VID endorses candidates and ballot proposals in all national, state, and local elections. In accordance with our Constitution, a candidate or ballot proposal must receive a majority vote in order to receive a VID endorsement. Members assume voting privileges after 90 days of membership in good standing.
Endorsements 2023
District Leaders, 66th AD – Jen Hoppe, Arthur Schwartz
City Council District 3 – Erik Bottcher
City Council District 2 – Carlina Rivera
Civil Court – 1st District – Lauren Esposito
Civil Court – 3rd District – Andrea Krugman
Civil Court – Countywide – Dana Catanzaro
Judicial Delegate:
The number of positions to be filled by VID TBD
Patricia Laraia
Melissa Carty
Jonathan Geballe
Karla Moskowitz
David Siffert
Rick Braun
Daniel Palmisano
Kathy Slawinski
Linda Jacobson
Judith Jacobson
Ed Yutkowitz
Lois Rakoff
David Saperstein
Endorsements 2022
New York Governor – Kathy C. Hochul
New York Lt. Governor – Antonio Delgado
New York Comptroller – Thomas P. DiNapoli
New York Attorney General – Letitia James
United States Senator – Charles Schumer
New York Supreme Court Justice 1st Judicial District – Sabrina Krause, Dakota Ramseur, Lisa Sokoloff
Civil Court Justice – E. Deron Bowen
United States Congress-10th District – Daniel Goldman
New York Sate Senator – 27th District
Brian Kavanagh
New York State Senator – 47th District – Brad Hoylman-Sigal
New York State Assembly – 66th District – Deborah J. Glick
District 3 Civil Court Justice – Leroy Austin D’Souza
Endorsements 2021
Council District 1 – Christopher Marte – VID Endorsed
Council District 2 – Carlina Rivera – VID Endorsed
Council District 3 – Erik Bottcher – VID Endorsed
Manhattan District Attorney – Alvin Bragg VID Endorsed
NYC Comptroller – Brad Lander – VID Endorsed
Manhattan Borough President – Brad Hoylman – VID Endorsed
Public Advocate – Jumaane Williams – VID Endorsed
Mayor – Maya Wiley – VID-Endorsed
District Leader – Female District Leader: Jennifer Hoppe – VID Endorsed, Male District Leader: No Endorsement
Civil Court Judge – Kim Parker – County Wide VID Endorsed, Christopher Chin – District 2 VID Endorsed
Judicial Delegates & Alternates
Rick Braun – Delegate
Lauren Esposito – Delegate
Linda Jacobson – Delegate
Irene Kaufman – Delegate
Karla Moskowitz – Delegate
Cristy Dwyer – Alternate
Judith Jacobson – Alternate
Ann Kjelberg – Alternate
Daniel Palmisano – Alternate
Ed Yutkowitz – Alternate
2019-2020 Endorsements
Brad Hoylman for State Senate
Deborah Glick for State Assembly District 66.
State Committee 66th Assembly District – Rachel Lavine and Benjamin Yee for State Committee
Jerrold Nadler for US Congress, 10th Congressional District.
Carolyn Maloney for US Congress, 12th Congressional District.
Carol Feinman and John Wang for Civil Court in the 1st Municipal District.
David Cohen, Leticia Ramirez, and Michael Katz for Civil Court County-wide.