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Hillary Clinton
In reply to the discussion: Endorsements and Pro-Hillary editorials [View all]NYC Liberal
(20,347 posts)23. There's a Wikipedia page:
Endorsements for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
Former U.S. Presidents
National politicians
State Governors
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide politicians
Mayors and other municipal leaders
State and local legislators
Celebrities
Sportspeople
International political figures
Organizations
Former U.S. Presidents
- Bill Clinton, husband of Hillary Clinton, former President of the United States, former Governor of Arkansas, and former Attorney General of Arkansas
National politicians
- Madeleine Albright, former United States Secretary of State and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
- Howard Dean, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, former governor of Vermont and candidate for Democratic
nomination for president in 2004
State Governors
- Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York, former Attorney General of New York and former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Dan Malloy, governor of Connecticut
- Terry McAuliffe, governor of Virginia
- Gina Raimondo, governor of Rhode Island
- Peter Shumlin, governor of Vermont, former Vermont Senator and member of the Vermont House of Representatives
- Christine Gregoire, former governor of Washington
- Ed Rendell, former governor of Pennsylvania
- Bill Ritter, former governor of Colorado
- Ted Strickland, former governor of Ohio
U.S. Senators
- Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator from Connecticut and former Attorney General of Connecticut (1991-2011)
- Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey and former mayor of Newark, New Jersey
- Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senator from California
- Ben Cardin, U.S. Senator and former U.S. Representative from Maryland
- Bob Casey, Jr., U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
- Dick Durbin, Senate Minority Whip, U.S. Senator and former U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator from California
- Al Franken, U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York and former U.S. House Representative (200709)
- Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator from New Mexico
- Mazie Hirono, U.S. Senator from Hawaii
- Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator from Virginia
- Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senator from Vermont
- Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator from West Virginia
- Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator from Missouri
- Barbara Mikulski, U.S. Senator from Maryland
- Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator from Connecticut since 2013; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 20072013
- Patty Murray, U.S. Senator from Washington
- Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator from Florida
- Gary Peters, U.S. Senator and former U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Brian Schatz, U.S. Senator from Hawaii
- Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator from New York and former U.S. House Representative (19811999)
- Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
- Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Senator from Michigan
- Mark Warner, U.S. Senator from Virginia and former Governor of Virginia (2002-2006)
- Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
- Evan Bayh, former U.S. Senator from Indiana and former Governor of Indiana
- Kay Hagan, former U.S. Senator from North Carolina
- Mary Landrieu, former U.S. Senator from Louisiana and former Treasurer of Louisiana
U.S. Representatives
- Karen Bass, U.S. Representative from California
- Joyce Beatty, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Ami Bera, U.S. Representative from California
- Madeleine Bordallo, Delegate from the United States territory of Guam and former Lieutenant Governor of Guam
- Joaquín Castro, U.S. Representative from Texas
- Judy Chu, U.S. Representative from California and former member of the California State Board of Equalization
- David Cicilline, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
- William Lacy Clay, Jr., U.S. Representative from Missouri
- Emmanuel Cleaver, U.S. Representative from Missouri
- Gerry Connolly, U.S. Representative from Virginia
- Jim Cooper, U.S. Representative from Tennessee
- Joseph Crowley, U.S. Representative from New York
- Henry Cuellar, U.S. Representative from Texas
- Danny Davis, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- John Delaney, U.S. Representative from Maryland
- Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Representative from Connecticut
- Ted Deutch, U.S. Representative from Florida
- Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Elizabeth Esty, U.S. Representative from Connecticut
- Bill Foster, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Lois Frankel, U.S. Representative from Florida
- Marcia Fudge, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Gene Green, U.S. Representative from Texas
- Luis Guiterrez, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Janice Hahn, U.S. Representative from California
- Alcee Hastings, U.S. Representative from Florida
- Brian Higgins, U.S. Representative from New York
- Mike Honda, U.S. Representative from California
- Steny Hoyer, U.S. Representative from Maryland
- Steve Israel, U.S. Representative from New York
- Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. Representative from Texas
- Eddie Bernice Johnson, U.S. Representative from Texas
- Hank Johnson, U.S. Representative from Georgia
- Robin Kelly, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Joseph P. Kennedy III, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- Dan Kildee, U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Derek Kilmer, U.S. Representative from Washington
- Jim Langevin, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and former Secretary of State of Rhode Island
- Rick Larsen, U.S. Representative from Washington
- John B. Larson, U.S. Representative from Connecticut
- Sandy Levin, U.S. Representative from Michigan
- John Lewis, U.S. Representative from Georgia
- Ted Lieu, U.S. Representative from California
- Nita Lowey, U.S. Representative from New York
- Michelle Lujan Grisham, U.S. Representative from New Mexico
- Stephen Lynch, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Representative from New York
- Sean Patrick Maloney, U.S. Representative from New York
- Doris Matsui, U.S. Representative from California
- Jim McDermott, U.S. Representative from Washington
- Jim McGovern, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- Gregory W. Meeks, U.S. Representative from New York
- Grace Meng, U.S. Representative from New York
- Patrick Murphy, U.S. Representative from Florida
- Jerrold Nadler, U.S. Representative from New York
- Richard Neal, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- Ed Perlmutter, U.S. Representative from Colorado
- Chellie Pingree, U.S. Representative from Maine
- Jared Polis, U.S. Representative from Colorado
- Charles Rangel, U.S. Representative from New York
- Kathleen Rice, U.S. Representative from New York
- Cedric Richmond, U.S. Representative from Louisiana
- Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative from California
- Kurt Schrader, U.S. Representative from Oregon
- David Scott, U.S. Representative from Georgia
- Terri Sewell, U.S. Representative from Alabama
- Brad Sherman, U.S. Representative from California
- Louise Slaughter, U.S. Representative from New York
- Adam Smith, U.S. Representative from Washington
- Mark Takai, U.S. Representative from Hawaii
- Mark Takano, U.S. Representative from California
- Dina Titus, U.S. Representative from Nevada
- Niki Tsongas, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- Chris Van Hollen, U.S. Representative from Maryland
- Mark Veasey, U.S. Representative from Texas
- Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative from New York
- Filemon Vela, Jr., U.S. Representative from Texas
- Frederica Wilson, U.S. Representative from Florida
- Pete Gallego, former U.S. Representative from Texas
- Paul Hodes, former U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
- Jim Moran, former U.S. Representative from Virginia
Statewide politicians
- Nellie Gorbea, Secretary of State of Rhode Island
- Alison Lundergan Grimes, Secretary of State of Kentucky and nominee for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky in 2014
- Tyler Olson, former Iowa Democratic Party Chair
- Sally Pederson, former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and former Iowa Democratic Party Chair
Mayors and other municipal leaders
- Kirk Caldwell, mayor of Honolulu
- Rahm Emanuel, mayor of Chicago, former White House Chief of Staff and former U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Darlene Green, comptroller of the City of St. Louis
- Letitia James, New York City Public Advocate
- Sam Liccardo, mayor of San Jose
- Stephanie Miner, mayor of Syracuse, New York
- Miro Weinberger, mayor of Burlington, Vermont
- Lee Clancey, former mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
State and local legislators
- Timi Brown-Powers, Iowa State Representative
- Jeff Danielson, Iowa State Senator
- Bill Dotzler, Iowa State Senator
- Abby Finkenauer, Iowa State Representative
- Mary Mascher, Iowa State Representative
- Phyllis Thede, Iowa State Representative
- Staci Appel, former Iowa State Senator
- Wes Whitead, former Iowa State Representative
Celebrities
- 50 Cent, rapper
- Paula Abdul, singer-songwriter, choreographer, and television personality
- Uzo Aduba, actress
- Ben Affleck actor, writer, director
- Clay Aiken, singer
- Judd Apatow, actor
- ASAP Rocky, rapper
- Elizabeth Banks, actress
- Beth Behrs, actress
- Tony Bennett singer
- Beyoncé, singer, songwriter, actress
- Dustin Lance Black, director, producer, screenwriter
- Jon Bon Jovi, singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, actor
- Lynda Carter, actress and songwriter
- Mariah Carey, singer-songwriter
- Kelly Clarkson, singer, songwriter and actress
- George Clooney, actor, writer, producer and director
- Bruce Cohen, producer
- Ted Danson, actor, producer
- Ellen DeGeneres, comedienne, television host, author
- Robert De Niro, actor
- Kat Dennings, actress
- Leonardo DiCaprio, actor
- Snoop Dogg, rapper
- Lena Dunham, actress, author, screenwriter, producer and director
- Dakota Fanning, actress
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor
- America Ferrera, actress
- Sally Field, actress
- Nikki Finke, journalist and blogger
- Jamie Foxx, singer and actor
- Ellie Goulding, singer, songwriter and musician
- Howard Gordon, producer
- Ariana Grande, singer and actress
- Prabal Gurung, fashion designer
- Dustin Hoffman, actor
- Ice-T, rapper and actor
- Abbi Jacobson, comedian, actress, writer
- Ja Rule, rapper, singer and actor
- Scarlett Johansson, actress, singer and model
- Elton John, singer, songwriter
- Kim Kardashian, television personality
- Harvey Keitel, actor and producer
- Carole King, composer, singer-songwriter and author
- Diane Kruger, actress
- Lady Gaga, singer-songwriter
- Padma Lakshmi, model, author, actress and TV host
- Eva Longoria, actress
- Jennifer Lopez, actress, singer and model
- Tobey Maguire, actor
- Kate McKinnon, actress, comedian
- Moby, singer-songwriter, musician
- Ne-Yo, rapper, singer
- Bill Maher, comedian, writer, producer and television host
- Jack Nicholson, actor
- Sharon Osbourne, media personality
- Josh Peck, actor
- Katy Perry, singer
- Amy Poehler, actress and comedienne
- Natalie Portman, actress
- Andrew Rannells, actor, singer
- Chris Rock, actor and comedian
- RuPaul, actor
- Adam Shankman, director, producer
- Sia, singer-songwriter
- Jerry Springer, talk show host and former Mayor of Cincinnati
- Mary Steenburgen, actress
- Barbra Streisand, actress, singer
- James Taylor, singer-songwriter
- Bella Thorne, actress
- Meghan Trainor, singer-songwriter
- Liv Tyler, actress and model
- Waka Flocka Flame, rapper
- Kerry Washington, actress
- Olivia Wilde, actress
- Pharrell Williams, producer, singer and songwriter
- Rebel Wilson, actress
- Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of American Vogue
- Reese Witherspoon, actress
- Jeffrey Wright, actor
- Young Jeezy, rapper
- Amy Ziering, producer, director
Sportspeople
- Jason Collins, retired basketball player
- Magic Johnson, businessman and retired basketball player
- Michelle Kwan, Olympic figure skater
- Businesspeople
- Marc Benioff, founder, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, philanthropist
- Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs
- Scooter Braun, music talent manager
- Warren Buffett, business magnate, investor and philanthropist
- Marcy Carsey, television producer
- David L. Cohen, executive vice president of Comcast
- Ari Emanuel, talent agent, brother of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
- Larry Flynt, publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications
- Jeffrey Katzenberg, businessman, film studio executive and film producer
- L.A. Reid, CEO of Epic Records
- Haim Saban, chairman and CEO of Saban Capital Group
- Sheryl Sandberg, technology executive, activist, and author
International political figures
- Simon Burns, British Member of Parliament (member of the Conservative Party)
- Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia (member of the Australian Labor Party)
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German Minister for Foreign Affairs (member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany)
Organizations
- American Federation of Teachers
- Kings County Democratic County Committee (Brooklyn Democratic Party)
- EMILY's List, PAC that aims to help elect pro-choice Democratic women to office
- Equality California, an LGBT non-profit civil rights organization
- Nevada's Moonlite BunnyRanch
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