Assembly Member Larinda Hooks Endorses Cuomo for Mayor
New York City is facing serious challenges and Andrew Cuomo brings experience and a clear vision to help address them.
- Assembly Member Larinda Hooks
Governor Andrew Cuomo, candidate for Mayor of New York City, today announced the endorsement of Assembly Member Larinda Hooks, who represents Queens’ 35th Assembly District, which includes the neighborhoods of Corona, East Elmhurst, and LeFrak City. Assembly Member Hooks, a lifelong community organizer and civil rights advocate, praised Cuomo for his record on addressing cost of living issues, public safety, and major infrastructure projects.
“New York City is facing serious challenges and Andrew Cuomo brings experience and a clear vision to help address them,” said Assembly Member Hooks. “Right now is the time for leadership that focuses on practical solutions to make New York safer and more affordable for everyone.”
This endorsement follows other Queens elected officials who have endorsed Cuomo for Mayor, including the Democratic Organization of Queens County and its Chairman Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, New York State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, New York State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., New York State Senator James Sanders Jr., Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato, Assembly Member Sam Berger, Assembly Member Vivian Cook, Assembly Member David Weprin, Assembly Member Edward Braunstein, Assembly Member Clyde Vanel, Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman, Council Member Lynn Schulman, and Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers.
Throughout his career in public service, Governor Cuomo has been a champion for working New Yorkers. He raised wages for millions and protected the right to organize when the Supreme Court tried to break the back of the labor movement. Governor Cuomo increased access to healthcare, enacted the nation's strongest paid family leave program and expanded apprenticeships, vocational training, and workforce development programs. He also advanced the most substantial infrastructure program in a generation, including the Second Avenue Subway, the Moynihan Train Hall and the new Kosciuszko Bridge and the new JFK and LaGuardia Airports – all major projects built with union labor.
The Assembly Member joins a growing coalition of leaders and organizations that have endorsed Cuomo for mayor, including Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, former New York State Comptroller Carl McCall, former Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., New York State Senator Roxanne Persaud, Brooklyn Democratic Chair and Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Assembly Member Charles Fall, Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs, Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia, Assembly Member Latrice Walker, Assembly Member Erik Dilan, Assembly Member Jordan Wright, Assembly Member John Zaccaro, Jr., Assembly Member William Colton, Assembly Member George Alvarez, Assembly Member Manny De Los Santos, Assembly Member Michael Benedetto, Council Member Kamillah Hanks, Council Member Farah N. Louis, Council Member Susan Zhuang, Council Member Darlene Mealy, New York League of Conservation Voters, Uniformed Fire Alarm Dispatchers Benevolent Association, Uniformed Firefighters Association, United Fire Officers Association, 1199SEIU, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Teamsters Joint Council 16, LIUNA NY, New York State Iron Workers, 32BJ SEIU, the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 1500, the Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics & Fire Inspectors Local 2507, the New York City Deputy Sheriffs’ Benevolent Association, New York City Coalition of the International Union of the Operating Engineers, the Utility Workers Union of America Local 1-2, the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), Teamsters Local 237, Local 3 IBEW, New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters, District Council 9 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Coalition of Community Concerns, 35 District Leaders across the city, former National Director of the Anti-Defamation League Abe Foxman, the Village Reform Democratic Club, Taminent Regular Democratic Club, American Jewish Congress, 27 NYCHA Tenant Association Presidents, over 100 prominent clergy and faith leaders, and the Italian American Leadership Council.
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