Brooklyn State Senator Sam Sutton Endorses Cuomo for Mayor
View a video of Senator Sutton’s Endorsement Here
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, candidate for mayor of New York City, received the endorsement of New York State Senator Sam Sutton, who touted Cuomo’s longstanding support for the Jewish community and the urgent need for a candidate who can stand up against the DSA and their far-left, extremist political allies.
“I am endorsing Andrew Cuomo for Mayor. There is a critical primary coming up here in New York starting June 14th, this is putting Andrew Cuomo against a DSA candidate who has publicly announced that the Jewish state does not have a right to exist,” New York State Senator Sam Sutton said. “Please make sure to vote in this primary, do not forget to vote June 14th for Andrew Cuomo.”
“I’m honored to have the endorsement of Senator Sam Sutton, a principled leader who has always stood up for what’s right. This race is about more than politics — it’s about protecting our shared values,” Governor Cuomo said. “New York has always been a beacon of tolerance and diversity and now more than ever, we need to stand in solidarity with the Jewish community and with the state of Israel’s right to exist in peace and security. As mayor, I will fight to ensure our city remains a place where hate has no home and I am honored to have the support of the senator.”
New York State Senator Sam Sutton joins a slate of Brooklyn elected officials who have endorsed Cuomo for mayor, including Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, State Senator Roxanne Persaud, Assembly Member Latrice Walker, Assembly Member Erik Dilan, Assembly Member William Colton, Council Member Farah N. Louis, Council Member Susan Zhuang, and Council Member Darlene Mealy.
Throughout his career in public service, Governor Cuomo has been a champion for working New Yorkers. He raised wages for millions, protected the right to organize when the Supreme Court tried to break the back of the labor movement, 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.
New York State Senator Sam Sutton joins a large and growing coalition of leaders and organizations that have endorsed Andrew Cuomo for Mayor, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Governor David Paterson, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Tom Suozzi, Democratic Organization of Queens County and Chairman Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, former New York State Comptroller Carl McCall, Mayoral Candidate and New York State Senator Jessica Ramos, Marc Anthony, former Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., New York State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, New York State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., New York State Senator James Sanders Jr., New York State Senator Roxanne Persaud, Brooklyn Democratic Chair and Assembly Member Charles Fall, Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia, Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato, Assembly Member Sam Berger, Assembly Member Vivian Cook, Assembly Member John Zaccaro, Jr., Assembly Member William Colton, Assembly Member David Weprin, Assembly Member Edward Braunstein, Assembly Member Clyde Vanel, Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman, Assembly Member Larinda Hooks, Assembly Member Manny De Los Santos, Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs, Assembly Member Michael Benedetto, Assembly Member George Alvarez, former Assembly Member Keith Wright, Council Member Lynn Schulman, Council Member Kamillah Hanks, Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Amalgamated Transit Union, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1500, Uniformed Fire Alarm Dispatchers Benevolent Association, Uniformed Firefighters Association, United Fire Officers Association, 1199SEIU, Teamsters Joint Council 16, LIUNA NY, New York State Iron Workers, 32BJ SEIU, the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, 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, 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, Citizens Union, Coalition of Community Concerns, The New York League of Conservation Voters, Sephardic Community Federation, Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance, the Bobov community in Borough Park, Crown Jewish United, Crown Heights PAC, Satmar Ahronim, Asian Wave Alliance, Liberty Democratic Association of The Bronx, Luis Dávila Pernas, chairman of the Puerto Rico Democratic Party, 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, over 100 prominent faith leaders, and the Italian American Leadership Council.
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