2025 ENDORSEMENTS
2025 ENDORSEMENTS
Eleanor’s Legacy proudly endorses more than 150 pro-choice Democratic women running for state and local offices across New York.
If you missed our first endorsement application window, it's not too late. Our second round of 2025 endorsements is open. Want to get a head start on your questionnaire? Apply HERE.
Albany
Dorcey Applyrs, Mayor, Albany
Deirdre Brodie, City Council, Albany, 6th Ward
Maureen Cunningham, Town Council, Bethlehem
Ginnie Farrell, City Council, Albany, 13th Ward
Marisa Franchini, City Court Judge, Albany
Alison Thorne, Town Justice, Colonie
Bronx
Shirley Aldebol, NYC City Council, District 13 Shekera Anessa Algarin, Civil Court Judge
Elsie Encarnacion, NYC City Council, District 8
Amanda Farias, NYC City Council, District 18
Vanessa L. Gibson, Bronx Borough President
Pierina Sanchez, NYC City Council, District 14
Broome
Christina Charuk, Mayor, Johnson City
Cayuga
Ginny Kent, City Council, Auburn
Chautauqua
Julie Jackson-Forsberg, County Legislator, District 10 Sandra Lewis, County Legislator, District 4
Natalie Luczkowiak, City Council, Dunkirk Amanda Merced, County Legislator, District 6
Clinton
Jessie Furnia, County Legislator, District 6 Brandi Lloyd, County Clerk
Columbia
Amber D’Amato, Town Clerk/Tax Collector, Clavernack Jessie Anderson, Town Council, Kinderhook Ilze Earner, Town Supervisor, Claverack Margaret Morris, City Council President, Hudson
Jacqueline Salvatore, Sheriff Tara Silberberg, Town Board, Gallatin
Cortland
Liz Arnold, Village Trustee, Homer
Dutchess
Emma Arnoff, County Legislator, District 2
Jacqueline Bardini, Town Board, Town of Fishkill
Julia Descoteaux, Town Supervisor, Town of Stanford Rebecca Edwards, Town Supervisor, Poughkeepsie
Linda French, Supervisor, Town Of Dover
Nicole Gemmati, Receiver Of Taxes, Poughkeepsie
Kara Gerry, County Court Judge
Carolyn Bennett Glauda, Beacon City Council, Ward 4
Lastar Gorton, Beacon City Council, Ward 1
Amber Grant, Beacon City Council
Brennan Kearney, Country Legislator, District 11 Barbara Laird, Town Board, Poughkeepsie Ward 2
Merry Meyer, Town Council, Pleasant Valley
Heather O'Dell, Wappinger Town Council, Ward 2
Trish Prunty, County Legislator, District 7
Anna Shah, County Legislature, District 5
Lydia Slaby, Village Trustee, Village of Rhinebeck
Molly Rhodes, County Legislator, District 18
Elizabeth Spinzia, Town Supervisor, Rhinebeck
Heidi Tucci, County Legislature, District 22
Emily Watson, Town Council, Poughkeepsie
Erie
Jennifer Borgioli, Town Council, Lancaster
Jonica DiMartino, Town Council, Evans Monica Elderkin, Town Council, Cheektowaga Tiffany Lewis, Town Board, Cheektowaga Marie Mahon, Town Supervisor, Orchard Park Lisa Poch, Town Justice, Hamburg Taisha St. Jean Tard, County Legislature, District 2 Jeanne Viger, Town Clerk, Aurora
Kings (Brooklyn)
Alexa Aviles, NYC City Council, District 38 Shahana Hanif, NYC City Council, District 39
Crystal Hudson, NYC City Council, District 35
Rita Joseph, NYC City Council, District 40
Darlene Mealy, NYC City Council, District 41
Mercedes Narcisse, NYC City Council, District 46
Sandy Nurse, NYC City Council, District 37 Kayla Santosuosso, NYC City Council, District 47
Lewis
Candace L. Randall, Supreme Court Judge, 5th Judicial District
Manhattan
Gale Brewer, NYC City Council, District 6
Andrea Gordillo, NYC City Council, District 2
Virginia Maloney, NYC City Council, District 4 Julie Menin, NYC Council Member, District 5
Monroe
Brittany L.C. Bonanno, Town Justice, Webster Kelly Cheatle, Rochester City Council - At Large Christine Corrado, Town Council, Brighton Ann Cunningham, Town Board, Irondequoit Tonia Ettinger, Family Court Judge Cathy Koshykar, Town Supervisor, Pittsford
Amorette Miller, Greece Town Board - Ward 3 Kristina J. Owens, Town Council, Henrietta Clara Sanguinetti, Town Council, Brighton
Cha Ron Sattler-Leblanc, Town Council, Pittsford
Montgomery
Kelly Quist-Demars, Alderwoman, City of Amsterdam
Nassau
Nicole Aloise, District Attorney Carla Anastasio, City Council "At Large", Glen Cove Karen Bhatia, County Legislator, District 18
Juleigh Chin, County Legislator, District 9
Danielle Fugazy Scagliola, Glen Cove City Council Cathryn Harris-Marchesi, City Council, Glen Cove
Lisa McArdle, Town Council, North Hempstead Theresa Moschetta, Glen Cove City Council
Lillian Mosley, City Council, Long Beach Olena Nicks, County Legislator, District 2
Cynthia Nunez, County Legislator, District 14
Viviana L. Russell, County Legislator, District 2 Marsha Silverman, Mayor, Glen Cove
Joylette Williams, County Clerk, Nassau County
Oneida
Katie Aiello, Utica Common Council, District 1 Evon M Ervin, County Legislator, District 20 Maria McNiel, County Legislator, District 15
Kelly Mercurio, County Legislator, District 22 Elizabeth Snyder Fortino, Supreme Court Judge, Fifth Judicial District
Lori Washburn, County Legislator, District 21
Heather Wasielewski, City Council At-Large, Utica
Onondaga
Ellen Block, County Legislator, District 5 Sara Bollinger, Town Councilor, Manlius
Elaine Denton, County Legislator, District 10
Hayley Downs, Town Council, Salina, Ward 1
Eliza Driscoll, Town Council, Salina, Ward 4
Hanah Ehrenreich, City Councilor At-Large, Syracuse Nodesia Hernandez, County Legislator, District 17
Donna Moore, City Council, Syracuse, District 2
Laura Moran, Town Supervisor, Spafford
Sharon F. Owens, Syracuse, Mayor Leesa Paul, Town Council, Syracuse, Ward 2 Ellen Magnarelli Terrien, Town Councilor, Onondaga
Orange
Mary Lou Carolan, Town Council, Newburgh DeShanda Carter, County Legislator district 11 Moniysha Maldonado, County Legislator, District 18 Maria May, County Legislator, District 10 Stephanie Powell, County Legislator , District 5 Genesis Ramos, County Legislator, District 4
Maureen Richardson, Town Supervisor, Monroe
Virginia Scott, County Legislator, District 12 Karina Tipton, County Legislator, District 17
Oswego
Gena Bartlett, County Legislator, District 24 Dorothy Caldwell, County Legislator, District 17 Juniper Mae Dunlap, County Legislator, District 14 Victoria Evans, County Clerk
Bailey Lovenguth, County Legislator, District 4 Stephanie McHugh-Edwards, County Legislator, District 13
Christine Novak, County Legislator, District 16
Otsego
Jill Basile, County Legislator, District 14 Leslie Berliant, County Legislator, District 7
Putnam
Gwen Dougherty, Patterson Town Council Stacy Dumont, Town Council, Patterson Jean Hopper, Town Supervisor, Carmel
Alison Jolicoeur, Town Supervisor, Putnam Valley
Rebecca Niitzel, Town Board, Kent
Queens
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, NYC Council, District 31 Eve Cho Guillergan, Civil Court Judge, Queens Municipal Court District 2
Lynn Schulman, NYC City Council, District 29
Rensselaer
Jessica DiFiore, Town Justice, North Greenbush
Jona Favreau, City Council, Troy, District 5
Noreen McKee, City Council, Troy, District 4
Nina Nichols, County Legislator, District 1
Lark Rutecki, County Legislator, District 6
Mary Frances Sabo, County Legislator, District 2
Tiffani T. Silverman, County Executive
Shikole Struber, City Council, Troy, District 2
Rockland
Gina DeFelice, Town Council, Clarkstown Ward 4
Saratoga
Sarah Burger, County Board of Supervisors Michele Juda, Town Council, Milton
Minita Sanghvi, County Supervisor
Toni Sturm, Town Supervisor, Wilton
Valerie Masterson, Town Council, Stillwater
Suffolk
Leigh-Ann Barde, County Legislator, District 10 Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, Supervisor, East Hampton Geraldine Compitello, Town Clerk, Babylon Abigail Field, Town Clerk, Southold Dana Forlenza, Town Tax Assessor, Southold Town Elizabeth Hanley, Town Board, Shelter Island
Jennifer Hebert, Town Council, Huntington Kelly Perry-Hyland, County Legislator, District 8
Cate Rogers, Town Council, East Hampton Rebecca Sanin, County Legislator, 16 Sara Topping, Town Trustee, Southampton
Ann E. Welker, County Legislator, District 2
Sullivan
Melinda Meddaugh, Town Council, Thompson Leslie Ocasio, Town Council, Mamakating, Ward 5
Tompkins
Christy Bianconi, County Legislator, District 14
Allie Buck, Village Council, Dryden
Deborah Fisher, City Council, Ward 5
Judith Hubbard, County Legislator, District 5
Iris Packman, County Legislator, District 3
Irene Weiser, County Legislator, District 13
Ulster
Debra Clinton, County Legislator, District 16
Anula Courtis, Town Supervisor, Woodstock
Amy Dooley, County Legislator, District 9 Laura Donovan, County Legislator, District 11
Debbie Dougherty, Town Council, Hurley
March Gallagher, County Comptroller Adrienne Gelfand-Perine, County Legislator, District 13
Lindsey Grossman, County Legislator, District 19
Michele Hirsch, City Council, Kingston, Ward 9
Laurie Osmond, Town Council, Woodstock
Sara Pasti, City Council, Kingston, Ward 1 Ann Peters, County Legislator, District 2
Megan Sperry, County Legislator, District 17 Stephanie Yeh, Town Council, Esopus
Westchester
Allison Anderson, Town Council, Pelham
Nancy Barr, County Legislature, District 6
Arlene Burgos, Mayor, Irvington Debra Carter, Receiver of Taxes, Cortlandt
Beverley Chang, Peekskill City Council
Diane Clerkin, State Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District
Lakisha Collins-Bellamy, Yonkers City Council President Jaine Elkind Eney, Town Supervisor, Mamaroneck Jennifer Fields-Tawil, Town Council, Ossining Marjorie Hsu, Mayor, Sleepy Hollow Cristin Jacoby, Town Council, Cortlandt Jewel Williams Johnson, County Legislator, District 8
Amy Kesavan, Town Council, Rye
Jodi Kimmel, Town Justice, Bedford
Christy Knell, Mayor, Dobbs Ferry
Nora Lucas, Village Council, Mamaroneck
Erin M. McGoey, County Court Judge
Vivian McKenzie, Mayor, Peekskill
Eileen Miller, Town Clerk, Pelham
Jann Mirchandani, Town Supervisor, Yorktown
Theresa Mohan, Town Supervisor, Pelham Robin Nichinsky, Town Counsel, Mamaroneck Karen Pecora, Trustee, Croton-in-Hudson
Erika Lang Pierce, County Legislator, District 2
Jenn Puja, County Legislator, District 5
Kimberly Ragazzo, Town Justice, Cortlandt Livia Rodriguez, Town Justice, Cortlandt Court
Emily Rubin, Family Court Judge, New Rochelle Evelyn Santiago, Common Council, White Plains
Verris Shako, State Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District Laroue Rose Shatzkin, Town Clerk, Cortlandt
Emiljana Ulaj, County Legislator, District 9
Erica Winter, Receiver of Taxes, Pelham
More information on Eleanor’s Legacy endorsement process:
Eleanor’s Legacy endorsements are open to pro-choice Democratic women running for state or local office in New York.
Please note:
We do not accept partial applications. Please gather all necessary information before submitting.
We do not accept applications after the submission period concludes.
Pro-choice Democratic New York women are eligible to apply only during the year of their election.