New York, NY – Today, NYIC Action, the 501(c)4 sister organization of the New York Immigration Coalition, announced its first endorsement of a New York State Gubernatorial candidate, as well as endorsements for Attorney General, and Congress in the November 2026 General Election.
Our slate includes elected officials who are already fighting alongside us to advance equity, dignity, and justice in the face of escalating right-wing fear-mongering and federal attacks on New Yorkers.
These endorsements come as the federal government continues to wreak havoc within immigrant communities across the state, pouring billions of dollars into its mass deportation agenda, while New Yorkers are facing funding cuts of life-saving programs, from housing to healthcare. New York must elect leaders prepared to defend immigrant families and build a state where all New Yorkers, regardless of their immigration status, can thrive and live with dignity.
Murad Awawdeh, President & CEO, NYIC Action
"ICE agents are snatching our neighbors off our streets. Washington is gutting the healthcare and life-saving programs New York families depend on. This is a federal government at war with its own people, and New Yorkers are done asking the Trump administration to stop. We need leaders in every corner of this state, from Buffalo to the Bronx, from the Hudson Valley to Long Island, who will stand up to the Trump regime. The candidates NYIC Action is endorsing today look like New York, and every one of them will fight for immigrant New Yorkers and for the policies that let our families thrive.
"For the first time in our history, NYIC Action is endorsing a candidate for Governor of New York. The stakes are too high to sit this out, and the ugly rhetoric on the campaign trail is too dangerous to ignore. New Yorkers deserve to know exactly who sees immigrants as the backbone of this state and who sees us as a punching bag. Governor Hochul has shown us where she stands: investing in legal services, protecting immigrants from ICE's brutal tactics, and delivering a historic expansion of free childcare across the state. She is the only candidate in this race fighting for every hardworking New York family, and NYIC Action is proud to stand with her."
NYIC Action’s endorsed candidates include:
New York State Governor
Kathy C. Hochul
New York State Lieutenant Governor
Adrienne Adams
New York Attorney General
Letitia A. James
Congress
Gregory W. Meeks, NY-5
Grace Meng, NY-6
Claire Valdez, NY-7
Hakeem S. Jeffries, NY-8
Yvette D. Clarke, NY-9
Brad Lander, NY-10
Mike DeCillis, N-11
Micah C. Lasher, NY-12
Darializa Avila Chevalier, NY-13
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, NY-14
Paul D. Tonko, NY-20
Joseph D. Morelle, NY-25
Timothy M. Kennedy, NY-26
State Senate
Monica R. Martinez, D4
Toby Ann Stavisky, D11
Aber Kawas, D12
Jessica González-Rojas, D13
John Liu, D16
Larry He, D17
Julia Salazar, D18
Zellnor Myrie, D20
Jabari Brisport, D25
Andrew Gounardes, D26
Grace Lee, D27
Jose M. Serrano, D29
Cordell Cleare, D30
Robert Jackson, D31
Luis Sepúlveda, D32
Gustavo Rivera, D33
Nathalia Fernandez, D34
Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D35
Shelley B. Mayer, D37
Lisa Kaul, D39
Peter B. Harckham, D40
Michelle Hinchey, D41
Sarah F. Rogerson, D44
Patricia A. Fahy, D46
Erik D. Bottcher, D47
Rachel May, D48
Chirstopher J. Ryan, D50
Lea Webb, D52
Samra Brouk, D55
Jeremy Cooney, D56
Kristen Gonzalez, D59
Jon Rivera, D61
April Baskin, D63
State Assembly
Philip R. Ramos, D6
Kwani B. O’Pharrow, D11
Charles Lavine, D13
Noah Burroughs, D18
Michaelle C. Solages, D22
Andrew D. Hevesi, D28
Patrick Martinez, D30
Khaleel M. Anderson, D31
Brian Romero, D34
Diana Moreno, D36
Samantha Kattan, D37
David Orkin, D38
Catalina Cruz, D39
Ron Kim, D40
Robert Carroll, D44
Chris McCreight, D46
Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie, D49
Emily Gallagher, D50
Marcela Mitaynes, D51
Christian Celeste Tate, D54
Eon Huntley, D56
Phara Souffrant Forrest, D57
Monique Chandler-Waterman, D58
Illapa Sairitupac, D65
Linda Rosenthal, D67
Diana I. Ayala, D68
Eli Northrup, D69
Jordan Wright, D70
Al Taylor, D71
Manny De Los Santos, D72
Keith Powers, D74
Tony Simone, D75
Rebecca Seawright, D76
George Alvarez, D78
Jeffrey Dinowitz, D81
Carl Heastie, D83
Amanda N. Septimo, D84
Yudelka Tapia, D86
Karines Reyes, D87
Steven Otis, D91
Chris Burdick, D93
Dana Levenberg, D95
Sarahana Shrestha, D103
Gabriella Romero, D109
Anna Kelles, D125
Pamela Hunter, D128
Maurice Brown, D129
Sarah Clark, D136
Demond Meeks, D137
Adam Bojak, D149
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Background:
This election cycle, NYIC Action endorsed candidates for New York State Governor, New York State Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Senate, State Assembly, and Congress. These endorsements were made following a careful review of candidates who signed on to NYIC Action’s policy platform pledge, to create healthy communities; end state support for detention, deportation, and mass incarceration; create quality education for all; build immigrant power and guarantee civil rights; and ensure economic justice and good jobs.