Political Endorsements
The UFT Delegate Assembly voted in July to endorse Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor. Mamdani, in turn, promised to work with the union to fully fund public schools, pass the "RESPECT check" for paraprofessionals, lobby Albany to fix Tier 6 of the pension system and more.
Additional candidate endorsements are listed below.
Citywide offices
Mayor: Zohran Mamdani
Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams
Comptroller: Mark Levine
Boroughwide offices
Brooklyn District Attorney: Eric Gonzalez
Bronx Borough President: Vanessa Gibson
Manhattan District Attorney: Alvin Bragg
Manhattan Borough President: Brad Hoylman-Sigal
Queens Borough President: Donovan Richards
City Council members
| District | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 2 | Harvey Epstein |
| 3 | Erik Bottcher |
| 4 | Virginia Maloney |
| 5 | Julie Menin |
| 6 | Gale Brewer |
| 7 | Shaun Abreu |
| 8 | Elsie Encarnacion |
| 9 | Yusef Salaam |
| 10 | Carmen De La Rosa |
| 11 | Eric Dinowitz |
| 12 | Kevin Riley |
| 13 | Kristy Marmorato |
| 14 | Pierina Sanchez |
| 15 | Oswald Feliz |
| 16 | Althea Stevens |
| 17 | Justin Sanchez |
| 18 | Amanda Farías |
| 20 | Sandra Ung |
| 22 | Tiffany Cabán |
| 23 | Linda Lee |
| 24 | James Gennaro |
| 25 | Shekar Krishnan |
| 26 | Julie Won |
| 27 | Nantasha Williams |
| 28 | Tyrell Hankerson |
| 29 | Lynn Schulman |
| 31 | Selvena Brooks-Powers |
| 33 | Lincoln Restler |
| 34 | Jennifer Gutierrez |
| 35 | Crystal Hudson |
| 36 | Chi Ossé |
| 37 | Sandy Nurse |
| 38 | Alexa Avilés |
| 40 | Rita Joseph |
| 41 | Darlene Mealy |
| 42 | Chris Banks |
| 43 | Susan Zhuang |
| 45 | Farah Louis |
| 46 | Mercedes Narcisse |
| 47 | Kayla Santosuosso |
| 49 | Kamillah Hanks |