2026 NYC Democratic Primary Election Endorsements: Sample Ballot/Index of Posts

Queens County, Judge of the Civil Court (select up to 2): Edmond Wong, and I'm writing in CUNY Law professor Jeena Shah. Sadly, Edward Irizarry, John J. Ciafone, & Julie M. Milner are all allies of Monserrate. Ciafone & Milner also have other troubling stances.

34th Assembly District, Part A, District Leader: Andreas Migias, Shawna Morlock, and Carolina Maria Korth all seem fine!

34th Assembly District, State Committee Member: Carolina Maria Korth and John G. Scott, not Monserrate ally Luis P. Montalvo.

35th Assembly District, State Committee: William A. Espinal and Trenise Jessica Fuller, not Monserrate ally Lidia V. Alvarado.

35th Assembly District, Part A, District Leader: David Aiken and Larinda C. Hooks, not Hiram Monserrate and his ally Sonya Harvey.

35th Assembly District, Part B, District Leader: Jose M. Morillo and Michelle Dunston, not Monserrate ally James B. Fogle.

39th Assembly District, State Committee: Kevin I. Jusino and Yanna M. Henriquez, not Monserrate allies Alberto Ossa and Gabriela Perez.

State Senate, District 13: I see both incumbent Jessica Ramos and challenger Jessica González-Rojas as strong legislators who have each made serious errors. But I have come to doubt Ramos's credibility. And: I want a rep who has meaningful working relationships with other local electeds & advocacy organizations, not just organized labor. More on why I endorse González-Rojas (this was my hardest decision) in this post. Keep Hiram Monserrate out! Don't elect a fraudster who assaulted his girlfriend!

State Assembly, District 30: I mildly, cautiously prefer Shamsul Haque over Somnath Ghimire and Patrick Martinez. Haque was a Monserrate ally but is now deeply engaged with DRUM, and has DRUM Beats's endorsement.

State Assembly, District 34: Brian Romero, not Monserrate ally Rosa Sanchez.

State Assembly, District 39: Catalina Cruz, not Monserrate ally Yonel E. Letellier Sosa.

US House of Representatives, District 6: I like Chuck Park better than incumbent Grace Meng.

State comptroller: I like Raj Goyle better than Drew Warshaw, and both of them better than incumbent Tom DiNapoli. More about the issues and candidates in my original post on the race, and then a small update in my final recommendation.

(Because someone asked, I wrote a quick note about State Senate District 12 that's in the comments on this post; I prefer Aber Kawas to Steven Raga, but I haven't done as much research on that race, and Raga doesn't seem bad.)

(And I'll throw in one more: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running to retain her House of Representatives seat for New York's 14th District. Her challengers are Felipe Garcia and Marty Dolan. The first item on Garcia's list of policy priorities is "Public safety" which includes "restoring order, supporting law enforcement" (which, in our political context, implies he supports "Back the Blue"-style policies and opposes police accountability measures). Garcia, who has never held elected office and seems to have no grassroots organizing experience, also said in his Ballotpedia questionnaire answers that the U.S. House of Representatives is "the closest level of government to the people." which is risibly wrong. Dolan gave $2,000 to Hiram Monserrate's campaign on February 19th, 2026, which to me is disqualifying. Ocasio-Cortez is one of the members of Congress who most aligns with my policy priorities, and she's unusually good at articulating our shared values and vision, using her seat as a platform to shape national conversation. Not that she needs it, but AOC has my endorsement.)

Above I share an image, and below a one-page PDF, replicating pretty much everything I've said above (except for AOC and Kawas), plus a QR code pointing here to get more details. "Monserrate" and "Monserrate allies" are in red. And at the bottom of it I recommend people get more info on local races from news sources I like: The City Reporter, City & State NY, and Hell Gate NYC. Feel free to print, translate, and share (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)!