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This is a list of endorsements for declared candidates for the Democratic primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election.





Contents





  • 1 Hillary Clinton (lost election)


  • 2 Bernie Sanders (withdrawn)


  • 3 Rocky De La Fuente (withdrawn)


  • 4 Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)


  • 5 Lawrence Lessig (withdrawn)


  • 6 Jim Webb (withdrawn)


  • 7 References




Hillary Clinton (lost election)[edit]





Bernie Sanders (withdrawn)[edit]





Rocky De La Fuente (withdrawn)[edit]



List of Rocky De La Fuente endorsements

Activists

  • Deez Nuts[1]


  • Brian Moore[2]


Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)[edit]



List of Martin O'Malley endorsements

Former Governors


  • Jim Folsom Jr., 50th Governor of Alabama[3]


  • Parris Glendening, 59th Governor of Maryland (1995–2003)[4]


  • Harry Hughes, 57th Governor of Maryland (1979–1987)[4]


  • Brian Schweitzer, 23rd Governor of Montana (2005–2013)[5]


  • Eliot Spitzer, 54th Governor of New York (2007–2008)[6]


Former U.S. Senators


  • Gary Hart, CO (1975–1987)[7]


  • Joseph Tydings, MD (1965–1971)[4]


U.S. Representatives

Current



  • Eric Swalwell, CA[8]

Former




  • Michael D. Barnes, MD (1979–1987)[4]


  • Berkley Bedell, IA (1975–1987)[9]


  • John Wiley Bryant, TX (1983–1997)[4]


  • John Joseph Cavanaugh III, NE (1977–1981)[4]


Statewide Officials

Current



  • Brian E. Frosh, 46th Attorney General of Maryland[10]

Former



  • Chris Gorman, 46th Attorney General of Kentucky (1992–1996)[4]


  • Daniel Hynes, 6th Illinois Comptroller (1999–2011)[4]


  • Jonathan Miller, 39th Kentucky State Treasurer (2000–2008)[4]


State legislators

Current




  • Carlos Bianchi Angleró, PR Rep.[11]

  • Bruce Bearinger, IA Rep.[12]


  • Tod Bowman, IA Sen.[13]


  • Talmadge Branch, MD Del.[4]

  • Benjamin Brooks, MD Del.[4]


  • Ramón Luis Cruz, PR Rep.[11]


  • William Cunningham, IL Sen.[4]

  • Michael Driscoll, PA Rep.[4]


  • Kathleen M. Dumais, MD Del.[4]


  • Bill Ferguson, MD Sen.[4]


  • Craig Ford, AL Rep.[14]


  • William Frick, MD Del.[4]


  • Barbara A. Frush, MD Del.[4]


  • Tawanna P. Gaines, MD Del.[4]


  • Anne Healey, MD Del.[4]

  • Frank Heffron, NH Rep.[15]


  • César Hernández Alfonzo, PR Rep.[11]

  • Patricia Higgins, NH Rep.[15]


  • Bruce Hunter, IA Rep.[16]


  • Dan Kelley, IA Rep.[17]

  • Kevin Kinney, IA Sen.[16]

  • Karen Lewis Young, MD Del.[4]


  • Mary Ann Lisanti, MD Del.[4]


  • John Mann, NH Rep.[18]

  • Charlie McConkey, IA Rep.[19]


  • Nathaniel McFadden, MD Sen.[4]


  • Karen S. Montgomery, MD Sen.[4]


  • Sonia Pacheco, PR Rep.[11]

  • Andrew Platt, MD Del.[4]


  • Vincent Sheheen, SC Sen.[20]


  • Jorge Suárez Cáceres, PR Sen.[11]

  • Rich Taylor, IA Sen.[17]


  • Nelson Torres Yordán, PR Rep.[11]

  • Charles Townsend, NH Rep.[15]


  • Ronald N. Young, MD Sen.[4]


Former




  • Boyd Brown, SC Rep. (2008–2012)[21]


  • Peter Burling, NH Sen. (2004–2008)[22]

  • Betsy Burtis, former NH Rep.[18]

  • Ginger Crocker, SC Rep. (1978–1984)[23]


  • Gerard F. Doherty, MA Rep. (1957–1965)[4]


  • Ann Marie Doory, MD Del. (1987–2010)[4]


  • Steve Lathrop, NE Sen. (2007–2015)[4]

  • Maureen Mann, NH Rep. (2008–2010)[15]


  • Andrew Martin, NV Ass. (2013–2015)[4]

  • Catherine Mulholland, former NH Rep.[18]


  • David Schapira, AZ Sen. (2011–2013)[4]

  • Paul Weissmann, CO Sen. (2003–2011)[4]


Mayors and County Executives

Current




  • Chris Abele, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Executive[4]


  • Rushern Baker, 7th Prince George's County, Maryland Executive[4]


  • Joseph Curtatone, 35th Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts[4]


  • Kevin B. Kamenetz, 11th Baltimore County Executive[4]


  • Isiah Leggett, 6th Montgomery County, Maryland Executive[4]


Former




  • Manny Diaz, 41st Mayor of Miami (2001–2009)[4]


  • C. Jack Ellis, Mayor of Macon, Georgia (1999–2007)[4]


  • Mike Fahey, 49th Mayor of Omaha (2001–2009)[4]


  • Oscar Goodman, 21st Mayor of Las Vegas (1999–2011)[4]


  • Thomas J. Murphy, Jr., 57th Mayor of Pittsburgh (1994–2006)[4]


  • Kurt Schmoke, 46th Mayor of Baltimore (1987–1999)[4]


Municipal officials

Current




  • Robert W. Curran, Baltimore city councilor[4]


  • Tom Hucker, Montgomery County, Maryland councilor[4]


  • Peter Murphy, Charles County, Maryland Commission President[4]


  • Matt O'Malley, Boston city councilor[4]


Former



  • Bill Green, former Philadelphia city councilor (2008–2014)[4]
DNC members

Current


  • Yvette Lewis, MD[24]

Former



  • Terry Lierman, former MD Dem. Party Chair[4]

  • LuAnn Pedrick, IA[4]


Celebrities

  • Dropkick Murphys, punk band[25]


  • Timothy Simons, actor[26]

Individuals

  • Phil Noble, entrepreneur[27]


Lawrence Lessig (withdrawn)[edit]



List of Lawrence Lessig endorsements

Note: Lessig suspended his campaign on November 2, 2015[28][29]


Internet, radio and television personalities

  • Dylan Ratigan, former host of MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show[30]
Individuals

  • J. J. Abrams, director[31]


  • David Brin, scientist and writer[32]


  • Ophelia Dahl, co-founder of Partners In Health[31]


  • Enrique Dans, professor and blogger[33]


  • Michael Eisen, biologist and co-founder of Public Library of Science (PLOS)[34][35]


  • Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab[31]


  • Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive[31]


  • James Kwak, professor and blogger[36]


  • Quinn Norton, journalist and photographer[37]


  • Jimmy Wales, internet entrepreneur, Wikipedia founder[38][39][40]


  • Ethan Zuckerman, internet activist and director of the MIT Center for Civic Media[41]

Leaders in Business

  • Arnold Hiatt, former president of the Stride Rite footwear company[31]


  • Matt Mullenweg, developer of WordPress[31]


  • Ev Williams, co-founder of Twitter[31]

Celebrities


  • Bryan Callen, actor and comedian[42]


  • Shepard Fairey, street artist and activist[43]


  • Matt Korklan, professional wrestler[44]


  • Krist Novoselic, Nirvana bassist and co-founder, FairVote board chair[45]



Jim Webb (withdrawn)[edit]



List of Jim Webb endorsements

Note: Webb withdrew his candidacy for the Democratic nomination on October 20, 2015[46]


Individuals

  • Andrew Bacevich, political scientist[47]


  • Craig Crawford, writer and television political commentator[48]


  • David Saunders, political strategist and author[49]


  • Michael Savage, Conservative radio talk show host[50]

  • James D. Schultz, political activist and 2018 New York State Assembly candidate. (Later endorsed Rand Paul)


References[edit]




  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=226979080969303&id=142303999436812


  2. ^ http://www.uncoveredpolitics.com/2016/11/07/pope-francis-message-inspires-florida-peace-activists-endorsement-of-rocky-de-la-fuente/


  3. ^ Our Campaigns – Candidate – Folsom, Jr., James E. "Jim"


  4. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeafagahaiajakalamanaoapaqarasatauavaw "Martin O'Malley for President Announces State Leadership Teams". Blog.4president.org. November 3, 2015. 


  5. ^ "Schweitzer Endorses O'Malley for President, Campaign Says". Bloomberg. October 23, 2015. 


  6. ^ Maggie Haberman, Eliot Spitzer Sharply Criticizes Hillary Clinton on 2007 Immigration Stance, New York Times (October 29, 2015).


  7. ^ John Wagner (June 8, 2015). "They were with O'Malley for Hart's '84 campaign. And they are with him now". Washington Post. 


  8. ^ Swalwell, Eric. "Column: Our generation needs Martin O'Malley in the White House". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 25, 2015. 


  9. ^ Jennifer Jacobs (August 15, 2015). "Clinton, Sanders let passion take flight at wing ding". The Des Moines Register. 


  10. ^ John Fritze (August 2, 2015). "Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh will campaign for Martin O'Malley in N.H." The Baltimore Sun. 


  11. ^ abcdef "Legisladores PPD endosan a O'Malley y emplazan a Clinton". Metro. September 4, 2015. 


  12. ^ "Martin O'Malley Announces 24 New Iowa Endorsements". Blog.4president.org. October 27, 2015. 


  13. ^ "Martin O'Malley for Iowa Announces 34 New Endorsements". Blog.4president.org. January 27, 2016. 


  14. ^ "Craig Ford endorses Martin O'Malley for president". The Birmingham News. November 9, 2015. 


  15. ^ abcd "Martin O'Malley for New Hampshire Announces 21 Endorsements from New Hampshire Leaders; Names Granite State Steering Committee". Blog.4president.org. October 22, 2015. 


  16. ^ ab "Iowa State Senator Kevin Kinney and State Representative Bruce Hunter Endorse Martin O'Malley for President - 2016 Presidential Campaign Blog". Blog.4president.org. Retrieved 2016-08-22. 


  17. ^ ab "Senator Rich Taylor Is Martin O'Malley's First Iowa Legislator Endorsement". Iowa Starting Line. September 7, 2015. 


  18. ^ abc "Martin O'Malley for New Hampshire Announces 10 Additional Granite State Endorsements". Blog.4president.org. November 19, 2015. 


  19. ^ "24 more Iowa Democrats endorse O'Malley for president". The Des Moines Register. October 5, 2015. 


  20. ^ "First on CNN: S.C. lawmaker endorses Martin O'Malley". CNN. October 22, 2015. 


  21. ^ John Wagner (March 29, 2015). "Martin O'Malley: Presidency not a 'crown' to be shared by 2 families". The Washington Post. 


  22. ^ "Tracking endorsements in the Democratic N.H. primary". Bostonglobe.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015. 


  23. ^ "Post Forum, O'Malley Earns New, Key South Carolina Endorsements". p2016.org. November 6, 2015. 


  24. ^ "O'Malley Finds Hardly Any Superdelegate Supp | WBAL Radio 1090 AM". Wbal.com. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2016-08-22. 


  25. ^ Tina Daunt (2015-09-22). "Dropkick Murphys Voice Support for Presidential Candidate Martin O'Malley". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-22. 


  26. ^ "2016 Celebrity endorsements - Business Insider". Business Insider. May 28, 2015. 


  27. ^ "MEMO: O'Malley's Growing South Carolina Campaign". p2016.org. October 22, 2015. 


  28. ^ "Lawrence Lessig Calls Out Dems for Changing the Rules in Announcing Withdrawal from Race". Mediaite. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-08-22. 


  29. ^ Strauss, Daniel (November 2, 2015). "Lessig drops out of presidential race". Politico. Retrieved November 2, 2015. 


  30. ^ "Dylan Ratigan on Twitter: "400 families paying for this election. That is not a democracy. Take Lessig over the top. https://t.co/vwH0j5CF39 http://t.co/OMKs9F8alg"". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.  External link in |title= (help)


  31. ^ abcdefg Paradis, Lindsey (2015-10-16). "Larry Lessig Out-Fundraises Webb, Chafee, and More". Bostonmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26. 


  32. ^ David Brin (2015-08-14). "CONTRARY BRIN: Lessig for President? Let's struggle free of cheating, dogmatism and bought elections". Davidbrin.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26. 


  33. ^ Enrique Dans. "Lessig for President — Enrique Dans — Medium". Medium.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22. 


  34. ^ Halima Kazem. "How Larry Lessig's one-year presidency platform is winning over Silicon Valley | US news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-26. 


  35. ^ "Jonathan Eisen on Twitter: "I am officially endorsing Lawrence Lessig for President in 2016 #Lessig2016 @lessig"". Twitter.com. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-10-26. 


  36. ^ James Kwak (September 25, 2015). "The Only Two Things That Matter: Why I'm Supporting Larry Lessig". Baseline Scenario. 


  37. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20151223042035/https://medium.com/%40quinnnorton/my-plan-and-why-you-don-t-want-it-b6bcaf0403f2. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.  Missing or empty |title= (help)


  38. ^ Simon Sharwood (August 17, 2015). "Jimbo 'Wikipedia' Wales leads Lawrence Lessig's presidential push". The Register. 


  39. ^ "Jimmy Wales Helps Larry Lessig Hack the Presidential Election". Lessig Campaign press release. 


  40. ^ Cat Zakrzewski (August 21, 2015). "Silicon Valley Icon Wants to Hack His Way to the Presidency". Wall Street Journal. 


  41. ^ "Lessig 2016: A radical institutionalist runs for President | … My heart's in Accra". Ethanzuckerman.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26. 


  42. ^ "Ep190 - SUPER TUESDAY: Lawrence Lessig by Bryan Callen Show | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26. 


  43. ^ "Shepard Fairey for Lawrence Lessig – Campaigning for Anti-Corruption Reform | WideWalls". Widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2015-10-26. 


  44. ^ "mattsydal on Twitter: "This is why we need @lessig as President! End bribery and restore democracy Infographic: Money Wins Congress (Again) http://bulletin.represent.us/infographic-money-wins-congress-again/ …"". Twitter.com. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-11-01.  External link in |title= (help)


  45. ^ Novoselic, Krist (2015-08-12). "This Is Krist Novoselić: Real Election Reform Enters The 2016 Race". Kristnovoselic.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26. 


  46. ^ "Webb drops Democratic presidential bid, weighs possible independent run". Fox News. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2016-01-09. 


  47. ^ Bacevich, Andrew J. (July 7, 2015). "Jim Webb brings a crucial voice to presidential race". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 20, 2015. 


  48. ^ "Jim Webb hires journalist Crawford as communications director". Politico. January 2, 2015. 


  49. ^ David Freedlander (April 21, 2015). "The Dems' Most Awkward Party Crasher". The Daily Beast. 


  50. ^ "Michael Savage: Hero Jim Webb better than many GOP candidates, especially Marco Rubio". YouTube. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-09. 










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