2025 ENDORSEMENTS

2025 ENDORSEMENTS

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

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

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

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