2026 Endorsements For State Legislature, Statewide, and Congressional Races

2026 is a critical year for elections in our country. SDNYC is committed to endorsing, campaigning for, and electing representatives who will fight to advance the rights, priorities, and ideals of the LGBTQ community. After hearing from the candidates, our members voted and SDNYC is proud to endorse: 

New York State
NY Governor: Kathy Hochul
NY Lt Governor: Adrienne Adams 
NYS  Attorney General: Tish James 
NYS Comptroller: Tom DiNapoli 

US Congress
District 6: Grace Meng
District 7: Antonio Reynoso
District 8: Hakeem Jeffries 
District 10: Brad Lander
District 12: Alex Bores 
District 13: Adriano Espaillat
District 14: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
District 15: Ritchie Torres 
District 16: George Latimer 

NY State Senate
District 12 - Steven B. Raga
District 13 - Jessica González-Rojas
District 25 - Jabari Brisport
District 27 - Grace Lee
District 29 - José M. Serrano
District 32 - Luis Sepúlveda
District 33 - Gustavo Rivera 
District 34 - Nathalia Fernandez
District 47 - Erik Bottcher

NY State Assembly
District 30 - Patrick Martinez
District 34 - Brian Romero
District 36 - Diana Moreno
District 37 - Samantha Kattan
District 38 - David Orkin
District 39 - Catalina Cruz
District 43 - Brian Cunningham
District 44 - Robert Carroll
District 46 - Joe Santangelo
District 52 - Jo Anne Simon
District 54 - Christian Celeste Tate
District 55 - Latrice Walker
District 56 - Eon Huntley
District 57 - Phara Souffant Forrest
District 65 - Mariama James
District 66 - Ryder Kessler
District 67 - Linda Rosenthal
District 68 - Diana Ayala
District 69 - Eli Northrup
District 70 - Jordan Wright
District 71 - Al Taylor
District 72 - Manny De Los Santos
District 73 - Vanessa Aronson
District 74 - Keith Powers
District 75 - Tony Simone
District 76 - Rebecca Seawright
District 77 - Landon Dais
District 78 - George Alvarez
District 81 - Jeffrey Dinowitz
District 82 - Michael Benedetto
District 83 - Carl Heastie
District 84 - Courtland W. Hankins
District 85 - Emerita Torres
District 87 - Karines Reyes

Thank you to all of the candidates for your work and dedication to LGBTQ community. At a time when our community - particularly the trans community - is under attack, we need leaders who will stand and fight for our rights to healthcare, education, opportunity, safety, and joy. We look forward to working with all our endorsed candidates.

NYS Primary day is Tuesday June 23, with early voting June 13-21. 

SDNYC Congressional & Statewide Endorsement Meeting

Our Congressional & Statewide Endorsement Meeting will be 6:30pm on Wednesday April 29th, at a new location for SDNYC: "Civic Hall", 3rd Floor (Near Union Square: 124 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003).  

Candidates for US Congress and NYS Comptroller have submitted responses to the SDNYC Questionnaire here. After each meeting, all eligible members of SDNYC will receive a ballot.

Please see SDNYC Endorsement Process and Membership pages for details and vote eligibility. Please contact stonewalldemocraticclubnyc@gmail.com with any questions. 

2026 Endorsement Meetings

Endorsement season is here! Join SDNYC to hear from candidates for NY Assembly, NY State Senate, Congress, and NYS Comptroller - then vote for SDNYC’s endorsement! 

Our State Legislature Endorsement Meeting will at the LGBT Center on West 13th St at 6:30pm on Wednesday April 22nd (please note - this is delayed from a previously scheduled date, April 15, due to the delayed State Budget). Candidates for NY State Assembly, and NY State Senate have submitted responses to the SDNYC Questionnaire here.

Our Congressional Endorsement Meeting will be 6:30pm on Wednesday April 29th, location to be announced soon (please note - this is delayed from a previously scheduled date, April 22). Candidates for US Congress have submitted responses to the SDNYC Questionnaire here.

After each meeting, all eligible members of SDNYC will receive a ballot. Please see SDNYC Endorsement Process and Membership pages for details and vote eligibility. Please contact stonewalldemocraticclubnyc@gmail.com with any questions. 

2026 State Legislature Endorsement Meeting

Join SDNYC to hear from candidates for NY Assembly and NY State Senate - then vote for SDNYC’s endorsement!

Candidates for NY State Assembly, and NY State Senate have submitted responses to the SDNYC Questionnaire here. Our State Legislature Endorsement Meeting will at the LGBT Center on West 13th St at 6:30pm. Afterward, all eligible members of SDNYC will receive a ballot. Please see SDNYC Endorsement Process and Membership pages for details and voteeligibility.

SDNYC Elects Our 2026 Executive Board

The Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC is pleased to share our newly elected 2026 Executive Board. We are thrilled to have such a dynamic leadership lead who will continue to work with SDNYC members and the wider LGBTQ+ community to keep fighting for our rights. Want to get more involved in SDNYC? Become a member, sign up for eblasts, and join us March 25th for our next General Meeting at 6:30 PM at the LGBT Center on 13th Street.