New York State United Teachers today issued endorsements in dozens of races — including a number of primary races — for state Senate and Assembly, and recommended congressional candidates for endorsements by the union’s national affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association.
“From Albany to Washington, we need representatives who will help us support public schools as the center of every community,” NYSUT President Andy Pallotta said. “We know that this slate of candidates understands the value of public education, from pre-K through post-grad, and will put our students, families and educators first in the halls of power. We stand with them in fighting to secure the resources necessary for schools to provide a high-quality, 21st century education and to enact the policies that help our students thrive academically, socially and emotionally.”
The full slate of state legislative endorsements and congressional endorsement recommendations can be found below.
NYSUT is scheduled to hold its biennial endorsement conference for federal and state offices this summer.
NYSUT-endorsed candidates receive grassroots support from NYSUT members, including phone banking, door knocking and literature distribution. The union also makes financial contributions from voluntary donations through the union’s VOTE-COPE non-partisan political action committee.
Congressional endorsement recommendations
Congressional District 1
Jackie Gordon
Congressional District 2
Andrew Garbarino
Congressional District 3
Robert Zimmerman
Congressional District 4
Laura Gillen
Congressional District 8
Hakeem Jeffries
Congressional District 10
Jerrold Nadler
Congressional District 11
Max Rose
Congressional District 12
Carolyn Maloney
Congressional District 13
Adriano Espaillat
Congressional District 16
Jamaal Bowman
State Senate endorsements
Senate District 7
Anna Kaplan
Senate District 11
John Liu
Senate District 16
Toby Ann Stavisky
Senate District 17
Elizabeth Crowley
Senate District 23
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
Senate District 25
Jabari Brisport
Senate District 29
Brian Kavanagh
Senate District 30
Brad Hoylman
Senate District 32
Cordell Cleare
Senate District 33
Robert Jackson
Senate District 35
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Senate District 37
Shelley Mayer
Senate District 51
Jim Tedisco
Senate District 60
Sean Ryan
Assembly endorsements
Assembly District 4
Steve Englebright
Assembly District 24
David Weprin
Assembly District 25
Nily Rozic
Assembly District 28
Andrew Hevesi
Assembly District 29
Alicia Hyndman
Assembly District 32
Vivian Cook
Assembly District 33
Clyde Vanel
Assembly District 34
Jessica González-Rojas
Assembly District 35
Jeffrion Aubry
Assembly District 38
Jennifer Rajkumar
Assembly District 40
Ron Kim
Assembly District 41
Helene Weinstein
Assembly District 42
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Assembly District 43
Brian Cunningham
Assembly District 46
Mathylde Frontus
Assembly District 49
Peter Abbate
Assembly District 50
Emily Gallagher
Assembly District 51
Marcela Mitaynes
Assembly District 54
Erik Martin Dilan
Assembly District 55
Latrice Walker
Assembly District 57
Phara Souffrant Forrest
Assembly District 58
Monique Chandler-Waterman
Assembly District 59
Jaime Williams
Assembly District 60
Nikki Lucas
Assembly District 61
Charles Fall
Assembly District 65
Grace Lee
Assembly District 66
Deborah Glick
Assembly District 68
Eddie Gibbs
Assembly District 70
Inez Dickens
Assembly District 71
Al Taylor
Assembly District 72
Manny De Los Santos
Assembly District 73
Alex Bores
Assembly District 75
Tony Simone
Assembly District 76
Rebecca Seawright
Assembly District 78
Jose Rivera
Assembly District 79
Chantel Jackson
Assembly District 80
Nathalia Fernandez
Assembly District 81
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Assembly District 82
Michael Benedetto
Assembly District 83
Carl Heastie
Assembly District 84
Amanda Septimo
Assembly District 85
Kenny Burgos
Assembly District 86
Yudelka Tapia
Assembly District 87
Karines Reyes
Assembly District 89
Gary Pretlow
Assembly District 92
Tom Abinanti
Assembly District 95
Colin Smith
Assembly District 103
Kevin Cahill
Assembly District 111
Angelo Santabarbara
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