NY State Endorsements

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1199SEIU is proud to endorse the following candidates in New York City:

2021 New York Election Endorsements

Endorsed Candidates

Maya Wiley, NYC Mayor
Corey Johnson, Comptroller
Jumaane Williams, Public Advocate
Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough President
Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Kings County
Alvin Bragg, District Attorney, Manhattan
Donovan Richards, Queens Borough President
Mark Murphy, Staten Island Borough President
Gigi Li, City Council, District 1
Carlina Rivera, City Council, District 2
Erik Bottcher, City Council, District 3
Keith Powers, City Council, District 5
Gale Brewer, City Council, District 6
Stacey Lynch, City Council, District 7
Diana Ayala, City Council, District 8
Cordell Cleare, City Council, District 9
Carmen De La Rosa, City Council, District 10
Eric Dinowitz, City Council, District 11
Kevin Riley, City Council, District 12
Marjorie Velazquez, City Council, District 13
Pierina Sanchez, City Council, District 14
Ischia Bravo, City Council, District 15
Althea Stevens, City Council, District 16
Rafael Salamanca, City Council, District 17
Amanda Farias, City Council, District 18
1st John Choe, 2nd Sandra Ung, City Council, District 20
Francisco Moya, City Council, District 21
Tiffany Caban, City Council, District 22
Jaslin Kaur, City Council, District 23
James Gennaro, City Council, District 24
1st Shekar Krishnan, 2nd Carolyn Tran, City Council, District 25
1st Amit Bagga, 2nd Jesse Laymon, City Council, District 26
Nantasha Williams, City Council, District 27
Adrienne Adams, City Council, District 28
Lynn Schulman, City Council, District 29
Juan Ardila, City Council, District 30
Selvena Brooks-Powers, City Council, District 31
Lincoln Restler, City Council, District 33
Jennifer Gutierrez, City Council, District 34
Crystal Hudson, City Council, District 35
Sandy Nurse, City Council, District 37
Alexa Aviles, City Council, District 38
Briget Rein, City Council, District 39
Rita Joseph, City Council, District 40
Alicka Ampry-Samuel, City Council, District 41
Wilfredo Florentino, City Council, District 42
Justin Brannan, City Council, District 43
Farah Louis, City Council, District 45
1st Mercedes Narcisse, 2nd Shirley Paul, City Council, District 46
Ari Kagan, City Council, District 47
Mariya Markh, City Council, District 48
Amoy Barnes, City Council, District 49


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