2026 ENDORSEMENTS
2026 ENDORSEMENTS
Statewide Office
*Kathy Hochul, Governor
Adrienne Adams, Lieutenant Governor
*Letitia “Tish” James, Attorney General
State Senate
Alexis Rodriguez, 24th District
*Andrea Stewart-Cousins, 35th District
*April McCants-Baskin, 63rd District
Cassie Robbins-Forbus, 49thDistrict
Gay Lee, 39th District
Jessica González-Rojas, 13th District
*Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, 23rd District
*Lea Webb, 52nd District
Lisa Kaul, 39th District
Lisa Malkie Vider, 9th District
*Liz Krueger, 28th District
Mandi Drake, 53rd District
Melissa Seale, 45th District
Michele Frazier, 51st District
*Michelle Hinchey, 41st District
*Monica Martinez, 4th 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
Victoria Guite, 57th District
Assembly
*Alicia L. Hyndman, 29th District
*Amanda Septimo, 84th District
*Anna Kelles, 125th District
*Carrie Woerner, 113th District
*Catalina Cruz, 39th District
Chloe E. Pierce, 107th District
Colleen Connaughton, 19th 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
*Gladys Flores Garcia, 133rd District
Janet Tweed, 102nd District
*Jen Lunsford, 135th District
*Jo Anne Simon, 52nd District
*Judy Griffin, 21st District
*Karen McMahon, 146th District
*Karines Reyes, 87th District
Kim Keiserman, 16th District
*Larinda C. Hooks, 35th District
*Latrice M. Walker, 55th District
Leah Halton-Pope, 141st District
Lynn Trupiano-O'Keefe, 8th District
*MaryJane Shimsky, 92nd District
*Monique Chandler-Waterman, 58th District
*Nily Rozic, 25th District
*Pamela J. Hunter, 128th District
*Paula Kay, 100th District
*Phara Souffrant Forrest, 57th District
*Rebecca Kassay, 4th District
*Rebecca Seawright, 76th District
*Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, 42nd District
*Sarah Clark, 136th District
Trish Kopp, 7th District
Vanessa Aronson, 73rd District
Vicki Davis, 121st District
State Supreme Court
Anne Joynt, 8th Judicial District
*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
*Brenda Adams, Town of Canaan
Cat Sayles, Town of Eastchester
*Ellen Calves, Town of Bedford
*Erin Cassady-Dorion, Town of Niskayuna
*Jaine Elkind Eney, Town of Mamaroneck
Jann Mirchandani, Town of Yorktown
Jean Lapper, Town of Queensbury
*Julia Descoteaux, Town of Stanford
*Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, Town of East Hampton
Lee Jamison, Town of Stuyvesant
Linda French, Town of Dover
*Lisa Moore, Town of South Bristol
Meghan Borland, Town of Pleasant Valley
Michele Juda, Town of Milton
Olivia Kelley, Town of Sand Lake
Rebecca Edwards, Town of Poughkeepsie
Sara Bollinger, Town of Manlius
Stephanie A. Vandemark, Town of Deerpark
Tara Silberberg, Town of Gallatin
Teresa Clifford, Town of Somers
*Victoria Bayard Tipp, Town of New Castle
County Legislator
Adrienne Gelfand-Perine, Ulster County, 13th District
*Alix Winsby, Dutchess County 14th District
Amber Spinner, St. Lawrence County, 11th 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
Brenda Chapman, Oswego County, 6th District
Carla Michelle Rodriguez, Chautauqua County, District 7
Charlene Tarver, Onondaga County, 16th District
Christina Lemyre, Nassau County, 13th District
*Christine Novak, Oswego County, 16th District
Christine Vaverchak Vestigo, Oswego County, 12th District
Colette M Badger, Oswego County, 20th 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
Fran Caracappa, Dutchess County, 21st District
*Gena Bartlett, Oswego County, 24th District
Ginger Storey-Welch, St. Lawrence County, 7th District
Gwendolyn Burke, Putnam County, 8th District
Heidi Tucci, Dutchess County, 22nd District
*Jenn Puja, Westchester County, 5th District
Jessica L. Dapson, Onondaga County, 14th District
Jessica Hackett, Onondaga County, 11th District
*Jewel Williams Johnson, Westchester County, 8th District
Joy Jankunas, Nassau County, 8th District
Juleigh Chin, Nassau County, 9th District
Julie Jackson-Forsberg, Chautauqua County, 10th District
Kate Leon, Ulster County, 3rd District
Kathy Kahng, Putnam County, 3rd District
Kisha Skipper, Westchester County Legislator, 15th District
*Laura Donovan, Ulster County, 11th District
*Leslie Berliant, Otsego County, 7th District
*Lindsey Grossman, Ulster County, 19th District
*Lori A. Washburn, Oneida County, 21 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
Paula Sturge, St. Lawrence County, 8th District
Racquel Saddler, Albany County, 6th District
*Sandra Lewis, Chautauqua County, 4th District
Sara Marmion, Erie County, 8th District
*Shanae Williams, Westchester County, 16th District
*Taisha St. Jean Tard, Erie County, 2nd District
*Terry Clements, Westchester County, 11th 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
Anna Nelson, Town Board, Town of Mount Pleasant
*Amorette Miller, Town Board, Town of Greece
Cjala Surrat, City Council, Syracuse
*Emily Watson, Town Board, Ward 4, Town of Poughkeepsie
Gina De Felice, Town Council, Ward 4, Town of Clarkstown
Heidi McElwee, Town Board, Ward 1, Town of Salina
*Heather O'Dell, Town Council, Ward 2, Town of Wappinger
Linzy Dineen, Town Board, Ward 2, Town of Poughkeepsie
Jean Day, Town Council, Ward 1, Town of Wallkill
Michelle E. Wright, Town Board, Town of Ithaca
Molly Flynn, Town Board, Town of Aurora
Rachel Martinez, Town Council, Town of Cheektowaga
Rita Romeu, Town Council, Town of Somers
Sylke Jackson, Town Council, Ward 2, Town of Clarkstown
Zettie A. Young, Town Council, Ward 2, Town of Salina
Village Endorsements
Cynthia Hibbert, Trustee, Village of Liverpool
*Josie Bloom, Trustee, Village of Irvington
*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
Christine G. Ortiz, Civil Court Judge, Kings County
Danielle Noel, Civil Court Judge, Kings County
Jaime A. Douthat, Surrogate's Court Judge, Clinton County
Janice Purvis, Civil Court Judge, Kings County, 6th District
Lauren Brown-Akowe, Civil Court Judge, Kings County, District 2
Tashanna Golden, Civil Court Judge, Richmond County
Sara Collins-Sedey, Bronx County
Tina Sodhi, County Court Judge, Albany
Town Clerk
Jennifer Knox, Clerk, Town of Newburgh
Joylette Williams, Clerk, Town of Hempstead
Kristen Kelley, Clerk, Town of Sand Lake
Trustee
*Sara Topping, Trustee, Town of Southampton
Receiver of Taxes
Brianna Baker-Stines, Town of Smithtown
*Incumbent
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