DID Endorsed Candidate for the 2026 Elections

Read our D-Notes for details on our endorsements and download it as a handy voting guide: D-Notes

New York Primaries - Dates and Info

  • June 13: Last day to register to vote. Click here to register online.
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  • Early voting: Saturday, June 13 - Sunday, June 21
  • Tuesday, June 23: Election day (polls are open from 6am - 9pm).
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DID Endorsed Candidates on the June Ballot:

NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
US Congress NY-10 Dan Goldman
NYS Senate 27th District Grace Lee
NYS Assembly District 66 Jeannine Kiely
NYS Assembly District 65 Mariama James
NYC Council District 3 Layla Law-Gisiko
NY Democratic State Committee AD 65 (F) Fanny Ip
NY Democratic State Committee AD 65 (M) Morton Minsley

DID Endorsed Candidates in Uncontested Races - On the Ballot in November:

NYS Governor Kathy Hochul
NYS Attorney General Letitia James
NYS Assembly District 61 Charles Fall
New York Surrogate Court Rita Mella
Civil Court County-wide Vlad Frants
Civil Court County-wide Josh Hanshaft
Civil Court County-wide Emily Morales-Minerva

DID Endorsed Candidates in Uncontested Races - Elected Automatically in the June Primary:

NY Democratic State Committee AD 66 (F) Sommer Omar
NY Democratic State Committee AD 66 (M) Ben Yee
NY Democratic State Committee AD 61 (F) Jill Goodkind
NY Democratic State Committee AD 61 (M) AKM Mike Bhuiyan

Assembly District 66 Judicial Delegates & Alternates Delegates to the Judicial Convention
- On the June Ballot

In the NY State Supreme Court system, Supreme Court candidates are nominated by delegates at a Judicial Convention who are elected by voters in the Primary. In Assembly District 66, DID has partnered with Village Independent Democrats to endorse 15 Delegates and 14 Alternate Delegates who we believe reflect our values. Please vote for all 15 Delegates and 14 Alternate Delegates in their respective groups on the ballot.

Judicial Delegates Judicial Alternate Delegates
Eric D. Bottcher Richard F. Braun
Kathryn Freed Jason Gerson
Anthony Hoffman Judith A. Jacobson
Jill Goodkind Thomas Smoot Jr.
Melissa M. Carty Robert G. Rosenthal
Allen N. Roskoff Lois A. Rakoff
Dennis Gault Karla Moskowitz
Jonathan L. Geballe Frances Curtis
Shelia R. Rule Patricia A. Laraia
Samuel Chiera Jasper Price
Linda E. Jacobson Ritu R. Chatree
Morton Minsley Michael Lavario
Daniel L. Palmsano Alfred R. Fuente
Richard Corman Megan E. Pascarella
Kathy Slawinski