NYC ADA makes endorsements in local races we believe are important. Our political committee rigorously interviews candidates for office, or, in the larger races (mayor, governor), where it is more feasible, we have the candidates speak to the board. All endorsement decisions are arrived at by election at board meetings based upon the recommendations of the political committee. Only ADA members of good standing who have been members for 30 days or more are eligible to vote.

May 15, 2002: New York City Americans for Democratic Action endorsed H. Carl McCall for Governor. McCall is the State Comptroller, and served as a State Senator for three terms, as well as an ambassador, Commissioner of the Port Authority, and President of the NYC Board of Education. We are happy to support his candidacy, and believe he will make a great Governor.

October 2, 2001: Election Bulletin! New York City Americans for Democratic Action endorses Norman Siegel for Public Advocate in the primary run-off. Siegel is best known as the head of the NYCLU, and we believe his intelligence and independent spirit make him the best candidate for the job. Go out and vote on October 11^th, for Siegel, and for mayoral candidate Mark Green!

July 26, 2001: We made a number of endorsements, including Councilmember June Eisland for Bronx Borough President and Councilmember Ken Fisher for Brooklyn Borough President. We decided not to endorse in the Queens Borough Presidency. We had some trouble with some of the other City Council races important to ADA, and made two dual endorsements! While we generally try to avoid doing so, there were two races where we met two candidates so impressive we couldn't make up our minds. In the 7^th District we split between union activist and CFE plaintiff Robert Jackson, and local activist and Credit Where Credit Is Due founder Mark Levine. In the 39^th District we split between Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless counsel Steve Banks, and Hillary Clinton's former campaign manager Bill DeBlasio. We decided to support union leader Arthur Cheliotes in the 19^th District, local activist Rudy Greco in the 25^th District, and local activist Ken Diamondstone in the 33^rd.

June 28, 2001: We endorsed Mark Green for mayor. Mark has supported ADA causes for a long time now, and we feel he would make the best choice for mayor. We decided to support Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, and a number of incumbent Councilmembers who have done a great job, including Phil Reed, who faces a serious primary challenge. We also made a few other endorsements in City Council races, including Rocky Chin in the 1^st District, who we think would make a wonderful successor to Kathryn Freed, longtime progressive Gale Brewer in the 6^th District, and G. Oliver Koppell, former Assemblymember and State Attorney General, in the 11^th District.

May 24, 2001: After listening to the candidates speak and answer our questions, we decided to back Kathryn Freed for Public Advocate. Kathryn is the City Councilmember from Manhattan's First District and has a long history of advocacy.

April 26, 2001: After hearing from both the Berman and Thompson campaigns, we decided to endorse William C. Thompson, Jr. for Comptroller. Thompson is the former President of the Board of Education, and was also endorsed early by the Working Families Party.

March 22, 2001: We were visited by the four mayoral candidates: Fernando Ferrer, Mark Green, Alan Hevesi, and Peter Vallone. All spoke well, and we decided not to endorse at that time. We are now planning on endorsing in the mayoral race on June 28^th.

January 16, 2001: The dust has settled, and after the absentee and affidavit ballots were counted, incumbent Roy Goodman defeated ADA endorsee Liz Krueger.

May 24, 2000: We endorsed Barry Ford for Congress in the 10^th Congressional District in Brooklyn.

April 17, 2000: We endorsed incumbent Congressmembers Gary Ackerman, Eliot Engel, Nita Lowey, Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Major Owens, Charles Rangel, Jose Serrano, and Nydia Velazquez.

February 20, 2000: In general, NYC ADA does not endorse in national races, as this falls under the auspices of the national organization. However, in election year 2000, there was no 60% majority for any candidate at the national meeting for endorsement, so the decision was left up to local chapters.