2025 VID EDORSED CANDIDATES

VID is excited to host a series of candidate forums and endorsement meetings in preparation for the 2025 New York City elections.  Several forums will be co-hosted by a coalition of downtown Democratic clubs. 

VID endorses candidates running in the 66th Assembly District and ballot proposals in all national, state, and local elections. In accordance with our Constitution, a candidate or ballot proposal must receive a majority vote in order to receive a VID endorsement. Candidates participate in a General Meeting forum and have an opportunity to speak to the membership for a brief time and participate in a Q & A session. Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) applies to all VID endorsements.  For voting and election information in NYC click here.

Check out VID's PRIMARY GUIDE HERE

VID Voted to distribute "No Cuomo" cards while canvasing. 
Don't rank Cuomo on your ballot!
See info here and here

Candidates are requested to complete a questionnaire from club members.

Candidate questionnaire responses:

• NYC Mayor 
• NYC Comptroller 
• Manhattan Borough President
• Letter from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
• Public Advocate 
• Council District 1 
• Council District 2 
• Council District 3

Candidate Forum Videos:

• Manhattan District Attorney, Borough President, Council District 3 Forum

• NYC Council Districts 1 & 2 Forum
  
  
• NYC Comptroller & Public Advocate Forum
  
  
• NYC Mayoral Forum

2025 Endorsement Results

We're proud to announce that 7 out of 8 endorsed candidates won in their races! 

NYC Mayor
Per VID rules, a 2nd endorsement vote was held after the primary to endorse for Mayor since our endorsed candidate, Brad Lander, did not win in that race:

NYC Mayor
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander

Public Advocate
Jumaane Williams

NYC Comptroller
Mark Levine

Manhattan District Attorney
District Attorney Alvin Bragg

Manhattan Borough President
Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal

NYC Council District 1
Councilmember Christopher Marte

NYC Council District 2
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein

NYC Council District 3
Councilmember Erik Bottcher

District Leader, 66th AD, Part A
Mar Fitzgerald

District Leader, 66th AD, Part A
Arthur Schwartz

VID Endorsed Judicial Delegates & Alternates:

Deborah Glick
Kathryn Freed
David Siffert
Eliza Orlins
Anthony S. Hoffmann
Allen N. Roskoff
Susan Barrie
Sheila R. Rule
Patricia Laraia
Morton Minsley
Daniel Palmisano
Richard Corman
Linda Jacobson
Dennis Gault
Melissa Carty

Alternate Delegates 

Jeannine Kiely
Alfred Fuente
Timothy Wong
Karla Moskowitz
Chris J. Marchitello
Joshua Goodman
Katherine Slawinski
Arthur Z. Schwartz
Edward E. Keenan
Judith Jacobson
Michael Lagnado
Jonathan Geballe
Megan Pascarella
Mindy Rosier
Palak Kaushal