ALBANY, N.Y. May 29, 2020 — New York State United Teachers today issued another round of endorsements in more than 20 races for state legislative offices and recommended more than a dozen congressional candidates for endorsements by the union’s national affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association.
“Now more than ever, it’s clear that public schools are cornerstones of our communities, and we need representatives across New York who recognize that and will fight for public education in the halls of power,” NYSUT President Andy Pallotta said. “We are confident that the dozens of candidates we’ve endorsed already this election cycle are the types of leaders who can deliver for New Yorkers. Especially amid this global pandemic, support for policies and funding that will move public education forward is critical as our educators work doubly hard to provide educational services and other essential resources for students and families.”
The full slate of latest endorsements and recommendations is below.
NYSUT previously issued endorsements and endorsement recommendations for nearly 30 candidates for state and federal offices. Those endorsements can be found here.
NYSUT is scheduled to hold its biennial endorsement conference for federal and state offices this summer.
NYSUT-endorsed candidates receive grassroots support from NYSUT members, including phone banking, door knocking and literature distribution. The union also makes financial contributions from voluntary donations through the union’s VOTE-COPE non-partisan political action committee.
Congressional Endorsement Recommendations
Congressional District 3
Tom Suozzi
Congressional District 5
Gregory Meeks
Congressional District 6
Grace Meng
Congressional District 7
Nydia Velázquez
Congressional District 8
Hakeem Jeffries
Congressional District 9
Yvette Clarke
Congressional District 10
Jerrold Nadler
Congressional District 11
Max Rose
Congressional District 12
Carolyn Maloney
Congressional District 13
Adriano Espaillat
Congressional District 14
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Congressional District 22
Anthony Brindisi
Congressional District 25
Joseph Morelle
State Senate Endorsements
Senate District 12
Michael Gianaris
Senate District 13
Jessica Ramos
Senate District 18
Julia Salazar
Senate District 19
Roxanne Persaud
Senate District 23
Diane Savino
Senate District 25
Tremaine Wright
Senate District 27
Brad Hoylman
Senate District 31
Robert Jackson
Senate District 34
Alessandra Biaggi
Senate District 38
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
Assembly Endorsements
Assembly District 24
David Weprin
Assembly District 33
Clyde Vanel
Assembly District 39
Catalina Cruz
Assembly District 40
Ronald Kim
Assembly District 64
Brandon Patterson
Assembly District 73
Dan Quart
Assembly District 74
Harvey Epstein
Assembly District 78
Jose Rivera
Assembly District 82
Michael Benedetto
Assembly District 87
Karines Reyes
Assembly District 92
Thomas Abinanti
New York State United Teachers is a statewide union with more than 600,000 members in education, human services and health care. NYSUT is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the AFL-CIO.