**The EQNY PAC is an independent entity whose mission it is to support LGBTQI New Yorker through election-related work, including this endorsement process.**
For more than 25 years, New York’s LGBTQI community has supported candidates for public office who demonstrate a commitment to supporting the issues important to our community. In a time when transgender rights are under attack and when a major political party has adopted the most anti-LGBTQI party platform ever, we must stand by our friends running for office. Equality NY PAC upholds the tradition of supporting pro-LGBTQI candidates across New York so that we can continue to move this great state forward to support and protect all LGBTQI people. Please take a moment to contribute to the PAC here.
- Federal Endorsements
- New York Statewide Offices
- New York State Senate Endorsements
- New York State Assembly Endorsements
Support the Candidates who support our communities throughout New York State.
The 2018 EQNY PAC Endorsements
2018 NY Statewide Offices
- Governor – Andrew Cuomo
- Lieutenant Governor – Kathy Hochul
- Attorney General – Tish James
2018 NY State Senate Candidates
The following candidates are our picks for NY State Senate and we strongly believe that their election will help LGBTQI related matters be addressed in Albany.
| SD-7 | Anna Kaplan | SD-28 | Liz Krueger |
| SD-8 | John Brooks | SD-29 | Jose Serrano |
| SD-9 | Todd Kaminsky | SD-30 | Brian Benjamin |
| SD-11 | John C. Liu | SD-31 | Robert Jackson |
| SD-12 | Michael Gianaris | SD-33 | Gustavo Rivera |
| SD-13 | Jessica Ramos | SD-34 | Alessandra Biaggi |
| SD-14 | Leroy Comrie | SD-35 | Andrea Stewart-Cousins |
| SD-16 | Toby Ann Stavisky | SD-36 | Jamaal Bailey |
| SD-19 | Roxanne Persaud | SD-45 | Emily Martz |
| SD-20 | Zellnor Myrie | SD-53 | Rachel May |
| SD-21 | Kevin Parker | SD-55 | Jennifer Lunsford |
| SD-22 | Andrew Gounardes | SD-56 | Jeremy Cooney |
| SD-25 | Velmanette Montgomery | SD-60 | Carima El-Behairy |
| SD-26 | Brian Kavanaugh | SD-63 | Tim Kennedy |
| SD-27 | Brad Hoylman |
2018 NY State Assembly Candidates
The following candidates are our picks for NY State Assembly and we strongly believe that their election will help LGBTQI related matters be addressed in Albany.
| AD-1 | Fred Thiel | AD-79 | Michael Blake |
| AD-4 | Steve Engelbright | AD-80 | Nathalia Fernandez |
| AD-6 | Philip Ramos | AD-81 | Jeffrey Dinowitz |
| AD-11 | Kimberly Jean-Pierre | AD-82 | Michael Benedetto |
| AD-13 | Charles Lavine | AD-83 | Carl Heastie |
| AD-22 | Michaella Solages | AD-84 | Carmen E. Arroyo |
| AD-24 | David Weprin | AD-86 | Victor Pichardo |
| AD-25 | Nily Rozic | AD-87 | Karines Reyes |
| AD-26 | Edward Braunstein | AD-88 | Amy Paulin |
| AD-28 | Andrew Hevesi | AD-89 | Gary Pretlow |
| AD-29 | Alicia Hyndman | AD-90 | Nader Sayegh |
| AD-31 | Michele Titus | AD-92 | Thomas Abinanti |
| AD-32 | Vivian Cook | AD-93 | David Buchwald |
| AD-34 | Michael DenDekker | AD-95 | Sandy Galef |
| AD-35 | Jeffrion Aubry | AD-96 | Kenneth Zebrowski |
| AD-36 | Aravella Simotas | AD-97 | Ellen Jaffee |
| AD-37 | Catherine T. Nolan | AD-99 | no endorsement |
| AD-39 | Catalina Cruz | AD-100 | Aileen Gunther |
| AD-42 | Rodneyse Bichotte | AD-101 | Chad McEvoy |
| AD-44 | Robert Carroll | AD-102 | Aiden O’Connor Jr. |
| AD-50 | Joseph Lentol | AD-103 | Kevin Cahill |
| AD-51 | Felix Ortiz | AD-108 | John McDonald |
| AD-52 | Jo Anne Simon | AD-109 | Patricia Fahy |
| AD-53 | Maritza Davila | AD-110 | Phillip G. Steck |
| AD-54 | Erik Dilan | AD-116 | Addie Jenne |
| AD-55 | Latrice Walker | AD-123 | Donna Lupardo |
| AD-57 | Walter Mosley | AD-125 | Barbara Lifton |
| AD-65 | Yuh-Line Niou | AD-127 | Al Stirpe |
| AD-66 | Deborah Glick | AD-128 | Pamela Hunter |
| AD-67 | Linda Rosenthal | AD-129 | William Magnarelli |
| AD-68 | Robert Rodriguez | AD-136 | Jamie Romeo |
| AD-69 | Danny O’Donnell | AD-138 | Harry Bronson |
| AD-70 | Inez Dickens | AD-141 | Crystal Peoples-Stokes |
| AD-72 | Carmen De La Rosa | AD-142 | Patrick Burke |
| AD-73 | Dan Quart | AD-143 | Monica Wallace |
| AD-74 | Harvey Epstein | AD-144 | Joseph DiPasquale |
| AD-75 | Richard Gottfried | AD-146 | Karen M. McMahon |
| AD-76 | Rebecca Seawright | AD-147 | Luke Wochensky |
| AD-77 | Latoya Joyner | AD-149 | Sean Ryan |
| AD-78 | Jose Rivera | AD-150 | Judith S. Einach |
2018 Federal Candidates
At a time when the Federal Government has taken so many actions that negatively impact LGBTQI people and our families, we believe these candidates can help steer policy towards equality and justice for all.
We support the following candidates for U.S. House of Representatives to represent the needs of LGBTQI New Yorkers in Washington, D.C.:
NY-1 | Perry Gershon | NY-15 | Jose Serrano |
NY-2 | Liuba Grechen Shirley | NY-16 | Eliot Engel |
NY-3 | Thomas Suozzi | NY-17 | Nita Lowey |
NY-4 | Kathleen Rice | NY-18 | Sean Patrick Maloney |
NY-5 | Gregory Meeks | NY-19 | Antonio Delgado |
NY-6 | Grace Meng | NY-20 | Paul Tonko |
NY-7 | Nydia Velazquez | NY-21 | Tedra Cobb |
NY-8 | Hakeem Jeffries | NY-22 | Anthony Brindisi |
NY-9 | Yvette Clarke | NY-23 | Tracy Mitrano |
NY-10 | Jerrold Nadler | NY-24 | Dana Balter |
NY-11 | Max Rose | NY-25 | Joe Morelle |
NY-12 | Carolyn Maloney | NY-26 | Brian Higgins |
NY-13 | Adriano Espaillat | NY-27 | Nate McMurray |
NY-14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
We support the following candidate for U.S. Senate to represent the needs of LGBTQI New Yorkers in Washington, D.C.:
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand