New Jersey has Sweeney's back — because he's always had ours.

Mayors, State Legislators, Unions, and Democratic Party Leaders Endorse Steve Sweeney

Union Endorsements

  • Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

  • International Longshoremen’s Association

  • New Jersey Building and Construction Trades Council

  • International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers

  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 30

  • Teamsters Joint Council 53

  • Sheet Metal Workers New Jersey State Council

  • New Jersey Roofers Unions

  • UNITE HERE Local 54

  • UNITE HERE Local 100

  • IBEW Local 351

  • IBEW Local 400
  • IBEW Local 94
  • IBEW Local 456
  • Boilermakers Local 28
  • South Jersey Building Trades and Construction Council
  • UFCW Local 888
  • UFCW Local 360
  • UFCW Local 312
  • UFCW Local 464A
  • UFCW Local 1282
  • Bricklayers Local 5

Endorsements from Democratic Leaders

  • U.S. Representative Herb Conaway 
  • U.S. Representative Donald Norcross 
  • State Senator Jim Beach 
  • State Senator John Burzichelli 
  • State Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez 
  • State Senator Paul Moriarty 
  • State Senator Troy Singleton 
  • Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald 
  • Assemblyman Dave Bailey 
  • Assemblywoman Heather Simmons 
  • Assemblyman Dan Hutchison 
  • Assemblyman Cody Miller 
  • Assemblyman Bill Moen 
  • Assemblyman Bill Spearman 
  • Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt 
  • Assemblywoman Carol Murphy 
  • Assemblywoman Melinda Kane 
  • Assemblywoman Andrea Katz 
  • Former New Jersey General Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts 
  • Former State Senator Fred Madden 
  • Former Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo 
  • Former Assemblyman John Armato 
  • Former Assemblywoman Gabriela Mosquera 
  • Former Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro 
  • Former New Jersey General Assembly Majority Office Executive Director William Caruso 
  • Atlantic County Democratic Committee Chairman Michael Suleiman 
  • Atlantic County Democratic Committee Secretary Walead Abdrabouh 
  • Atlantic County Democratic Leader Meg Worthington 
  • Absecon Borough Democratic Committee Chairman Warren Kotacska 
  • Buena Borough Democratic Committee Chairwoman Janice Sykes-Heisler 
  • Buena Borough Democratic Committeeman Jim Akers 
  • Carpenters Union Political Director Frank Mahoney 
  • Carpenters Union Representative Steve Stokes 
  • Egg Harbor City Mayor Lisa Jiampetti 
  • Egg Harbor City Council President and Former Mayor Joe Kuehner 
  • Egg Harbor Township Democratic Committeeman Jonathan Diego 
  • Hamilton Township Democratic Committee Chairman Bob Campbell 
  • Former Atlantic County Democratic Committee Chairman Ron Ruff  
  • Former State Senate Candidate and Democratic Activist Karen Gallagher 
  • Burlington County Commissioner Director Felicia Hopson 
  • Burlington County Commissioner Tyler Burrell 
  • Burlington County County Clerk Joanne Schwartz 
  • Burlington County Sheriff James Kostoplis 
  • Former Maple Shade Township Mayor & Burlington County Democratic Chair Joe Andl 
  • Evesham Township Mayor Jaclyn Veasy 
  • Evesham Township Deputy Mayor Dr. Krystal Hunter 
  • Evesham Township Councilman Christian Smith 
  • Evesham Township Councilwoman Heather Cooper 
  • Maple Shade Township Mayor Heather Talarico 
  • Maple Shade Township Deputy Mayor John Zahradnick 
  • Former Maple Shade Township Mayor and Councilman Rob Wells 
  • Riverside Township Mayor Gary Haman 
  • Riverside Township Deputy Mayor Christopher Marter 
  • Former Riverside Township Mayor Richard Horton 
  • Former Mount Laurel Township Mayor Richard DiFolco 
  • Westampton Township Councilman Odie Carr 
  • Beverly City Councilman Robert Lowden 
  • Beverly City Councilwoman Bernadine Williams 
  • Delran Township Council President Thomas Lyon 
  • Delran Township former Mayor Gary Catrambone 
  • Burlington County Democratic Leader/Activist Karen Gallagher 
  • Burlington County former Chairman Gary Karr 
  • Former President of the Burlington County Federation of Democratic Women Nancy Youngkin 
  • Florence Township Democratic Committee Chairman Ramesh Jayaram 
  • Florence Township Democratic Committee Councilman At-Large John Fratinardo 
  • Florence Township Democratic Committee Claudia Fratinardo 
  • Florence Township Democratic Committeeman Frederick Garbriele 
  • Florence Township Democratic Committeewoman Bina Ramesh 
  • Florence Township Democratic Committeewoman Candida Taylor 
  • Florence Township Democratic Committeeman Peter Taylor 
  • Florence Township Democratic Committeeman Amandip Kaler 
  • Florence Township Democratic Committeewoman Manjit Kaur 
  • Former Pemberton Township Mayor David Patriarca 
  • Medford Township Democratic Committee Chairman Ray Coxe 
  • Cinnaminson Township Democratic Committee Brent Lee 
  • Westampton Township Democratic Committee Ivan Alvarez 
  • Audubon Borough Commission Candidate Dave Alemi 
  • Audubon Borough Mayor Robert Jakubowski 
  • Barrington Borough Councilman Jeffrey “Alex” Beyer 
  • Barrington Borough Councilman Michael Drumm 
  • Barrington Borough Councilman Vincent Cerrito 
  • Barrington Borough Council President/Municipal Chair Michael Beach 
  • Barrington Borough Mayor Kyle Hanson 
  • Bellmawr Borough Councilman Bill Evans 
  • Bellmawr Borough Councilman Craig Wilhelm 
  • Bellmawr Borough Councilman James D’Angelo 
  • Bellmawr Borough Councilman Ray Bider 
  • Bellmawr Borough Councilwoman Johann Fina 
  • Bellmawr Borough Mayor Chuck Sauter 
  • Bellmawr Democratic Committee Chairman Frank Filipek, Jr. 
  • Berlin Borough Councilwoman Patricia Cummings 
  • Berlin Township Councilman Frank Epifanio 
  • Berlin Township Councilman Mark Reid 
  • Berlin Township Council President Marion Bodanza 
  • Berlin Township Francis McHenry 
  • Berlin Township Mayor Phyllis Magazzu 
  • Former Burlington County Democratic Chair Joe Andl 
  • Former Brooklawn Borough Mayor Theresa Branella 
  • Camden County Clerk Pamela Rosen Lampitt 
  • Camden County Commissioner Al Dyer 
  • Camden County Commissioner Deputy Director Ed McDonnell 
  • Camden County Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. 
  • Camden County Commissioner Ginny Betteridge 
  • Camden County Commissioner Jeffrey Nash 
  • Camden County Commissioner Jon Young 
  • Camden County Democratic AAPI Caucus Chairwoman Gwen Devera 
  • Camden County Democratic Committee Vice Chairwoman Barbara Holcomb 
  • Camden County Democratic Jewish Caucus Chairman David Spector 
  • Camden County Sheriff Chuck Billingham 
  • Former Camden County Clerk Joseph Ripa 
  • Camden City Councilman (Ward 3) Falio Leyba-Martinez 
  • Camden City Council President Angel Fuentes 
  • Camden City Councilwoman (At-Large) Nohemi Soria 
  • Camden City Councilwoman (Ward 4) Jannette Ramos 
  • Former Camden County Democratic Committee Chairman Joseph Borreggine 
  • Former Camden County Sheriff Gilbert “Whip” Wilson 
  • Carneys Point Township Mayor Ken Brown 
  • Carneys Point Township Deputy Mayor Patrick Bomba 
  • Carneys Point Township Committeewoman Dr. Rev. Almeda Johnson 
  • Cherry Hill Township Mayor Dave Fleisher 
  • Cherry Hill Township Council President William Carter 
  • Cherry Hill Township Council Vice President Michele Golkow 
  • Cherry Hill Township Councilman Daniel DiRenzo, Jr. 
  • Cherry Hill Township Councilwoman Carole Roskoph 
  • Cherry Hill Township Councilwoman Jennifer Apell 
  • Cherry Hill Township Councilwoman Jill Hulnick 
  • Cherry Hill Township Councilwoman Sangeeta Doshi 
  • Cherry Hill Township Democratic Committee Co-Chairman Marshall Spevak 
  • Chesilhurst Borough Mayor Jamila Odom 
  • Clayton Borough Mayor Tom Bianco 
  • Clayton Borough Council President Anthony Saban 
  • Clayton Borough Councilman David Chapes 
  • Clayton Borough Councilman Charles Simon 
  • Clayton Borough Councilwoman Christina Moorhouse 
  • Clayton Borough Councilwoman Darlene Vondran 
  • Clayton Democratic Committee Municipal Chair & Councilman Frank Rollo 
  • Clementon Borough Mayor/Municipal Chairman Thomas Weaver 
  • Collingswood Democratic Committee Co-Chairman Robert Velez 
  • Former Collingswood Borough Mayor Michael Brennan 
  • Democratic State Committeeman Steve Ayscue  
  • Democratic State Committee Municipal Chair & State Committeeperson Shawn Layton 
  • Democratic State Committeewoman/Cherry Hill Democratic Co-Chair Meryl Greene 
  • Democratic State Committeewoman Karin Elkis 
  • Deptford Democratic Committee Municipal Chair John Vinci 
  • Deptford Township Mayor Paul Medany 
  • Deptford Township Councilman Bill Lamb 
  • Deptford Township Councilwoman Brandi Leidy 
  • Deptford Township Councilman James Noce 
  • Deptford Township Councilman Ken Barnshaw 
  • Deptford Township Councilman Phillip Schocklin 
  • Deptford Township Councilman Wayne Love 
  • East Greenwich Democratic Committee Municipal Chair John Pyne 
  • Elk Township Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Donna Ragonese 
  • Elmer Borough Mayor Joe Stemberger 
  • Franklin Township Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Mario Christina 
  • Gibbsboro Borough Councilman Glenn Werner 
  • Gibbsboro Democratic Committee Chairman Dan Keashen 
  • Glassboro Borough Mayor John Wallace III 
  • Glassboro Borough Council President Anna Miller 
  • Glassboro Borough Councilman Andrew Halter 
  • Glassboro Borough Councilman George Cossabone, Sr. 
  • Glassboro Borough Councilman Tim “Dan” Brown 
  • Glassboro Borough Councilwoman & Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Daniele Brida-Spence 
  • Glassboro Borough Councilwoman Deanna Davis Garlic 
  • Glassboro Borough Councilman Andrew Halter 
  • Gloucester City Mayor Dayl Baile 
  • Gloucester City Councilman Ed Cilurso 
  • Gloucester City Councilman George Berglund 
  • Gloucester City Councilman James “Bowie” Johnson 
  • Gloucester City Councilman Robert Page 
  • Gloucester City Councilwoman Debbie Harris 
  • Gloucester County Commissioner Director Frank DiMarco 
  • Gloucester County Commissioner Deputy Director Jim Jefferson 
  • Gloucester County Commissioner Denice DiCarlo 
  • Gloucester County Commissioner Joann Gattinelli 
  • Gloucester County Commissioner Matthew Weng 
  • Gloucester County Sheriff Carmel Morina 
  • Gloucester County Clerk James Hogan 
  • Gloucester County Democratic Committee Counsel John Alice 
  • Gloucester County Democratic Committee Executive Director Justin Kolman 
  • Gloucester County Democratic Committee Parliamentarian Eric Campo 
  • Gloucester County Democratic Committee Secretary Jennifer Cavallaro-Fromm 
  • Gloucester County Democratic Committee Sergeant-At-Arms Charles Fentress
  • Gloucester County Democratic Committee Treasurer Mike Sauter
  • Gloucester County Democratic Committee Vice Chairwoman & Wenonah Borough Municipal Chair Michelle Coryell 
  • Gloucester Township Mayor David Mayer 
  • Gloucester Township Council President Orlando Mercado
  • Gloucester Township Council Vice President Michael Mignone 
  • Gloucester Township Councilwoman Carolyn Grace-Love 
  • Gloucester Township Councilwoman Helen Albright-Troxell 
  • Gloucester Township Councilwoman Michelle Winters 
  • Gloucester Township Councilwoman Tara Walters 
  • Gloucester Township Democratic Committee Chairman Kevin Piccolo 
  • Greenwich Township Mayor Vincent Giovannitti 
  • Greenwich Township Council President Joe DiMenna 
  • Greenwich Township Councilman Lee Campbell 
  • Greenwich Township Councilman Tony Chila 
  • Greenwich Democratic Committee Municipal Co-Chair Jen Campbell 
  • Greenwich Democratic Committee Municipal Co-Chair Nick Burzichelli 
  • Haddonfield Borough Mayor Colleen Bianco-Bezich 
  • Haddonfield Borough Mayor-Emeritus Jack Tarditi 
  • Haddon Heights Borough Mayor Zach Houck 
  • Haddon Heights Borough Councilman Chad Demore 
  • Haddon Heights Borough Councilman Chris Morgan 
  • Haddon Heights Borough Councilman Matt Pagan 
  • Haddon Heights Borough Councilman Tom Ottoson 
  • Haddon Heights Borough Councilwoman Kate Harron  
  • Haddon Heights Borough Councilwoman Regina Phillips 
  • Haddon Heights Democratic Committee Chairman Michael Madden 
  • Haddon Township Commissioner James Mulroy 
  • Haddon Township Mayor Randy Teague 
  • Hi-Nella Borough Councilwoman & Municipal Chair Cindy McCoy 
  • Laurel Springs Borough Councilman Marc Riondino 
  • Laurel Springs Borough Mayor/Municipal Chairman Thomas Barbera 
  • Lindenwold Borough Mayor Richard Roach 
  • Lindenwold Borough Council President/Municipal Chairwoman Cheryl Randolph-Sharpe 
  • Lindenwold Borough Councilman Jermaine Jackson 
  • Lindenwold Borough Councilwoman Linda Hess 
  • Lindenwold Borough Councilman Walt Lenkowski 
  • Lindenwold Borough Municipal Solicitor David Capozzi 
  • Magnolia Borough Councilman Anthony DePrince 
  • Magnolia Borough Councilman Shawn Parker 
  • Magnolia Borough Councilman Steve Whalen 
  • Magnolia Borough Councilwoman/Municipal Chairwoman Mary Martz 
  • Magnolia Borough Councilwoman Shelley Wilson 
  • Magnolia Borough Mayor Betty Ann Cowling-Carson 
  • Mantua Township Committeeman Jack Steen 
  • Mantua Township Committeeman Jason Snyder 
  • Mantua Township Committeewoman Eileen Lukens 
  • Mantua Township Committee Deputy Mayor John Legge, Jr. 
  • Mantua Township Democratic Committee Mayor Robert Zimmerman 
  • Merchantville Borough Mayor Ted Brennan 
  • Merchantville Borough Councilman Eric Benjamin 
  • Merchantville Borough Councilman Ray Woods 
  • Monroe Township Mayor Greg Wolfe 
  • Monroe Township Council President (At-Large) Donald Heverly 
  • Monroe Township Council Vice President (At-Large) Denise Liszewski Adams 
  • Monroe Township Councilman (At-Large) Patrick O’Reilly 
  • Monroe Township Councilman (Ward 1) Al Rossi 
  • Monroe Township Councilwoman (Ward 2) Carolann Fox 
  • Monroe Township Councilman (Ward 3) Brian Cope 
  • Monroe Township Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Joe Marino 
  • Mt. Ephraim Borough Mayor Sue Carney 
  • Mt. Ephraim Borough Commissioner & Former Mayor Joe Wolk 
  • Mt. Ephraim Borough Commissioner Mike Marrone 
  • Mt. Ephraim Democratic Chairman John Saban 
  • Municipal Solicitor Howard Long 
  • National Park Borough Mayor & Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Dennis Burke 
  • National Park Borough Councilman Ronald Sparks, Jr. 
  • National Park Borough Council President Jason Bish 
  • National Park Borough Councilwoman Aimee Hart 
  • National Park Borough Councilwoman Julie MacDonald 
  • National Park Borough Councilwoman Katharine Wadsworth 
  • New Jersey Democratic State Committeeperson Lisa Cerny 
  • Oaklyn Borough Mayor Greg Brandley 
  • Oaklyn Borough Councilman Chad Jordan 
  • Oaklyn Borough Councilman David Wright 
  • Oaklyn Borough Council President Nancy MacGregor 
  • Oaklyn Borough Councilwoman Dot Valianti 
  • Paulsboro Borough Mayor John Giovannitti 
  • Paulsboro Borough Councilman Eric Singleton 
  • Paulsboro Borough Councilman Tahje Thomas 
  • Paulsboro Borough Councilwoman Jennifer Turner 
  • Paulsboro Borough Councilwoman Karen Armistead 
  • Paulsboro Borough Councilwoman Kyana Evans 
  • Pennsauken Township Committeeman Marco DiBattista 
  • Pennsauken Township Committeeman Patrick Olivo 
  • Pennsauken Township Committeeman Vincent Martinez 
  • Pennsauken Township Democratic Committee Chairman/Former County Chairman David Luthman 
  • Pennsauken Township Mayor Nicole “Nikki” Roberts 
  • Pennsauken Township Deputy Mayor Jessica Rafeh 
  • Pennsville Township Democratic Club Chair Charles Hassler 
  • Pine Hill Borough Mayor Christopher Green 
  • Pine Hill Borough Councilman Charles Warrington 
  • Pine Hill Borough Councilman Christopher Morris, Jr. 
  • Pine Hill Borough Councilman John Robb 
  • Pine Hill Borough Councilman Terry Burke 
  • Pine Hill Borough Councilwoman Erica Wakeley 
  • Pine Hill Borough Councilwoman Patricia Corry-Gaft 
  • Pine Hill Democratic Committee Chairman Mike Hagarty 
  • Pitman Borough Councilman Adam Mazzola 
  • Pitman Borough Councilman Robert Uyehara 
  • Pitman Borough Councilperson Vanessa James 
  • Pitman Borough Councilwoman Debby Guarni 
  • Pitman Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Paul Blass 
  • Pittsgrove Township Democratic Association Chair Norman Lenchitz 
  • Runnemede Borough Mayor Nick Kappatos 
  • Runnemede Borough Councilman Daniel Murray 
  • Runnemede Borough Councilman Ed White 
  • Runnemede Borough Councilman Luis Cepero 
  • Runnemede Borough Councilman Robert Farrell 
  • Runnemede Borough Council President Patricia Passeo-Tartaglia 
  • Runnemede Borough Councilwoman Eleanor Kelly 
  • Salem County Democratic State Committeeman Peter Voros 
  • Salem County Democratic Committee Vice Chair Sue Voros 
  • Salem County Democratic Committee Treasurer Adam Telsey, Esq. 
  • Salem County NAACP President Nelson Carney Jr. 
  • Salem County Surrogate Nikki Burke 
  • Salem City Councilman Earl Gage 
  • Salem City Councilwoman Ceil Smith 
  • Retired State Police Captain Bill Higgins 
  • Retired Salem County Director of Office on Aging and Disabled Debbie Behnke 
  • Retired Salem County Prosecutor John “Jiggs” Lenahan 
  • Former Salem County Commissioner Bruce Bobbitt 
  • Former Salem County Commissioner Beth Timberman 
  • Former Salem County Commissioner Lee Ware 
  • Somerdale Borough Mayor George Badey, Jr. 
  • South Harrison Township Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Wilma Nagtegaal 
  • Stratford Borough Mayor Linda Hall 
  • Stratford Borough Councilman Robert Bove 
  • Stratford Borough Councilman Steve Gandy 
  • Stratford Borough Council President Michael Tolomeo 
  • Stratford Borough Councilwoman Tina Lomanno 
  • Stratford Democratic Committee Chairwoman Terry Armbruster 
  • Swedesboro Borough Mayor Tom Fromm 
  • Swedesboro Borough Councilman David Flaherty 
  • Swedesboro Borough Councilman George Weeks 
  • Swedesboro Borough Councilman Shaun Booker 
  • Swedesboro Borough Councilwoman Diane Hale 
  • Voorhees Township Mayor Michael Mignona 
  • Voorhees Township Committeeman/Democratic State Committeeman Harry Platt 
  • Voorhees Township Committeeman Jason Ravitz 
  • Voorhees Township Committeewoman Jacklyn Fetbroyt 
  • Wenonah Borough Councilman Jonathan Barbato 
  • West Deptford Township Mayor Jim Mehaffey 
  • West Deptford Township Deputy Mayor Adam Reid 
  • West Deptford Township Committeeman James Robinson 
  • West Deptford Township Committeewoman Ashley Morrell 
  • West Deptford Township Committeewoman Megan Kerr 
  • West Deptford Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Tom Sullivan 
  • Westville Borough Council President Bruce Nordaby 
  • Westville Borough Councilman Travis Lawrence 
  • Westville Borough Councilwoman Donna Domico 
  • Westville Borough Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Tom Sullivan  
  • Westville Borough Mayor Fritz Sims, Jr. 
  • Winslow Township Mayor Marie Lawrence 
  • Winslow Township Deputy Mayor Jacquelyn Lee 
  • Winslow Township Committeeman John Wilson 
  • Winslow Township Committeeman Ray Watkins 
  • Winslow Township Committeewoman Evelyn Leverett 
  • Winslow Township Democratic Committee Chairman Chuck Flamini 
  • Woodbury City Councilman (Ward 3) Rob Johnson 
  • Woodbury City Councilman (Ward 3) Ryan Lange 
  • Woodbury City Councilman (Ward 3) Sam Ferraino, Jr. 
  • Woodbury City Councilperson (Ward 1) Jo Miller 
  • Woodbury City Council President (Ward 2) Bill Fleming 
  • Woodbury City Councilwoman (Ward 1) Danielle Carter 
  • Woodbury City Councilwoman (Ward 1) Donna Miller 
  • Woodbury City Councilwoman (Ward 2) Fran Harwell 
  • Woodbury Mayor Kyle Miller 
  • Woodbury Heights Borough Councilman Bob Morison 
  • Woodbury Heights Borough Councilman Collin Aregood 
  • Woodbury Heights Borough Councilman Richard Gambale, Jr. 
  • Woodbury Heights Borough Council President Cara Witasick 
  • Woodbury Heights Borough Councilwoman Norlyn Harmon Garli 
  • Woodbury Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Chuck Rose 
  • Former Woodbury Heights Mayor & Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Hap Pye 
  • Woolwich Township Mayor Natalie Matthias 
  • Woolwich Township Deputy Mayor Michael Nocentino 
  • Woodlynne Borough Committeewoman Diana Talavera 
  • Woodlynne Borough Councilman Dion Burdett 
  • Woodlynne Borough Councilman Edwin Fontanez 
  • Woodlynne Borough Councilman Pablo Fuentes 
  • Woodlynne Borough Councilman Wilfredo Rodriguez 
  • Woodlynne Borough Council President Sharon Early 
  • Woodlynne Borough Councilwoman Shana Feliciano 
  • Woodlynne Borough Mayor Joseph Chukwouke 
  • Woodstown Borough Mayor Joe Hiles 
  • Woodstown Borough Councilman Jesse Stemberger 
  • Woolwich Township Committeeman Fran McGovern 
  • Woolwich Township Democratic Committee Municipal Chair Marla Curran 
  • Woolwich Township Mayor Natalie Matthias 
  • Former Woodlynne Borough Mayor & Woodlynne Democratic Chairman Jeraldo Fuentes