First “Elected Official” Endorsements Of 2013 Go To Dan Garodnick

Manhattan Councilman Dan Garodnick’s campaign for New York City comptroller just announced that he’s landed two very early endorsements — from Manhattan Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and Brooklyn Councilwoman Diana Renya.

Reyna and Mendez tout the endorsements in a release as the first from elected officials for any 2013 citywide contender.

We don’t usually endorse candidates this early in the cycle. Few people do – as far as we know, ours are the first endorsements by any elected official in a 2013 citywide race. But to us the choice is clear. Dan Garodnick is so well-qualified for this office that there is no reason for us to wait.

The endorsements of Mendez and Reyna, while helpful, are unlikely to be all that determinative, but the dynamics of the race remaining intriguing. The Council members are backing Garodnick over another colleague, the powerful Finance Committee chairman, Brooklyn Councilman Domenic Recchia — and who knows whether current Comptroller John Liu will actually end up running for mayor?

Here’s the press release:

Dear New Yorkers,

We serve with Dan Garodnick on the City Council and are proud to announce that we are supporting him for City Comptroller. 

We come from different boroughs – Rosie represents neighborhoods on the East and Lower East Side of Manhattan; Diana represents neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens – but we come together to support Dan. 

Dan Garodnick is an outstanding leader for our city. Having served with him in the City Council for more than six years, we know he has a record of fighting for consumers and taxpayers – and the judgment and maturity to guide our City’s finances in the coming years. 

Dan has worked on the kinds of issues – protecting consumers from rip-offs, protecting our tax dollars from being wasted by fraud, protecting tenants from abusive landlords – that our constituents and all New Yorkers care about. 

We don’t usually endorse candidates this early in the cycle. Few people do – as far as we know, ours are the first endorsements by any elected official in a 2013 citywide race. But to us the choice is clear. Dan Garodnick is so well-qualified for this office that there is no reason for us to wait. 

Thank you for supporting Dan Garodnick – we look forward to working together with you over the next 14 months to make him the next City Comptroller. 

Sincerely,

Rosie Mendez 
NYC Councilmember

Diana Reyna
NYC Councilmember