Political Endorsements
2022 Elections (updated for the Aug. 23 primary)
Within hours after the state legislature approved new redistricting maps for the Assembly, Senate and Congress in January, and Gov. Hochul signed them into law, the election process was challenged with the filing of a Republican-backed lawsuit claiming the maps were unfairly drawn in Democrats’ favor.
Since then, the lawsuit, and subsequent legal actions involving courts from the local to federal levels, have dramatically altered the primary schedule and campaigns were thrown into disarray. In some instances, candidates decided not to run, or even to seek another office all together. You can read more about the timeline of the redistricting process, the text of the Court of Appeals decision and the resulting maps.
As a result of this chaos, two primary elections are being held this summer:Â June 28 & August 23. June was the primary for statewide and State Assembly offices.
The August primary will be held for candidates for Congressional and State Senate, as district lines were redrawn by the special master under the direction of the lower court. These district lines were finalized on Saturday, May 21. The NYC Board of Elections has outlined relevant dates and early voting locations.
August 23 Primary Election information
- This is the primary election date for the U.S. House of Representatives and State Senate.
- Election Day is Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Early Voting Period is August 13 - August 21
- Aug. 8 was the last day to submit a request for an absentee ballot
NYSUT/UFT U.S. House of Representatives/Congressional endorsements where there is an Aug. 23 primary
| Region of New York State | Borough/County | District |
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Long Island |
Parts of Nassau & Suffolk | Congressional District 2 Andrew R. Garbarino |
| New York City | Parts of Nassau & Queens | Congressional District 3 Robert P. Zimmerman |
| Parts of Queens & Brooklyn | Congressional District 7 Nydia M. Velazquez |
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| Brooklyn | Congressional District 8 Hakeem S. Jeffries |
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| Parts of Manhattan & Brooklyn | Congressional District 10 Wait until after the primary |
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| Staten Island & part of Brooklyn | Congressional District 11 Max Rose |
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| Manhattan | Congressional District 12 Wait until after the primary |
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| Parts of Manhattan & the Bronx | Congressional District 13 Adriano Espaillat |
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| Parts of Bronx & Westchester | Congressional District 26 Jamaal Bowman |
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| Hudson Valley | Rockland, part of Dutchess, part of Putnam and part of Westchester | Congressional District 17 Sean Patrick Maloney |
| Orange, part of Dutchess & part of Ulster | Congressional District 18 Pat Ryan |
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| Upstate | Broome, Chenango, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, part of Otsego & part of Ulster | Congressional District 19 Josh Riley |
| Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady & part of Rensselaer | Congressional District 20 Paul D. Tonko |
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| Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Montgomery, St. Lawrence, Schoharie, Warren, Washington, Part of Jefferson, Part of Otsego & Part of Rensselaer | Congressional District 21 Matt Castelli |
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| Cayuga, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates, Part of Jefferson, Part of Orleans, Part of Oswego & Part of Niagara | Congressional District 24 No endorsement |
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| Parts of Erie & Niagara | Congressional District 26 Brian Higgins |
- See the full list of NYSUT Congressional endorsements (as of Aug. 10) »
- If you are interested, here are the new state district lines for the U.S. House of Representatives.Â
NYSUT/UFT State Senate endorsements where there is an August primary:
| Region of New York State | Borough/County | District |
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Long Island |
Nassau | Senate District 7 Anna Kaplan |
| New York City  |
Queens | Senate District 15 Joseph Addabbo |
| Parts of Queens & Manhattan | Senate District 59 Elizabeth Crowley |
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| Brooklyn | Senate District 21 No endorsement |
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| Parts of Staten Island & Brooklyn | Senate District 23 Jessica Scarcella-Spanton |
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| Brooklyn | Senate District 25 Jabari Brisport |
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| Senate District 22 Andrew Gournades |
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| Manhattan | Senate District 27 Brian Kavanagh |
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| Senate District 30 Cordell Cleare |
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| Senate District 47 Brad Hoylman |
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| Parts of Manhattan & Bronx | Senate District 31 Robert Jackson |
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| Bronx | Senate District 33 Gustavo Rivera |
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| NYC & Hudson Valley | Parts of Bronx & Westchester | Senate District 34 Wait until after the Primary |
| Upstate | Saratoga & Part of Schenectady | Senate District 44 James Tedisco |
| Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Part of Broome, Part of Chenango & Part of Ulster | Senate District 51 Peter Oberacker |
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| Cortland, Tompkins & Part of Broome | Senate District 52 Wait until after the Primary |
- See the full list of NYSUT State Senate endorsements (as of Aug. 10) for both the primary and general elections »
- See the new maps for State Senate districts »
NYSUT endorsement updates
On Aug. 10, NYSUT issued endorsements for the upcoming Aug. 23 primary and in some instances for the Nov. 8 general election. See the endorsements »
On June 16, NYSUT endorsed Antonio Delgado for Lieutenant Governor and three additional state senators.
On April 27, NYSUT issued its second round of endorsements for the 2022 election cycle. These included NYSUT endorsements of State Senate and Assembly candidates, informed by our PAC’s recommendations and screenings, as well as NYSUT’s recommendations to our national affiliates, the AFT and NEA, on congressional endorsement recommendations.Â
On January 21, NYSUT endorsed a statewide slate of candidates for election.
NYSUT’s endorsements are informed by our UFT PAC’s recommendations and screenings, as well as NYSUT’s recommendations to our national affiliates, the AFT and NEA, on congressional endorsement recommendations.Â
The New York State AFL-CIO released their endorsement recommendations for Congressional and State Senate candidates on July 6.