New York – Bill de Blasio today announced that he has reached over one hundred endorsements, as his campaign for Public Advocate enters the final two months before primary day. De Blasio’s expanding coalition is one of the largest ever built in a contested citywide race, including endorsements from a wide range of elected officials, labor organizations, and democratic clubs.
“I have always believed that building a large and diverse coalition is the key to creating real change in government. Whether leading the charge against extending term limits last fall, or saving millions of dollars for public education, we must organize neighborhoods and communities to ensure the people’s voice is heard in City Hall. As Public Advocate I look forward to working with this broad coalition to guarantee that City government is working for the people, not against them,” said Bill de Blasio.
De Blasio has been endorsed by elected officials representing a diverse constituency of New Yorkers on the local, state, and national level. Most recently, he received the support of former New York City mayor Ed Koch. Koch joins a large group of fellow de Blasio supporters, including U.S. Representatives Yvette Clarke, Jerrold Nadler, Charles Rangel, and Edolphus Towns, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, and numerous State Senators, Assemblymembers and New York City Council Members. De Blasio has spent his career working with many of these City leaders to protect vital social services, save critical education funding, and ensure New Yorkers have access to much needed affordable housing.
Many of New York City’s largest and most prominent labor organizations have also endorsed de Blasio’s candidacy, citing his long track record of standing up for the needs of working New Yorkers in countless professions and industries. These supporters include the Working Families Party; ACORN Political Action Committee; District Council 37, the City’s largest union of municipal employees; the 500,000+ member service workers’ union, SEIU Local 32BJ; UNITE HERE; and the Communications Workers of America District 1.
In the Council, de Blasio has continually fought to preserve vital funding for public school classrooms and for firehouses across all five boroughs; in this year’s budget, he also successfully fought proposed cuts to 125 childcare center classrooms. Because of his extensive work throughout different boroughs, de Blasio has earned the support of the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island County Democratic Committees, as well as countless local Democratic clubs across the City. As Public Advocate, de Blasio will work with these progressive, community-based groups to organize their constituencies around key issues and create real change for New Yorkers in need.
One hundred of de Blasio’s supporters are listed below. For more information on Bill’s candidacy, visit www.billdeblasio.com.
100 Highlights from de Blasio’s Expanding List of Supporters
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Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch United States Representative Yvette Clarke United States Representative Jerrold Nadler United States Representative Charles Rangel United States Representative Edolphus Towns Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz New York State Senator Martin Malave Dilan New York State Senator Thomas K. Duane New York State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson New York State Senator Liz Krueger New York State Senator Velmanette Montgomery New York State Senator Bill Perkins New York State Senator Diane Savino New York State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman New York State Assembly Member Michael Benedetto New York State Assembly Member Nick Perry New York State Assembly Member Annette Robinson New York State Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal New York State Assembly Member Darryl Towns New York City Council Member Inez Dickens New York City Council Member Erik Martin Dilan New York City Council Member Mathieu Eugene New York City Council Member Helen Foster New York City Council Member Daniel Garodnick New York City Council Member Vincent Gentile New York City Council Member Sara Gonzalez New York City Council Member Letitia James New York City Council Member Jessica Lappin New York City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito SEIU Local 32BJ SSEU Local 371 UNITE HERE Workers United Bronx Democratic County Committee Democratic Committee of Richmond County Kings County Democratic County Committee 42nd A.D. Democratic Club 57th A.D. Democratic Club Ansonia Independent Democrats Barack Obama Democratic Club Chelsea Reform Democratic Club Chippewa Democratic Club Coalition for A District Alternative Community Free Democrats Concerned Democratic Coalition Democrats in the Heights Downtown Independent Democrats Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club, Co-op City Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats
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New York State Assembly Member Michael Benjamin New York State Assembly Member Jonathan Bing New York State Assembly Member William Boyland Jr. New York State Assembly Member James F. Brennan New York State Assembly Member Adriano Espaillat New York State Assembly Member Vanessa Gibson New York State Assembly Member Carl Heastie New York State Assembly Member Dov Hikind New York State Assembly Member Janele Hyer-Spencer New York State Assembly Member Hakeem Jeffries New York State Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh New York State Assembly Member Micah Kellner New York State Assembly Member Vito Lopez New York State Assembly Member Joan Millman New York City Council Member Rosie Mendez New York City Council Member Annabel Palma New York City Council Member Domenic M. Recchia New York City Council Member James Vacca New York City Council Member Albert Vann Dr. Una S.T. Clarke, C.D. ACORN Political Action Committee Working Families Party Communications Workers of America District 1, AFL-CIO 1 Council of School Supervisors and Administrators CSEA Region 2 Political Action Committee District Council 37, AFSCME AFL-CIO New York City District Council of Carpenters New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 891 Independent Neighborhood Democrats Lambda Independent Democrats Lenox Hill Democratic Club Lexington Democratic Club Liberty Democratic Association Lower East Side Democratic Club Martin Luther King Democratic Club New Era Democrats Northern Manhattan Democrats for Change Progressive Association for Political Action Progressive Democrat Political Association of Central Brooklyn Rosa Parks Independent Democratic Club Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club Shorefront Democratic Club Stars and Stripes Democratic Club Stonewall Democrats United Democratic Organization Vanguard Independent Democratic Club West Harlem Independent Democrats |
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