Political Endorsements
The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, the UFT's national affiliates, endorse Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president.
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The UFT and its state affiliate NYSUT issued the following endorsements for Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly and two New York City local candidates in the Nov. 3 general election:
Bronx
| Office | District | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Congressional | 13 | Adriano Espaillat |
| Congressional | 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
| Congressional | 16 | Jamaal Bowman |
| State Senate | 29 | Jose Serrano |
| State Senate | 33 | J. Gustavo Rivera |
| State Senate | 34 | Alessandra Biaggi |
| State Senate | 36 | Jamaal Bailey |
| State Assembly | 77 | Latoya Joyner |
| State Assembly | 78 | Jose Rivera |
| State Assembly | 79 | Chantel Jackson* |
| State Assembly | 80 | Nathalia Fernandez |
| State Assembly | 81 | Jeffrey Dinowitz |
| State Assembly | 82 | Michael Benedetto* |
| State Assembly | 83 | Carl E. Heastie |
| State Assembly | 86 | Victor Pichardo |
| State Assembly | 87 | Karines Reyes |
*UFT member
Brooklyn
| Office | District | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Congressional | 7 | Nydia Velazquez |
| Congressional | 8 | Hakeem Jeffries |
| Congressional | 9 | Yvette Clarke |
| Congressional | 10 | Jerrold Nadler |
| Congressional | 11 | Max Rose |
| Congressional | 12 | Carolyn Maloney |
| State Senate | 18Â | Julia Salazar |
| State Senate | 19 | Roxanne Persaud |
| State Senate | 20 | Zellnor Myrie |
| State Senate | 22 | Andrew Gounardes |
| State Senate | 23 | Diane Savino |
| State Senate | 25 | Jabari Brisport* |
| State Senate | 26 | Brian Kavanagh |
| State Assembly | 41 | Helene E. Weinstein |
| State Assembly | 42 | Rodneyse Bichotte |
| State Assembly | 43 | Diana Richardson |
| State Assembly | 44 | Robert C. Carroll |
| State Assembly | 45 | Steven Cymbrowitz |
| State Assembly | 46 | Mathylde Frontus |
| State Assembly | 47 | William Colton |
| State Assembly | 48 | Simcha Eichenstein |
| State Assembly | 49 | Peter J. Abbate, Jr. |
| State Assembly | 50 | Emily Gallagher |
| State Assembly | 51 | Marcela Mitaynes |
| State Assembly | 52 | Jo Anne Simon |
| State Assembly | 54 | Erik Dilan |
| State Assembly | 55 | Latrice Walker |
| State Assembly | 56 | Stefani Zinerman |
| State Assembly | 58 | N. Nick Perry |
| State Assembly | 59 | Jaime Williams |
| State Assembly | 60 | Charles Barron |
| City Council | 37 | Darma Diaz |
*UFT member
Manhattan
| Office | District | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Congressional | 7 | Nydia Velazquez |
| Congressional | 10Â | Jerrold Nadler |
| Congressional | 12 | Carolyn Maloney |
| Congressional | 13 | Adriano Espaillat |
| State Senate | 26 | Brian Kavanah |
| State Senate | 27 | Brad Hoylman |
| State Senate | 28 | Liz Krueger |
| State Senate | 29 | Jose Serrano |
| State Senate | 30 | Brian Benjamin |
| State Senate | 31 | Robert Jackson |
| State Assembly | 65 | Yuh-Line Niou |
| State Assembly | 66 | Deborah Glick |
| State Assembly | 67 | Linda Rosenthal |
| State Assembly | 69 | Daniel O'Donnell |
| State Assembly | 70 | Inez Dickens |
| State Assembly | 71 | Al Taylor |
| State Assembly | 72 | Carmen de la Rosa |
| State Assembly | 73 | Dan Quart |
| State Assembly | 74 | Harvey Epstein |
| State Assembly | 75 | Richard Gottfried |
| State Assembly | 76 | Rebecca Seawright |
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Queens
| Office | District | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Borough President | Queens | Donovan Richards |
| Congressional | 3 | Thomas Suozzi |
| Congressional | 5 | Gregory Meeks |
| Congressional | 6 | Grace Meng |
| Congressional | 7 | Nydia Velazquez |
| Congressional | 12 | Carolyn Maloney |
| Congressional | 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
| State Senate | 10 | James Sanders, Jr. |
| State Senate | 11 | John Liu |
| State Senate | 12 | Michael Gianaris |
| State Senate | 13 | Jessica Ramos |
| State Senate | 14 | Leroy Comrie |
| State Senate | 15 | Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. |
| State Senate | 16 | Toby Ann Stavisky |
| State Assembly | 22 | Michaelle Solages |
| State Assembly | 23 | Stacey Pheffer Amato |
| State Assembly | 24 | David Weprin |
| State Assembly | 25 | Nily Rozic |
| State Assembly | 26 | Edward C. Braunstein |
| State Assembly | 27 | Daniel Rosenthal |
| State Assembly | 28 | Andrew Hevesi |
| State Assembly | 29 | Alicia Hyndman |
| State Assembly | 30 | Brian Barnwell |
| State Assembly | 31 | Khaleel Anderson |
| State Assembly | 32 | Vivian E. Cook |
| State Assembly | 33 | Clyde Vanel |
| State Assembly | 34 | Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas |
| State Assembly | 35 | Jeffrion L. Aubry |
| State Assembly | 36 | Zohran Kwame Mamdani |
| State Assembly | 37 | Catherine Nolan |
| State Assembly | 38 | Jennifer Rajkumar |
| State Assembly | 39 | Catalina Cruz |
| State Assembly | 40 | Ron Kim |
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Staten Island
| Office | District | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Congressional | 11 | Max Rose |
| State Senate | 23 | Diane Savino |
| State Assembly | 61 | Charles Fall |
| State Assembly | 62 | Michael Reilly |
| State Assembly | 63 | Michael Cusick |
| State Assembly | 64 | Brandon Patterson |
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Candidate endorsed for special election on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, by the UFT’s Delegate Assembly
| Borough | Office | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Bronx | City Council District 12 | Kevin C. Riley |
Candidates for election in 2021 endorsed by the UFT's Delegate Assembly
| Borough | Office | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | District Attorney | Eric Gonzalez |
| Manhattan | City Council District 3 | Erik Bottcher |
| Manhattan | City Council District 5 | Julie Menin |
| Manhattan | City Council District 11 | Eric Dinowitz* |
| Brooklyn | City Council District 39 | Briget Rein* |
*UFT member