
33rd State Senate District: Gustavo Rivera
25th Assembly District: Nily Rozic
39th Assembly District: Francisco Moya
42nd Assembly District: Rodneyse Bichotte
43rd Assembly District: Diana Richardson
53rd Assembly District: Maritza Dávila
55th Assembly District: Latrice Walker
57th Assembly District: Walter Mosley
67th Assembly District: Linda Rosenthal
74th Assembly District: Brian Kavanagh
75th Assembly District: Dick Gottfried