LGBTQ Democratic clubs roll out primary endorsements for mayor and other races
LGBTQ Democratic clubs are endorsing candidates in the upcoming June primary competitions for citywide and local competitions, including the pivotal race for New York City mayor.
Most recently, the citywide Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City announced a slate of endorsements for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough president, and district attorney. The club, which already rolled out a list of City Council endorsements earlier in the month, ranked City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams number one in the race for mayor, followed by Comptroller Brad Lander in second place and Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani in third place.
The Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, another citywide club, endorsed four candidates for mayor — Speaker Adams, Lander, Mamdani, and Queens State Senator Jessica Ramos — but did not rank them. Instead, the club will consider ranking candidates at a later date.
Meanwhile, the Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn took to social media to announce the club’s endorsement of three candidates for mayor: Lander, Mamdani, and Brooklyn Assemblymember Zellnor Myrie.
Notably, none of those clubs endorsed the candidate with the strongest polling — former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who led the way with 45% of the vote in an April poll conducted by Honan Strategy Group. That same poll found Mamdani pulling in 22% of the vote, good enough for second place. Mayor Eric Adams is running as an independent candidate in his re-election bid.
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