Endorsements

2025

Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
Endorsement Scorecard

SUMMIT MAYOR NORA RADEST

Union

CLOSTER COUNCILWOMAN JANNIE CHUNG

Bergen

WESTFIELD MAYOR SHELLEY BRINDLE

Union

South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum

Essex

COUNTY CHAIRMAN Tom Palmieri

Warren

COUNTY CHAIRMAN ANTHONY VAINIERI

Hudson

CLINTON MAYOR JANICE KOVACH

Hunterdon

AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION INTERNATIONAL

Hudson

HIGH BRIDGE MAYOR MICHELE LEE

Hunterdon

AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION NJ STATE COUNCIL

NJ

LAMBERTVILLE MAYOR ANDREW NOWICK

Hunterdon

MOUNT HOLLY MAYOR CHRIS BANKS

Burlington

TRENTON MAYOR REED GUSCIORA

Mercer

BURLINGTON CITY MAYOR BARRY CONAWAY

Burlington

MORRISTOWN MAYOR TIM DOUGHERTY

Morris

CHATHAM MAYOR THAD KOBYLARZ

Morris

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 641

GARWOOD MAYOR JEN BLUMENSTOCK

Union

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 2906

HILLSIDE MAYOR DAHLIA VERTREESE

Union

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 3082

BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYEES

DISTRICT 1199J, NUHHCE, AFSCME

SMART-TD LOCAL 60

HACKENSACK MAYOR JOHN LABROSSE

Bergen

TEANECK MAYOR MICHAEL PAGAN

Bergen

ATLANTIC COUNTY COMMISSIONER ERNEST COURSEY

Atlantic

Former Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer

Somerset

Former Assemblyman L.
Harvey Smith

Hudson

Former Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle

Bergen

Former Assemblyman Tim Eustace

Bergen

Former Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy

Hudson

Former Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler

Hudson

Former Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith

Hudson

Former Bloomfield Mayor Raymond McCarthy

Essex

Former Orange Mayor Eldridge Hawkins Jr.

Essex

Former Westfield Mayor Tom Jardim

Union

Former Englewood Mayor Frank Huttle

Bergen

Former Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee

Essex

Former Summit Mayor Nora Radest

Union

Former Pleasantville Mayor Jesse Tweedle

Atlantic

Former Palisades Park Mayor Chris Chung

Bergen

Former Dumont Mayor Andrew LaBruno

Bergen

Former Hopewell Township Mayor Julie Blake

Mercer

Former Red Bank Mayor Pat Menna

Monmouth

Former Phillipsburg Mayor Stephen Ellis

Warren

Former Chatham Borough Mayor Thad Kobylarz

Morris

Former Keyport Mayor Collette Kennedy

Monmouth

Former Watchung Mayor Keith Balla

Somerset

Former Flemington Mayor Betsy Driver

Hunterdon

Former Garwood Mayor Sara Todisco

Union

Mayor Jonathan Hornik

Marlboro Township

Mayor Dominic Longo

Bound Brook

State Sen. Angela McKnight

Assemblywoman Barbara McCann Stamato

Assemblyman John Allen

Assemblyman Julio Marenco

Sheriff Frank Schillari

Hudson

Mayor Wayne Zitt

Guttenberg

Comissioner Tom Pullion

Burlington County

Mayor Joseph Altomonte

Matawan

Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (HTC)

Assemblywoman Jessica Ramirez

Jersey City

Mayor Marty Small

Atlantic City

Councilman Eddie Freeman III

Evesham

Councilman Frank Vélez

Belleville

Councilman Dan Park

Tenafly

Councilwoman Jannie Chung

Closter

School Board Member Lisa Bonanno

Linwood

Former Councilwoman Brittany Claybrooks

East Orange

Former Councilman Ron Arnau

Woodland Park

Former School Board Member Becky Holloway

Clementon

Democratic Chair Debra DiDonato

South Toms River

Mayor Eric Holliday

Bordentown Township

Mayor Gina LaPlaca

Lumberton

Mayor Kevin Kane

Freehold Borough

Councilman Bill Rutherford

West Orange

Councilman Kevin McMillan

Neptune

Councilwoman Linda Habgood

Westfield

Councilwoman Quantavia Hilbert

City of Orange Township

Former Mayor Dan Aschenbach

Cranford

Stephanie Ackerman

Asbury Park Board of Education

Councilman Ajay Patil

Edison

Councilwoman Alissa Latner

Closter

Former Councilman Josh Fine

Highland Park

Committeewoman Deb Engel

Maplewood

College Democrats of America

College Democrats of New Jersey

New Jersey Coalition of Latino Pastors and Ministers (CoLaPa)

Councilwoman Claire Toth

Summit

Former Mayor Dianne Thall Eglow

Millburn Township

Former Councilwoman Crystal Evans

Gloucester Township

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2025

SUMMIT MAYOR NORA RADEST

CLOSTER COUNCILWOMAN JANNIE CHUNG

Bergen

WESTFIELD MAYOR SHELLEY BRINDLE

Union

South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum

Essex

COUNTY CHAIRMAN Tom Palmieri

Warren

COUNTY CHAIRMAN ANTHONY VAINIERI

Hudson

CLINTON MAYOR JANICE KOVACH

Hunterdon

AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION INTERNATIONAL

Hudson

HIGH BRIDGE MAYOR MICHELE LEE

Hunterdon

AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION NJ STATE COUNCIL

NJ

LAMBERTVILLE MAYOR ANDREW NOWICK

Hunterdon

MOUNT HOLLY MAYOR CHRIS BANKS

Burlington

TRENTON MAYOR REED GUSCIORA

Mercer

BURLINGTON CITY MAYOR BARRY CONAWAY

Burlington

MORRISTOWN MAYOR TIM DOUGHERTY

Morris

CHATHAM MAYOR THAD KOBYLARZ

Morris

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 641

GARWOOD MAYOR JEN BLUMENSTOCK

Union

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 2906

HILLSIDE MAYOR DAHLIA VERTREESE

Union

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 3082

BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYEES

DISTRICT 1199J, NUHHCE, AFSCME

SMART-TD LOCAL 60

HACKENSACK MAYOR JOHN LABROSSE

Bergen

TEANECK MAYOR MICHAEL PAGAN

Bergen

ATLANTIC COUNTY COMMISSIONER ERNEST COURSEY

Atlantic

Former Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer

Former Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith

Former Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle

Former Assemblyman Tim Eustace

Former Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy

Former Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler

Former Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith

Former Bloomfield Mayor Raymond McCarthy

Former Orange Mayor Eldridge Hawkins Jr.

Former Westfield Mayor Tom Jardim

Former Englewood Mayor Frank Huttle

Former Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee

Former Summit Mayor Nora Radest

Former Pleasantville Mayor Jesse Tweedle

Former Palisades Park Mayor Chris Chung

Former Dumont Mayor Andrew LaBruno

Former Hopewell Township Mayor Julie Blake

Former Red Bank Mayor Pat Menna

Former Phillipsburg Mayor Stephen Ellis

Former Chatham Borough Mayor Thad Kobylarz

Former Keyport Mayor Collette Kennedy

Former Watchung Mayor Keith Balla

Former Flemington Mayor Betsy Driver

Former Garwood Mayor Sara Todisco

Mayor Jonathan Hornik

Marlboro Township

Mayor Dominic Longo

Bound Brook

State Sen. Angela McKnight

Assemblywoman Barbara McCann Stamato

Assemblyman John Allen

Assemblyman Julio Marenco

Former Assemblyman L.
Harvey Smith