Queens District Attorney Richard Brown is stepping down after almost three decades in office, and a number of legal-minded Queensites are eager to replace him. All seven Democrats running in the primary are pushing for progressive reforms, to one degree or another. So the endorsements of political organizations, labor unions and elected officials are sure to help signal to voters what kind of candidate they’ll be casting their ballot for on Tuesday, June 25.

State Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Public Advocate-elect Jumaane Williams both had the most major endorsements in their most recent elections. Time will tell if influential backers will play the same role for Queens DA, likely the single most competitive race in New York City this summer. And with Queens’ overwhelming Democratic enrollment advantage, the winner of the primary is essentially guaranteed to win office in November.

We scoured press releases, social media and candidates’ websites to compile the list of endorsements, which is accurate as of April 22.

TIFFANY CABÁN
Organizations: Amplify Her NYC, Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, Make the Road Action, NYC Democratic Socialists of America, New Queens Democrats, New York Progressive Action Network, One Queens Indivisible, Our Progressive Future, Queens United Independent Progressives, Real Justice PAC, Rockaway Revolution, Vocal New York Action, Working Families Party, Citizen Action

Public figures: State Sens. Jessica Ramos, Gustavo Rivera, Julia Salazar and Luis Sepúlveda, New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, former gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon
 

MELINDA KATZ
Organizations: Jamaica Bangladesh Friends Society, New American Voters Association, Queens County Democratic Party, South Asian Democratic Alliance 

Labor: 32BJ SEIU, CWA Local 1180, International Union of Elevator Contractors Local One, New York Hotel Trades Council, SMART Transportation Division, Teamsters Local 237, Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York

Public figures: Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Gregory Meeks and Tom Suozzi; state Sens. Joe Addabbo and Leroy Comrie; Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie; Assembly members Jeffrion Aubry, Vivian Cook, Andrew Hevesi, Alicia Hyndman, Stacey Pheffer Amato and David Weprin; New York City Council members Adrienne Adams, Peter Koo, I. Daneek Miller, Donovan Richards and Paul Vallone