After well-attended Candidates Forums on February 8th and May 7th, VID 2018 endorsements backed…
With an interesting array of new (and yet to be decided) contenders for NYS offices, VID decided a little rattling was in order. With a 17 vote margin, Cynthia Nixon won the Club’s endorsement with another 15 members voting for no endorsement. See NY Post coverage.
The full endorsement roster now covers the following candidates for Federal, State and Judicial candidates:
Cynthia Nixon, for Governor
Kathy Hochul, for Lt. Governor
Kirsten Gilibrand for US Senator
Jerry Nadler for the 10th Congressional District
Carolyn Maloney for the 12th Congressional District
Tom DiNapoli for NYS Comptroller
Brian Kavanaugh for NYS 26th Senate District
Brad Hoylman for the NYS 27th Senate District
Liz Kruger for the NYS 28th Senate District
Deborah Glick for the NYS 66th Assembly District
Grace Park and Shahabuddeen Ally for County-Wide Court
Frank Nervo for Civil Court Judicial District 1
Robert Rosenthal for Civil Court Judicial District 2