Local 802 Endorsements and Voting Info (2026 midterm elections)

Local 802 makes official endorsements by assessing the field of candidates and determining which candidates might best represent the needs of musicians. We favor pro-union candidates who support — among other things — regulating AI and growing the music industry in New York.

We invite select candidates to fill out a questionnaire, followed by individual interviews and an eventual appearance before the union’s Executive Board. (Not every candidate will be offered all of these opportunities.) The Executive Board ultimately votes to endorse a candidate. Send endorsement inquiries to: political@local802afm.org

LOCAL 802 ENDORSEMENTS AS OF THIS DATE

Local 802’s endorsement statements are linked to each candidate below on Twitter (X) and Instagram (IG)

NEW YORK STATEWIDE OFFICES

New York Governor: Kathy Hochul (X | IG)

New York State Attorney General: Leticia (Tish) James (X | IG)

New York State Comptroller: Tom DiNapoli (X | IG)

U.S. HOUSE

NY District 8: Hakeem Jeffries (X | IG)

NY District 10: Brad Lander (X | IG)

NY District 12: Micah Lasher (X| |IG)

NY District 13: Darializa Avila Chevalier (X | IG)

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY

Vanessa Aronson (73rd district) (X | IG)

Diana Ayala (68th district) (X | IG)

Manny De Los Santos (72nd district) (X | IG)

Charles Fall (61st district) (X | IG)

Eli Northrup (69th district) (X | IG)

Keith Powers (74th district) (X | IG)

Linda Rosenthal (67th district) (X | IG)

Illapa Sairitupac (65th district) (X | IG)

Rebecca Seawright (76th district) (X | IG)

David Siffert (66th district) (X | IG)

Tony Simone (75th district) (X | IG)

Al Taylor (71st district) (X | IG)

Jordan Wright (70th district) (X | IG)

NEW YORK STATE SENATE

Erik Bottcher (47th district) (X | IG)

Cordell Cleare (30th district) (X | IG)

Kristen Gonzalez (59th district) (X | IG)

Robert Jackson (31st district) (X | IG)

Liz Krueger (28th district) (X | IG)

Grace Lee (27th district) (X | IG)

José Serrano (29th district) (X | IG)

NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL

Previously endorsed in primary: Carl Wilson (3rd district) (X | IG)

VOTING INFO