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Blas has House backers

So he does have friends! Ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio’s congressional campaign has been backed by a former Brooklyn political mainstay, a city lawmaker and a union — his first official endorsements in the race.

Marty Markowitz, who served as Brooklyn borough president from 2002 to 2013, is supporting de Blasio as he competes in the crowded contest for an open Brooklyn-Manhattan House seat.

“On Day One, Bill will be a strong voice for us in Congress. He knows our issues and has served every block of this district as a School Board Member, Councilmember, Public Advocate and Mayor,” Markowitz said in a prepared statement.

De Blasio — whose approval ratings were under water for much of his two terms as mayor — also was endorsed by firstterm Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse, a Brooklyn Democrat whom de Blasio endorsed during her 2021 bid.

“He has been here for us when we needed him most,” Narcisse said.

The head of Brooklyn’s Democratic Party, Rodneyse Bichotte, called de Blasio “the most qualified progressive candidate who I believe can win this diverse seat” while stopping short of issuing a formal endorsement.

De Blasio, who wound up as one of the city’s most unpopular mayors, also was backed by acclaimed liberal economist Jeffrey Sachs and he will be endorsed by UNITE HERE Local 100, a 17,000member union representing food-service workers at area sports arenas, airports and cafeterias.

Other candidates vying for the 10th District seat include: Rep. Mondaire Jones, who currently represents the Hudson Valley; Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou of lower Manhattan; Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon of Brooklyn.