List of candidates’ endorsements in 19th District primary
The following are endorsements claimed by the seven Democratic candidates in New York’s 19th Congressional District.
The seven will face off in a primary on Tuesday, June 26, and the winner will face U.S. Rep. John Faso, R-Kinderhook, in the November election. There also are two independents and two minor-party candidates in the race.
The 19th District comprises all of Ulster, Greene, Columbia, Sullivan, Delaware, Schoharie and Otsego counties; most of Dutchess County; parts of Rensselaer and Montgomery counties; and a small section of Broome County.
Jeff Beals
Justice Democrats The People for Bernie Hudson Valley People for Bernie
Greene County New York Progressive Action Network Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig Dutchess County Legislator Joel Tyner
David Clegg
Valatie Mayor Diane Argyle Kinderhook Democratic Committee members Bill Mancini, Bernadette Powis and Leonard Lukin
Stephentown Democratic Committee Chairman Andrew C. White and committee member Pam Keuppers
Kingston Times, Saugerties Times and Woodstock Times Retired Judge Mary Work Kingston Common Council members Rita Worthington, Steve Schabot and Tony Davis
Ulster County Legislators Dave Donaldson and Julius Collins
Evelyn Clarke, retired Ulster County human rights commissioner
Indivisible Ulster
Erin Collier
U.S. Sen. Kirstem Gillibrand’s Off the Sidelines PAC Emily’s List Moms Demand Action Women Under Forty PAC
Antonio Delgado
Citizen Action of New York Duchess County Democratic Committee
Rhinebeck Democratic Committee
Hyde Park Democratic Committee Congressional Black Caucus Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLDPAC The Collective PAC Latino Victory Fund Leadership Now Project Democracy Matters Institute Richard Abbate, former chairman of Otsego County Democratic Committee
Dan Ahouse, former chief of staff to U.S. Rep. aurice Hinchey
Nina Dawson, commissioner of the Ulster County Human Rights Commission and director of the Youth Bureau
Manna Jo Greene, Ulster County legislator and environmental activist
Tom Hoffay, former chairman of the Ulster County Democratic Committee and former Majority Leader of Kingston Common Council
Ilene and Michelle Hinchey, wife daughter of former U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey
Joan and Jay Mandlec, cofounders of the Democracy Matters Institute
Andrea Mitchell, health care activist who was famously promised three times on camera by U.S. Rep. John Faso that he would not vote to take away her health care
Mici Siminofsky, former chairwoman and current member of Marlborough Democratic Committee
KT Tobin, New Paltz deputy mayor
Brian Flynn
Dr. Andrea “Cricket” Coleman, Columbia County coroner
Bob Kampf, former Hyde Park councilman
Kingston Alderman Doug Koop, D-Ward 2
Kingston Alderwoman Andrea Shaut, D-Ward 9
Tony Cellini, former supervisor, town of Thompson
Ulster County Legislator Kathy Nolan, D-Shandaken
Doug Plummer, mayor, Sharon Springs
Clinton Councilman Michael Whitton
Doreen Davis, supervisor, town of Catskill
Bill Elsey, former supervisor, town of Springfield
Gary Koutnik, Otsego County representative
Adrienne Martini, Otsego County representative
Danny Lapin, Otsego County representative
Liz Shannon, Otsego County representative
Andrew Marietta, Otsego County representative
Kay Stuligross, former Otsego County representative
Carina Franck, former Otsego Town Board member
Anne Geddes-Atwell, former Otsego town supervisor
Bob Wood, Oneonta town supervisor
Richard Sternberg, Cooperstown trustee
Greene County Legislator Kevin Lennon
Greene County Legislator Lori Torgersen
Greene County Legislator Larry Gardner
Greene County Legislator Harry Lennon
Daniel Strum, Bethel town supervisor
Carmen Rue, village of Monticello Trustee
Sandra Manko, Sharon town supervisor
Jeff Moran, former Woodstock town supervisor
Bill Reiber, Thompson town supervisor
Kathy LaBuda, former Sullivan County Legislature majority leader
Peter Briggs, Thompson Town Council member
Gully Sanford, member of the Pleasant Valley Democratic Committee and former Colorado Board of Education director
Marc Heller, former medical director, Planned Parenthood of Mohawk-Hudson
Charlie Ferrusi , vice chairman and founder of The Link Project and member of Columbia County Young Democrats
Sue Sullivan, economic development and health care advocate and former 19th District candidate
Elayne Mosher Campoli, founder, Oneonta Pride Fest
Transport Workers Union, International
Transport Workers Union, New York State Conference
Jim Owles, Liberal Democratic Club
Cherry Valley Democratic Committee Positive Action Mohawk Valley Latino Democrats of Dutchess County
Donna Schick, chairwoman, Sullivan County Democratic Committee
Bill McKnight, former vice chairman, town of Hurley Democratic Committee
Melinda Hardin, member, Otsego County Democratic Committee
Betta Berghold, member, Dover Democratic Committee
Peter Finn, Steering Committee member, Indivisible Rensselaer
Jill Fieldstein, member, Dover Plains Democratic Committee
Brian Powers, chairman of Shandaken Planning Board and Shandaken Democratic Committee
Jay Blotcher, member, Marbletown Democratic Committee
Anne and Bill McCabe, members, Union Vale Democratic Committee
Steve Dunn, chairman, Hudson Democratic Committee
Richard Altman, secretary, Sullivan County Democratic Committee
Russell Frehling, chairman, Milan Democratic Committee
Clark Oliver, president, Otsego County Young Democrats
MacGuire Benton, vice president and Founder, Otsego County Young Democrats
Tyler WIlliams, member Plattekill Democratic Committee
Paul and Carol Cooper, Indivisible Kingston
Leslie Berliant, political operations director, Otsego County Democratic Committee
Phil Durkin, chairman, Cherry Valley Democratic Committee
Pam Kline, chairwoman, Livingston Democratic Committee
Cyndy Hall, member, Claverack Democratic Committee
Catherine Censor, chairwoman, Athens Democratic Committee
Mary Ann Ledda, chairwoman, Durham Democratic Committee
Anne Mitchell, member, New Baltimore Democratic Committee
Mike Shultis, chairman, Hurley Democratic Committee
Beth Schneck, vice chairwoman of Greene County Democrats, member of state Democratic Committee Member, chairwoman of Democratic Committee and president of Greenville Democratic Club
Mark Brody, Steering Committee member, Positive Action Mohawk Valley
Gareth Rhodes
The New York Times New York State Nurses Association
Communications Workers of America Local 1120 Teamsters Locals 445 and 456 United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1 New York Hotel Trades Council Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
New York State Professional Fire Fighters Association
Broom County Executive Jason Garnar.
Ulster County Legislature Minority Leader Hector Rodriguez
Joseph Donaldson, chairman, city of Kingston Democratic Committee
Kathy Betzinger, chairwoman, town of Brunswick Democratic Committee
Matthew Nelson, chairman, town of Kinderhook Democratic Committee
Sue Sklenarik, former chairwoman, town of Sidney Democratic Committee
Kingston Alderman Jeffrey Morell, D-Ward 1
Kingston Alderman Bill Carey, D-Ward 5
Matthew Dunn, former majority leader, Kingston Common Council
Rob Rynearson Jr., former mayor, village of Deposit
Steve Vegliante, supervisor, town of Fallsburg
Al Lanzetta, supervisor, town of Marlborough
Sylvia Rozzelle, supervisor, town of Olive
Hudson First Ward Alderman Rob Bujan
Hudson Fourth Ward Alderwoman Linda Mussman
Laura Petit, Ulster County legislator, Esopus
Lynn Archer, Ulster County legislator, town of Rochester
North East Councilman John Midwood; also former president of Dutchess County Young Democrats
Rosendale Councilman Matthew Igoe
Saugerties Councilman John Schoonmaker
Olive Councilman Jim Sofranko
Callicoon Democratic Committee
Oblong Valley Indivisible
Pat Ryan
Elliott Auerbach, Ulster County comptroller
Art Bassin, town of Ancram supervisor and Columbia County Board of Supervisors member
Neil Bettez, town of New Paltz supervisor
Gary Bischoff, former Ulster County legislator
Hannah Black, Dutchess County Legislature minority leader
Ed Blundell, village of Red Hook mayor
David Brownstein, New Paltz Town Board member
Hayes Clement, former Kingston alderman
Elisa Tinti, former Kingston alderwoman
Ulster County Legislator Jim Delaune, D-Highland
Susan Ezrati, village of Tivoli trustee
Sarah Imboden, Red Hook Town Board member
Marty Irwin, New Paltz Town Board member
Mike Maclsaac, Saugerties Town Board member
Vin Martello, former Marbletown town supervisor
Bill McKenna, Woodstock town supervisor
Kathy Mihm, former Ulster County legislator
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, DMass.
Bill Murray, village of New Paltz trustee
Tracey Rex, Schodack Town Board member
Julie Seyfert-Lillis, New Paltz Town Board member
Andrew Stammel, Otsego County Board of Representatives member
Daniel Torres, New Paltz deputy town supervisor
Dennis Young, New Paltz village trustee
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