Endorsements in the 2025 NYC mayoral general election

The right endorsement can add credibility to a campaign, particularly if the endorser has sway in an ethnic or geographic community. A high-profile endorsement can help to mobilize supporters and prompt people to volunteer.  When announced at a critical juncture, an endorsement can boost fundraising efforts. A celebrity endorsement can turn a local politician into a national figure. 

In a highly polarized race, though, endorsements may have limited impacts. And there’s often a question of whether something that sounds like a stamp of approval really is a full-throated endorsement. In early July, for example, President Donald Trump called Mayor Eric Adams a “very good person” while praising him as “a good independent,” but he stopped short of endorsing the incumbent. 

Endorsements didn’t do much good for then-front-runner Andrew Cuomo in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. He got early support from most of the city’s major powerbrokers and proceeded to lose handily to Zohran Mamdani. Chastened, many people and groups that endorsed him have adopted a wait and see approach before throwing their support behind a different candidate in the general election. The endorsements listed here were confirmed by City & State with the individuals or groups directly, through news reports or on the endorsers’ social media accounts. This post was last updated on July 15.

ZOHRAN MAMDANI (Democrat)

Elected Officials: U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jerrold Nadler, Nydia Velázquez and Adriano Espaillat, state Attorney General Letitia James, Comptroller Brad Lander, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, state Sens. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, John Liu, Julia Salazar, Jabari Brisport, Kristen Gonzalez, Gustavo Rivera, Michael Gianaris and Zellnor Myrie, Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair and Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Assembly Members Micah Lasher, Emily Gallagher, Phara Souffrant Forest, Marcela Mitaynes, Karines Reyes, Claire Valdez, Sarahana Shrestha, Khaleel Anderson, Robert Carroll, Jessica González-Rojas and Steven Raga, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, City Council Members Chi Ossé, Justin Brannan, Shaun Abreu, Carmen De La Rosa, Pierina Sanchez, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Sandy Nurse, Lincoln Restler, Alexa Avilés, Tiffany Cabán, Shahana Hanif and Rita Joseph

Labor: District Council 37, United Federation of Teachers, 32BJ SEIU, NYC Central Labor Council AFL-CIO, Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, New York State Nurses Association, United Auto Workers Region 9A, American Federation of Musicians Local 802

Organizations: New York Working Families Party, New York City Democratic Socialists of America, Manhattan Democratic Party, Staten Island Democratic Party, New York Immigration Coalition Action

ERIC ADAMS (Democrat running as an independent candidate)

Elected officials: City Council Member James Gennaro 

Others: convicted ex-Long Island Rep. George Santos, the Rev. Herbert Daughtry, United Bodegas of America spokesman Fernando Mateo

ANDREW CUOMO (Democrat running as an independent candidate)

None recorded yet.

JIM WALDEN (independent candidate)

Other: Former Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.

CURTIS SLIWA (Republican)

Elected Officials: City Council Minority Caucus members Joann Ariola, Vickie Paladino, Inna Vernikov, Kristy Marmorato and David Carr

Organizations: Queens County Republican Party, Bronx County Republican Party, Kings County Republican Party, Staten Island Republican Party, Manhattan Republican Party, Rockland County Republican and Conservative Parties

Others: Former Gov. George Pataki