The endorsements for NYC mayoral candidates

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.

And a growing number of them have now changed their minds, rescinding their endorsements of New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer after he was accused of sexually assaulting a campaign volunteer in 2001.

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 June 16.

Eric Adams,Brooklyn borough president

Labor: 32BJ SEIU, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, Amalgamated Transit Union 726-Staten Island, Amalgamated Transit Union 1056-Flushing, and Amalgamated Transit Union 1179-Queens, The Bridge and Tunnel Officers Benevolent Association, Civil Service Employees Association, District Council 37, Home Healthcare Workers of America, Laundry, Distribution & Food Service Joint Board (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), New York City District Council of Carpenters, New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, New York State Court Officers Association, New York State Public Employees Federation, New York State Nurses Association (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Queens Jewish Alliance for Action (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153, Transport Workers Union Local 100, Uniformed EMS Officers Union Local 3621, Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics & Fire Inspectors FDNY Local 2507, Uniformed Fire Officers Association, Unite Here Local 100

Organizations: Black Leadership Action Coalition (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Bronx Democratic Party, The Chief-Leader (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Citizens Union (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), El Especialito, Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance, Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition, Friends of Chinese Americans, Grand Council of Guardians, the Irish Echo, Italian American Political Action Committee, the Jewish Press, the Jewish Voice, the Daily News (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), the New York Post, Our Time Press, Martin Luther King Jr. Democratic Club, National Latino Peace Officers Association NY Chapter, New York Real Estate Chamber, PLACE NYC, PRIDE Democrats, the Queens Chronicle, the Queens Ledger, Rise Up New York, Sephardic Community Federation (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Unified Political Association, United Crown Heights, Vanguard Independent Democratic Association, Village Reform Democratic Club, Vulcan Society

Public figures: Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Hakeem Jeffries (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Gregory Meeks (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Ritchie Torres (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting)  and Thomas Suozzi; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Queens Borough President Donovan Richards; state Sens. Joseph Addabbo Jr., Jamaal Bailey, Andrew Gounardes, James Sanders Jr., Roxanne Persaud and Diane Savino; Assembly Members Peter Abbate, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Carmen De La Rosa, Inez Dickens, Erik Dilan, Charles Fall (co-endorsement with Shaun Donovan), Alicia Hyndman, Stacey Pheffer Amato, Jenifer Rajkumar, José Rivera, Clyde Vanel and Jaime Williams; New York City Council Members Adrienne Adams, Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Diana Ayala, Justin Brannan, Selvena Brooks-Powers, Laurie Cumbo, Darma Diaz, Oswald Feliz, Karen Koslowitz, Peter Koo, Farah Louis, Alan Maisel, I. Daneek Miller, Francisco Moya, Kevin Riley, Ydanis Rodriguez, Deborah Rose and Rafael Salamanca Jr.; former Reps. Charlie Rangel and Ed Towns; former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer; former Assembly Members Karim Camara and Aurelia Greene; activist Normal Siegel; New York Knicks player Taj Gibson; former New York Mets pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden

Art Chang, former managing director at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Organizations: League of Independent Theater (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting)

Public figures: New York City mayoral candidate Joycelyn Taylor (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting)

Shaun Donovan, former budget director for President Barack Obama

Organizations: 314 Action Fund, Black Leadership Action Coalition (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), The Chief-Leader (as its No. 5 selection in ranked-choice voting), League of Independent Theater (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Resilience PAC (as its No. 2 co-selection in ranked-choice voting)

Public figures: Assembly Members Michael Benedetto and Charles Fall (co-endorsement with Eric Adams), New York City Council Member Fernando Cabrera (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting, 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

Organizations: American Pakistani Advocacy Group, The Chief-Leader (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Citizens Union, Crain’s New York Business, Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Four Freedoms Democratic Club, Grand Street Democrats (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund (co-endorsement with Maya Wiley), the National Organization for Women (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), the Daily News (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), New York League of Conservation Voters, The New York Times, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Votes PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Queens Jewish Alliance for Action (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), The Red Hook Star-Revue (co-endorsement with Paperboy Prince), Resilience PAC (as its No. 2 co-selection in ranked-choice voting), StreetsPAC, #VoteProChoice (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting)

Public figures: Reps. Grace Meng (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting) and Nydia Velázquez (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), state Sens. Joe Addabbo (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Diane Savino (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting) and Liz Krueger; Assembly Members Robert Carroll, Nathalia Fernández (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Catherine Nolan, Daniel O’Donnell, Stacey Pheffer Amato (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Daniel Rosenthal (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting) and Nily Rozic; former Council Member Costa Constantinides (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting); former mayoral candidate Loree Sutton, activist 

Ray McGuire, former vice chair of Citigroup

Organizations: The Chief-Leader (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), the Daily News (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), El Frente de Líderes y Ministros Dominicanos Unidos por el Cambio, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Votes PAC (as its No. 4 selection in ranked-choice voting), Queens Jewish Alliance for Action (as its No. 4 selection in ranked-choice voting), Sephardic Community Federation (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting)

Public figures: Rep. Gregory Meeks; state Sen. Leroy Comrie; Assembly Members Vivian Cook and Robert Rodriguez; Former Rep. Steve Israel, activist Gwen Carr; former New York Knicks stars Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley; former New York Giants player Tiki Barber; director Spike Lee; actors Samuel L. Jackson and Steve Martin; rappers Diddy, Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Nas and Rev. Run

Dianne Morales, former executive director and CEO of Phipps Neighborhoods

Labor: Committee of Interns and Residents, Professional Staff Congress (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), United Auto Workers Region 9A (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting)

Organizations: Bay Ridge Democrats, Citizen Action of New York, Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats, Churches United for Fair Housing Action, Coalition for a District Alternative, Community Voices Heard Power (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Downtown Independent Democrats, Grand Street Democrats (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Higher Heights for America PAC (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, Muslim Democratic Club of New York, NASW-NYC PACE, New York Muslim Action Network, NYC Kids PAC (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Rockaway Revolution, Students for Gun Legislation (as its shared No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Sunrise Movement NYC, Tenants PAC (co-endorsement with Maya Wiley), Union of Arab Women of NYC, #VoteProChoice (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting)

Public Figures: State Sen. Jabari Brisport (as his No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting); Assembly Members Jessica González-Rojas and Marcela Mitaynes; New York City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer; activist Zephyr Teachout (as her No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting)

Rescinded Morales endorsements

Organizations: Empire State Indivisible (co-endorsement with Maya Wiley), In the Fight North Brooklyn, The Jewish Vote (co-endorsement with Maya Wiley), Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, Make the Road Action (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), New York Progressive Action Network (co-endorsement with Maya Wiley), Parents Supporting Parents NY, Progressive Women of New York, Working Families Party

Public figures: State Sen. Gustavo Rivera, Assembly Member Harvey Epstein

Paperboy Prince, performer

Organizations: The Red Hook Star-Revue (co-endorsement with Kathryn Garcia)

Scott Stringer, New York City comptroller

Labor: Alliance of South Asian American Labor, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, Communications Workers of America District 1, Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, District Council 9 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, IATSE Local One, Laundry, Distribution & Food Service Joint Board (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), LIUNA-NY, Local Union No. 3 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Professional Staff Congress, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Sheet Metal Workers Local 28, Teamsters Joint Council 16, Teamsters Local 237, Organization of Staff Analysts, United Auto Workers Region 9A (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), United Federation of Teachers

Organizations: Barack Obama Democratic Club, Chelsea Reform Democratic Club, The Chief-Leader (as its No. 4 selection in ranked-choice voting), Citizens Union (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club, Hell’s Kitchen Democrats, New Downtown Dems, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Votes PAC (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club, Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, Students for Gun Legislation (as its shared No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Three Parks Independent Democrats,West Harlem Progressive Democratic Club, West Side Democrats

Public figures: Rep. Jerry Nadler; state Sen. Brian Kavanagh; Assembly Members Richard Gottfried, N. Nick Perry, Diana Richardson, Linda Rosenthal, Rebecca Seawright and Al Taylor; former Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger, former City Council Member Costa Constantinides, former Assembly Member Phil Goldfeder; environmental activist Bill McKibbin, actors Scarlett Johansson and Mark Ruffalo

Rescinded Stringer endorsements

Labor: UFCW Local 1500

Organizations: American Pakistani Advocacy Group, American Pakistani Public Affairs Committee, Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats, Citizen Action of New York (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Emgage PAC, Food & Water Action, Four Freedoms Democratic Club, Grand Street Democrats, Independent Neighborhood Democrats, The Jewish Vote (as its shared No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, Progressive Women of New York (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), New York Communities for Change, Sunrise Movement NYC (co-endorsement with Morales), Village Independent Democrats, Working Families Party (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting)

Public figures: Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Adriano Espaillat; state Sens. Alessandra Biaggi, Jabari Brisport (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Robert Jackson, Jessica Ramos, Gustavo Rivera, Julia Salazar and José M. Serrano; Assembly Members Robert Carroll, Catalina Cruz, Maritza Davila, Carmen De La Rosa, Mathylde Frontus, Yuh-Line Niou, Nily Rozic and Amanda Septimo; New York City Council Members Diana Ayala, Mark Levine and Jimmy Van Bramer

Joycelyn Taylor, co-founder and CEO of TaylorMade Contracting

Public figures: New York City mayoral candidate Art Chang (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting)

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

Labor: 1199SEIU, New York State Nurses Association (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting)

Organizations: 504 Democratic Club, Alliance for Quality Education, American Pakistani Public Affairs Committee, Amplify Her, Amsterdam News, CAAAV, Coalition for a District Alternative (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Community Voices Heard Power (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Democracy for America, DRUM Beats, Emily’s List, Empire State Indivisible, Freelancers Union (co-endorsement with Andrew Yang), Higher Heights for America PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), In the Fight North Brooklyn, Indivisible Harlem, Indivisible Nation BK, The Jewish Vote, Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, League of Independent Theater (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens, Make the Road Action, Muslim Democratic Club of New York, National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund (co-endorsement with Kathryn Garcia), National Organization for Women (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), New York Communities for Change, New York Progressive Action Network, NYC Kids PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Our Revolution, People for the American Way, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Votes PAC (as its No. 3 selection in ranked-choice voting), Progressive Women of New York, Resilience PAC (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Tenants PAC (co-endorsement with Dianne Morales), Village Independent Democrats, VOCAL-NY Action Fund, #VoteProChoice (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Voters for Animal Rights, WE ACT 4 Change, Working Families Party

Public figures: New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Yvette Clarke, Adriano Espaillat (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Hakeem Jeffries, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Velázquez; U.S. Rep. Katie Porter of California; state Sens. Michael Gianaris, Gustavo Rivera and Julia Salazar; Assembly Members Khaleel Anderson, Jeffrion Aubry, Maritza Davila, Harvey Epstein, Nathalia Fernández, Emily Gallagher, Deborah Glick, Andrew Hevesi and Latoya Joyner and Marcela Mitaynes; former Assembly Member Michael Blake; New York City Council Members Daniel Dromm, Stephen Levin and Helen Rosenthal; former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green; former City Council Member James Vacca; former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro; actors Tichina Arnold, Yvette Nicole Brown, Chris Evans, Jonathan Frakes, Kathy Griffin, Rosie O’Donnell, Patton Oswalt, Alyssa Milano and Gabrielle Union; activists Gloria Steinem and Zephyr Teachout (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting)

Isaac Wright Jr., defense attorney

Public figures: Rappers and entrepreneurs 50 Cent and Fat Joe

Andrew Yang, former Democratic presidential candidate

Labor: NYPD Captains Endowment Association, Uniformed Firefighters Association

Organizations: AAPI Victory Fund, Asian-American Police Executives Council, Borough Park United, Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Freelancers Union (co-endorsement with Maya Wiley), Chang Le America Association, Fujian Foundation in USA, Fukien American Association, the John F. Kennedy Regular Democratic Club, New Era Democrats, New York City Asian-American Democratic Club, Queens Jewish Alliance for Action (as its No. 1 selection in ranked-choice voting), Sephardic Community Federation (as its No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), United Fujianese of America Association, United Overseas Fujianese Association of America, Uptown Democratic Club, Williamsburg United

Public figures: Reps. Grace Meng and Ritchie Torres; state Sens. Jeremy Cooney and John Liu, Assembly Members Kenny Burgos, Michael Cusick, Maritza Davila (as her No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Simcha Eichenstein, Ron Kim and Daniel Rosenthal; New York City Council Members Margaret Chin, Vanessa Gibson, Stephen Levin (as his No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting), Carlos Menchaca and Kalman Yeger; former Assembly Member Walter Mosley; former New York City Council Member Sal Albanese; actors Daniel Dae Kim, John Leguizamo and Amy Schumer

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.