2024 NYS Senate and US Congress Endorsements

Last night, our members heard from candidates running for New York State Senate and US Congress. Stonewall Democrats of NYC is proud to endorse:

NYS Senate
SD - 12
Michael Gianaris
SD - 20 Zellnor Myrie
SD - 21 Kevin Parker
SD - 23 Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
SD - 25 Andrew Gounardes
SD - 28 Liz Krueger
SD - 29 Jose M Serrano
SD - 31 Robert Jackson
SD - 33 Gustavo Rivera
SD - 34 Nathalia Fernandez
SD - 47 Brad Hoylman-Sigal
SD - 59 Kristen Gonzalez

House of Representatives
NY - 5
Gregory W. Meeks
NY - 6 Grace Meng
NY - 7 Nydia Velazquez
NY - 8 Hakeem Jeffries
NY - 9 Yvette D.Clarke
NY - 10 Dan Goldman
NY - 12 Jerrold Nadler
NY - 14 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY - 15 Ritchie Torres
NY - 16 George S. Latimer

US Senate
New York - Kirsten Gillibrand

2024 NYS Assembly Endorsements

Last night, our members heard from candidates running for New York State Assembly. Stonewall Democrats of NYC is proud to endorse:

Assembly District 25 - Nily Rozic
Assembly District 28 - Andrew Hevesi
Assembly District 29
- Alicia Hyndman
Assembly District 30
- Steven Raga
Assembly District 31 - Khaleel Anderson
Assembly District 34
- Jessica González-Rojas
Assembly District 35
- Larinda Hooks
Assembly District 37
- Johanna Carmona
Assembly District 39
- Catalina Cruz
Assembly District 40
- Yi Andy Chen
Assembly District 43 -
Brian Cunningham
Assembly District 44 - Robert Carroll
Assembly District 46 -
Christopher McCreight
Assembly District 50
- Emily Gallagher
Assembly District 52 - Jo Anne Simon
Assembly District 55- Latrice Walker
Assembly District 66 - Deborah Glick
Assembly District 67
- Linda Rosenthal
Assembly District 68
- Tied: Eddie Gibbs & Tamika Mapp
Assembly District 69
- Micah Lasher
Assembly District 70
- Jordan Wright
Assembly District 71 -
Al Taylor
Assembly District 73
- Alex Bores
Assembly District 74
- Harvey Epstein
Assembly District 75
- Tony Simone
Assembly District 76 - Rebecca Seawright
Assembly District 77
- Landon Dais
Assembly District 78
- George Alvarez
Assembly District 81
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
Assembly District 82
- Michael Benedetto
Assembly District 83
- Carl Heastie
Assembly District 87 - Karines Reyes

Congratulations to all our endorsed candidates -
and thank you to all who have engaged with our club to emphasize the importance of LGBTQ issues in New York. Primary Day is June 25th, with early voting June 15 – 23.

2024 Candidate Questionnaire Responses

2024 will be a critical year for elections in our city, state, and country. SDNYC is committed to endorsing, campaigning for, and electing representatives who will fight to advance the rights, priorities, and ideals of the LGBTQ community.

Below are the candidates who submitted requests for our endorsement, which includes filling out our candidate questionnaires. Thank you to all the candidates who applied, and who took the time to engage with our club and our issues. We look forward to working with you to advance the rights of the LGBTQ community going forward.

NYS Assembly Questionnaire Responses
NYS Senate Questionnaire Responses
US Congress Questionnaire Responses


NYS Assembly

Nily Rozic
Andrew D Hevesi
Alicia L. Hyndman
Steven Raga
Khaleel Anderson
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Larinda Hooks
Johanna Carmona
Claire Valdez
Catalina Cruz
Yi Andy Chen
Brian Cunningham
Robert Carroll
Christopher McCreight

Anathea Simpkins
Emily Gallagher
Jo Anne Simon
Latrice M. Walker
Deborah J Glick
Linda B. Rosenthal
Tamika Mapp
Edward "Eddie" Gibbs
William Smith
Micah Lasher
Eli Northrup
Jordan J.G. Wright
Shana Harmongoff
Maria Ordoñez

Al Taylor
Julien Segura
Alex Bores
Harvey Epstein
Tony Simone
Rebecca Seawright
Landon C. Dais
George Alvarez
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Jonathan Soto
Michael Benedetto
Carl Heastie
Karines Reyes


NYS Senate

Michael Gianaris
Zellnor Myrie
Kevin Parker
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

Andrew Gounardes
Liz Krueger
Jose M Serrano
Robert Jackson

Gustavo Rivera
Nathalia Fernandez
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
Kristen Gonzalez


US Congress

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ritchie Torres
George S. Latimer
Jamaal Bowman

Kirsten Gillibrand

Gregory W. Meeks
Grace Meng
Nydia Velazquez
Yvette D.Clarke
Hakeem Jeffries
Dan Goldman
Jerrold Nadler

April Endorsement Meeting for NYS Assembly Candidates

Join us on April 24th at 6:30pm at the LGBTQ+ Center in Room 110 for our April Endorsement Meeting, where we will hear from candidates running for New York State Assembly! RSVP on Facebook for event updates, including candidate questionnaires: https://fb.me/e/24HpuvrHh

See below for information about renewing your membership in advance.

Stay Tuned: On May 1st at 8:00pm, SDNYC will hold a second Endorsement Meeting to hear from candidates for NYS Senate and US Congress.

SDNYC Members: Renew Your Membership to Vote


2024 will be a critical year for elections in our city, state, and country. SDNYC is committed to endorsing, campaigning for, and electing representatives who will fight to advance the rights, priorities, and ideals of the LGBTQ community.

Per the SDNYC Constitution and By Laws, individuals who are 2024 SDNYC Members will be eligible to vote. Members who were in good standing within the previous two calendar years may pay the current year’s dues and be members in good standing, including the right to immediately vote in endorsements. Individuals who were not dues paying members of SDNYC in 2022 or 2023 must have paid the Club's 2024 membership dues 90 days before the club endorsement vote (April 24th) ... so if you were a 2022 or 2023 Member of Stonewall Dems, renew your SDNYC Membership now!

SDNYC 2024 Endorsement Process

SDNYC's Endorsement Questionnaires are out!

For almost 40 years, SDNYC has played an important part in municipal, state, and federal elections, evaluating candidates on their records and issues important to the LGBTQ community.

Our endorsement process includes asking candidates to fill out the questionnaire linked below, followed by an in person meeting where candidates are invited to speak to our members. 

The timeline for our process is:

  • Monday, March 25th - Questionnaires published

  • Friday, April 12th - Questionnaires due

  • Wednesday, April 17th - Questionnaire responses posted online and sent to SDNYC members

  • In Person Endorsement Meetings - Candidates are invited to speak to our members, followed by a vote

    • Wednesday April 24th - NYS Assembly Candidates

    • Wednesday May 1st - NYS Senate, US Congress, US Senate Candidates

Please email stonewalldemocraticclubnyc@gmail.com for more information or questions.