2026 ENDORSEMENTS
2026 ENDORSEMENTS
Statewide Office
*Kathy Hochul, Governor
Adrienne Adams, Lieutenant Governor
*Letitia “Tish” James, Attorney General
State Senate
Alexis Rodriguez, 24th District
*April McCants-Baskin, 63rd District
Jessica González-Rojas, 13th District
*Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, 23rd District
*Lea Webb, 52nd District
Lisa Kaul, 39th District
Melissa Seale, 45th District
Michele Frazier, 51st District
*Michelle Hinchey, 41st District
*Nathalia Fernandez, 34th District
*Patricia Fahy, 46th District
*Rachel May, 48th District
*Samra Brouk, 55th District
Sarah Rogerson, 44th District
*Shelley Mayer, 37th District
*Siela A. Bynoe, 6th District
*Toby Ann Stavisky, 11th District
Assembly
*Alicia L. Hyndman, 29th District
*Amanda Septimo, 84th District
*Anna Kelles, 125th District
Chloe E. Pierce, 107th District
Colleen Maxwell, 118th District
*Dana Levenberg, 95th District
Diana Ayala, 68th District
*Didi Barrett, 106th District
*Emerita Torres, 85th District
*Emily Gallagher, 50th District
*Gabriella Romero, 109th District
Janet Tweed, 102nd District
Jeannette Garcia, 90th District
Jeannine Kiely, 66th District
*Jen Lunsford, 135th District
*Jenifer Rajkumar, 38th District
*Jo Anne Simon, 52nd District
Karen Hoak, 149th District
*Karen McMahon, 146th District
*Karines Reyes, 87th District
Kim Keiserman, 16th District
*Larinda C. Hooks, 35th District
Latoya L. Legrand, 32nd District
Lynn Trupiano-O'Keefe, 8th District
Mariama James, 65th District
Mary T. Finneran, 102nd District
*MaryJane Shimsky, 92nd District
*Monique Chandler-Waterman, 58th District
Morgan Evers, 81st District
*Nily Rozic, 25th District
*Pamela J. Hunter, 128th District
*Paula Kay, 100th District
*Phara Souffrant Forrest, 57th District
Pia Rahman, 37th District
*Rebecca Kassay, 4th District
*Rebecca Seawright, 76th District
*Sarah Clark, 136th District
*Stefani L. Zinerman, 56th District
Stephanie Ruskay, 69th District
Trish Kopp, 7th District
Tunisia Morrison, 32nd District
Vanessa Aronson, 73rd District
Vicki Davis, 121st District
State Supreme Court
*Christine Clark, 4th Judicial District
*Maria Rosa, 9th Judicial District
Village and Town Mayors
*Alexandria “Alex” Wojcik, Village of New Paltz
Heidi Woika, Village of Fairport
Town Supervisor
*Alison Jolicoeur, Town of Putnam Valley
Cat Sayles, Town of Eastchester
*Ellen Calves, Town of Bedford
*Jaine Elkind Eney, Town of Mamaroneck
Jann Mirchandani, Town of Yorktown
*Julia Descoteaux, Town of Stanford
*Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, Town of East Hampton
*Lisa Moore, Town of South Bristol
Meghan Borland, Town of Pleasant Valley
Rebecca Edwards, Town of Poughkeepsie
Sara Bollinger, Town of Manlius
Tara Silberberg, Town of Gallatin
County Legislator
Adrienne Gelfand-Perine, Ulster County, 13th District
*Alix Winsby, Dutchess County 14th District
*Amy Dooley, Ulster County, 9th District
*Ann Peters, Ulster County, 2nd District
*Anna Shah, Dutchess County, 5th District
Bailey Lovenguth, Oswego County, 4th District
Charlene Tarver, Onondaga County, 16th District
*Christine Novak, Oswego County, 16th District
*Cynthia Nuñez, Nassau County, 14th District
*Debra Clinton, Ulster County, 16th District
*Dorothy Caldwell, Oswego County, 17th District
*Elaine Denton, Onondaga County, 10th District
*Ellen Block, Onondaga County, 5th District
*Emiljana Ulaj, Westchester County, 9th District
*Emma Arnoff, Dutchess County, 2nd District
*Erika Pierce, Westchester County, 2nd District
*Gena Bartlett, Oswego County, 24th District
Heidi Tucci, Dutchess County, 22nd District
*Jenn Puja, Westchester County, 5th District
Jessica L. Dapson, Onondaga County, 14th District
*Jewel Williams Johnson, Westchester County, 8th District
Juleigh Chin, Nassau County, 9th District
Julie Jackson-Forsberg, 10th District
Kathy Kahng, Putnam County, 3rd District, Kent and Patterson
*Laura Donovan, Ulster County, 11th District
*Leslie Berliant, Otsego County, 7th District
Leslye Oquendo-Thomas, Westchester County, 17th District
*Lindsey Grossman, Ulster County, 19th District
Maia Gilleo, Putnam County, 2nd District
*Maria McNiel, Oneida County, 15th District
Marisa McClinton, Ulster County, 12th District
*Molly Rhodes, Dutchess County, 18th District
Nakia Simmons, Dutchess County, 10th District
*Nancy Barr, Westchester County, 6th District
*Nodesia Hernandez, Onondaga County, 17th District
*Olena Nicks, Nassau County, 5th District
Racquel Saddler, Albany County, 6th District
Sara Marmion, Erie County, 8th District
*Taisha St. Jean Tard, Erie County, 2nd District
Tonya Speed, Dutchess County, 6th District
Trish Prunty, Dutchess County, 7th District
*Yvette Valdés Smith, Dutchess County, 12th District
County Clerk
Rachel E. Graham, Tompkins County Clerk, Tompkins County
Town Board/Council or Clerk
*Amorette Miller, Town Board, Town of Greece
*Emily Watson, Town Board, Ward 4, Town of Poughkeepsie
Gina De Felice, Town Council, Ward 4, Town of Clarkstown
*Heather O'Dell, Town Council, Ward 2, Town of Wappinger,
Linzy Dineen, Town Board, Ward 2, Town of Poughkeepsie
Rumella Cameron, Town Council, Ward 4, Town of Greece
Village Endorsements
*Josie Bloom, Trustee, Irvington Village
*Jessica Galen, Trustee, Village of Dobbs Ferry
Maria Slippen, Trustee, Village of Croton-on-Hudson
Meghan Raderstrong, Trustee, Village of Sleepy Hollow
Rachel Sumner, Trustee, Village of Dryden
*Samantha Merton, Trustee, Hastings on Hudson Village
*Sarah Nazarian, Trustee, Village of Fairport
Judicial Positions
Jaime A. Douthat, Surrogate's Court Judge, Clinton County
Janice Purvis, Civil Court Judge, Kings County, 6th District
Town Clerk
Joylette Williams, Clerk, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County
Trustee
*Sara Topping, Trustee, Town of Southampton
*Incumbent
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