Endorsements
NY State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
"I've known Bill for many years, we've worked together on many projects and I'm pleased to support him for mayor of this great city."
President Barack Obama
"Our great city comptroller, our candidate for mayor, my friend Billy Thompson is in the house." - Hammerstein Ballroom, 10/22/2009
United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
"Bill Thompson will be a strong voice for all New Yorkers, and I endorse him for mayor. "
United States Senator Charles Schumer
"Bill is honest. He's hardworking. He has a great ability and an understanding way to bring people together... He is both idealistic and he is practical. The idealism to move our city in a new direction, and the practicality to achieve that direction as well."
Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez
"The will of the people of New York was expressed, not once, but twice democratically. And he thinks because he has all the money in the world that he can spend in this campaign that he can get away with it."
Governor David Paterson
"I [endorse Bill Thompson] enthusiastically because as a resident of this city, he has the ability, has the intellect and leadership, but most of all he has the guts that so many people in this city will need during these awfully difficult economic times."
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
"The one thing that Mayor Bloomberg has lost in trying to buy this 3rd term is integrity. The one thing Bill Thompson has, is integrity."
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Democratic County Chairs | Elected Officials | Democratic Clubs | Unions | Community Leaders | Faith Leaders
Democratic County Chairs
Joseph Crowley
Chairman of Queens County Democratic Organization
Hermen Farrell, Jr.
Chairman of New York County Democratic Committee
John Gulino
Chairman of the Democratic Committee of Richmond County
Carl E. Heastie
Chairman of Bronx County Democrats
Vito J. Lopez
Chairman of Kings County Democratic Committee
Elected Officials
Assembly Member Peter J. Abbate
Senator Eric Adams
Senator Joseph P. Addabbo
Assembly Member Jeffrion Aubry
Assembly Member Inez Barron
Councilmember Charles Barron
Assembly Member Michael Benedetto
Assembly Member Michael Benjamin
Assembly Member Jonathan Bing
Assembly Member William F. Boyland
Assembly Member James F. Brennan
Councilmember Gale Brewer
Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny
Assembly Member Karim Camara
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
Councilmember Leroy Comrie
Assembly Member Vivian E. Cook
Assembly Member Marcos Crespo
Congressman Joseph Crowley
Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley
NY State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
Councilmember Bill de Blasio
Assembly Member Michael DenDekker
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
Senator Ruben Diaz Sr.
Councilmember Inez Dickens
Senator Martin Dilan
Councilmember Erik Martin Dilan
Assembly Member Jeffery Dinowitz
Senator Thomas Duane
Assembly Member Adriano Espaillat
Councilmember Mathieu Eugene
Assembly Member Herman Farrell, Jr.
Councilmember Julissa Ferreras
Councilmember Lewis A. Fidler
Councilmember Helen D. Foster
Councilmember Daniel Garodnick
Councilmember Vincent J. Gentile
Assembly Member Michael N. Gianaris
Assembly Member Vanessa Gibson
Councilmember Eric Gioia
Assembly Member Deborah J. Glick
Councilmember Sara Gonzalez
Assembly Member Richard Gottfried
Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson
Assembly Member Carl E. Heastie
Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi
Assembly Member Dov Hikind
Senator Shirley Huntley
Assembly Member Janele Hyer-Spencer
Councilmember Robert Jackson
Assembly Member Hakeem Jeffries
Councilmember Melinda Katz
Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh
Assembly Member Micah Kellner
Senator Jeffrey Klein
Senator Liz Krueger
Assembly Member Rory Lancman
Councilmember Jessica Lappin
Assembly Member Joseph R. Lentol
Councilmember Letitia James
Councilmember John Liu
Assembly Member Alan Maisel
Councilmember Melissa Mark-Vivento
Assembly Member Margaret M. Markey
Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall
Assembly Member Nettie Mayersohn
Councilmember Darlene Mealy
Congressman Gregory Meeks
Councilmember Rosie Mendez
Assembly Member Grace Meng
Assembly Member Joan L. Millman
Senator Velmanette Montgomery
Assembly Member Catherine T. Nolan
Assembly Member Daniel O'Donnell
President Barack Obama
Assembly Member Felix W. Ortiz
Councilmember Annabel Palma
Governor David Paterson
Assembly Member Jose Peralta
Senator Bill Perkins
Assembly Member Nick Perry
Assembly Member Audrey I. Pheffer
Assembly Member Adam Clayton Powell, IV
Congressman Charles B. Rangel
Assembly Member Peter M. Rivera
Assembly Member Naomi Rivera
Assembly Member Jose Rivera
Councilmember Joel Rivera
Assembly Member Anette M. Robinson
Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal
Senator John L. Sampson
Senator Diane Savino
Assembly Member William Scarborough
Senator Eric T. Schneiderman
Councilmember Lawrence Seabrook
Congressman Jose Serrano
State Senator Jose M. Serrano
Senator Malcolm Smith
Senator Toby Ann Stavisky
Councilmember Kendall B. Stewart
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
Assembly Member Matthew Titone
Assembly Member Michele R. Titus
Assembly Member Darryl C. Towns
Congressman Ed Towns
Councilmember James Vacca
Councilmember Albert Vann
Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez
Congressman Anthony Weiner
Assembly Member Helene E. Weinstein
Councilmember David Weprin
Assembly Member Mark Weprin
Councilmember Thomas White
Assembly Member Keith L. T. Wright
Councilmember David Yassky
Democratic Clubs
504 Democrats
57th Assembly District Democratic Organization
Alice Wragg Kornegay Democratic Club
American Heritage Democratic Club
Audubon Reform Democratic Club
Barack Obama Democratic Club
Broadway Democrats
Bronx County Democratic Committee
C.O.D.A
Community Free Democrats
Concerned Democratic Coalition
Democratic Committee of Richmond County
Democratic Organization of Queens County
East Harlem/El Barrio Democratic Club
East Side Democratic Club
Eleanor Roosevelt Democrats
Fred Samuels Democratic Club
Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats
Gramercy-Stuyvesant Independent Democrats
Harry S. Truman Democrats
Independent Neighborhood Democrats
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
Kings County Democratic Committee
Lambda Independent Democrats
Lenox Hill Democratic Club
Lexington Democratic Club
Liberty Democratic Association
Lower East Side Democratic Club
Martin Luther King Jr. Democratic Club
McManus Midtown Democratic Association
New York County Democratic Committee
Northern Manhattan Democrats for Change
Out People of Color Political Action Club
Sojourner Truth Democratic Club
Stonewall Democrats
The Progressive Association for Political Action (P.A.P.A.)
Tilden Democrats
Tioga Carver Democrats
United Democratic Organization
Uptown Democratic Club
Village Independent Democrats
West Harlem Independent Democrats
Unions
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU, UFCW)
Allied International Union
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056
Local 891, International Union of Operating Engineers
District Council 37
New York Metro Area Postal Union, APWU
Public Employees Federation (PEF)
Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1180
UAW Region 9A
Fire Alarm Dispatchers Union
District Council 1707
BCTGM Local 50
Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA)
National Association of Letter Carriers: Branch 36
National Association of Social Workers
Local 2507, Uniformed EMT's and Paramedics
Local 3621, Uniformed EMS Officers Union
Local Union No. 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association (COBA)
Local 74, USWU
Teamsters National Black Caucus, New York State Chapter
Professional Staff Congress (PSC)
Civil Service Employees Association Local 1000
Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 1
International Association of Machinists District 15
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 808
Local 94 of the International Union of Operating Engineers
The Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM
Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100
Community Leaders
Tenant PAC
Dean Angelakos
Nicholas Chahales
Civic Center Residents Coalition
Mayor David Dinkins
Fernando Ferrer
Former Bronx Borough President
Dr. Steve Gounardes
Former President of the NY Dental Association
Stella Kokolis
President of the Federation of Greek American Teachers
Tasso Manessis
President of the Pan Gregorian Fund
George Patsalos
President of Aegean Travel Group
Helen and John Psaras
Brooklyn Homeowners Association
Dino Ralis
Broadway Merchants Association
United Fujuanese American Association
Faith Leaders
Clergy United for Community Empowerment (CUCE)
Southeast Queens Clergy
Eddie Alleyne
St. Gabriel’s Church, Brooklyn
James Blocker
Maranatha Tabernacle, Queens
Leon Brothers
United Faith Church, Queens
Manoranjan Chakravorty
Sri Sri Radha Krishna Mandir, Queens
Fredrick Crawford
Union Grove Baptist Church, Bronx
Hector Crespo
First Primitive Church, Brooklyn
Orlando Findlayter
New Hope Christian Fellowship, Brooklyn
Swami H. Puri
Shiv Shatki Peeth gnc., Queens
Amziah James
Brighter Way Baptist Church, Brooklyn
G.M.T. Jones
Greater Zion Shiloh Baptist Church, Brooklyn
Narain Kataria
Indian American Intellectual Forum, Queens
Harvey Kendricks
First Grace Baptist, New York
James Morrison
Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Bronx
Charles L. Norris Sr.
Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, Queens
Wayne Pitts
St. Gabriel’s Church, Brooklyn
Nandlal Ramsinghani
Satya Narayan Mandir, Queens
Arish Sahani
Hindu Temple N.A., Queens
Willie Stukes
Day Spring Baptist Church, New York
V. Simpson Turner Jr.
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Brooklyn
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