Endorsements
Labor
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1385
- Communications Workers of America District 4
- Dayton Building and Construction Trades Council
- Ironworkers Local 550 – Canton
- IUE-CWA
- LiUNA Local 329 – Lima
- OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4
- Ohio AFL-CIO
- Ohio Education Association
- Ohio Federation of Teachers
- Ohio State Association of Letter Carriers
- Ohio State Council of Machinists
- SEIU 1199 WV/KY/OH
Statewide & National Organizations
- Brady PAC
- EMILY’s List
- Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund
- Matriots PAC
- National Democratic Redistricting Committee
- Ohio Democratic Women’s Legislative Caucus
- Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
- Pro-Choice Ohio
- 314 Action
Local Organizations
- Baptist Ministerial Alliance of Columbus and Vicinity
- Cincinnati Women’s Political Caucus
- Cleveland Heights Democratic Club
- Cleveland Stonewall Democrats
- Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus
- Cuyahoga Democratic Women’s Caucus
- Lake County Democratic Party
- Paulding County Democratic Party
- Portage County Federated Democratic Women
- Portage County Young Democrats
- Van Wert County Democratic Party
Leaders
- Congresswoman Joyce Beatty
- U.S Senator Sherrod Brown
- Congresswoman Shontel Brown
- Toledo City Councilmember Cecelia Adams
- Athens County Commissioner Charlie Adkins
- Former Dayton Public Schoolboard President Mohamed Al-Hamdani
- State Sen. Nickie Antonio
- Columbus City Councilmember Nick Bankston
- Columbus City Councilmember Lourdes Barroso de Padilla
- Akron City Councilmember Ginger Baylor
- State Rep. Willis Blackshear
- Newark City Councilmember Jeremy Blake
- Norwood Treasurer James Bonsall
- Toledo Municipal Clerk of Courts Vallie Bowman-English
- Former State Rep. Janine Boyd
- Former Montgomery County Treasurer Paul Bradley
- State Rep. Juanita Brent
- Forest Park Mayor Aharon Brown
- Columbus City Councilmember Elizabeth Brown
- Columbus City Councilmember Mitchell Brown
- State Rep. Rich Brown
- Reynoldsburg City Council Kristin Bryant
- Lucas County Commissioner Gary Byers
- Madison Township Trustee Katherine Chipps
- Rev. Dr. Rockney Carter, Zion Baptist Church
- Athens County Commissioner Chris Chmiel
- Former State Rep. Randi Clites
- Former State Rep. Kathleen Clyde
- Former Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman
- Mayor of Yellow Springs Pam Conine
- Cuyahoga County Councilmember Yvonne Conwell (District 7)
- Chillicothe City Councilwoman Ceil Corcoran
- State Sen. Hearcel Craig
- Portage County Treasurer Brad Cromes
- State Rep. Shayla L. Davis
- Amherst City Councilmember Brian Dembinski
- Lima City Council Jamie Dixon
- Columbus City Councilmember Rob Dorans
- Athens County Commissioner Lenny Eliason
- City of Athens Law Director Lisa Eliason
- Athens City Councilwoman Chris Fahl
- Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree
- Columbus City Councilmember Shayla Favor
- Summit County Councilman Jerry Feeman
- Akron City Council-At-Large Representative and Council Vice President Jeff Fusco
- State Rep.Tavia Galonski
- Sheffield Lake City Council Rosa Gee
- Dayton City Clerk of Courts Marty Gehres
- Athens City Councilwoman Sarah Grace
- Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin
- Montgomery County Engineer Paul Gruner
- Kettering City Council At-Large Member Dr. Jyl Hall
- Brunswick City Councilmember Nick Hanek
- Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin
- Rev. Michael Harrison, Union Baptist Church and President of the Ohio State Baptist Convention
- Cleveland Heights City Council President Melody Joy Hart
- Medina City Council Jessica Hazeltine
- Amherst City At-Large-Councilmember Martin Heberling
- Athens City Auditor Kathy Hecht
- Montgomery County Prosecutor Mathias Heck, Jr.
- Medina City Council Eric Heffinger
- Cleveland City Councilmember Stephanie Howse
- State Rep. Paula Hicks-Hudson
- Henry County Prosecutor Gwen Howe-Gebers
- Former Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson
- State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells
- Ohio Board of Education District 11 Member Meryl Johnson
- Cuyahoga County Councilmember Pernel Jones Jr., (President)
- Dayton City Commissioner Matt Joseph
- Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith
- Columbus City Auditor Megan Kilgore
- Athens City Council President Christine Knisely
- Toledo City Councilmember Nick Komives
- Medina County Auditor Mike Kovack
- Summit County Clerk of Courts Sandra Kurt
- State Rep. Dave Leland
- State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan
- State Rep. Mary Lightbody
- State Rep. Beth Liston
- State Sen. Tina Maharath
- Stark County Sheriff George Maier
- City of Massillon Clerk of Courts Johnnie Maier
- Akron City Councilmember Shammas Malik
- Athens County Recorder Jessica Markins
- Cleveland City Councilmember Rebecca Maurer
- Montgomery County Recorder Brandon McClain
- Cleveland City Councilmember Kerry McCormack
- Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey
- Toledo City Councilmember Sam Melden
- State Rep. Adam Miller
- Cuyahoga County Councilmember Dale Miller
- State Rep. Joe Miller
- Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims Jr.
- Rev. Dr. B. Lamont Monford, Philippian Missionary Baptist Church
- Cincinnati City School Board Member Mike Moroski
- Former State Rep. Connie Pillich
- Rev. Nelson Jerome Pierce, Jr. MDiv., Senior Pastor of Beloved Community Church
- Rev. Aaron Phillips, Sure House Baptist Church
- Lucas County Engineer Mike Pniewski
- Lucas County Clerk of Courts Bernie Quilter
- Lakewood City Councilmember Tristan Rader
- Former State Rep. Dan Ramos
- Finneytown School Board Member Jamie Rea
- Columbus City Councilmember Emmanuel Remy
- Dayton Public Schools Board Vice President Jocelyn Rhynard
- Montgomery County Commissioner Carolyn Rice
- Athens City Council Jeffrey Risner
- State Rep. Phil Robinson
- Athens County Clerk of Courts Candy Russell
- Cleveland Heights City Councilmember Davida Russell
- State House Minority Leader Rep. Allison Russo
- Canton City Council Christine Schulman
- Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro
- Dayton City Commissioner Chris Shaw
- Lorain City Councilmember Cory Shawver
- State Rep. Michael Sheehy
- Canton City Council President Bill Sherer
- Cuyahoga County Councilmember Sunny Simon
- State Rep. Mike Skindell
- Cleveland City Councilmember Charlie Slife
- Village of Evendale Councilmember Carolyn Smiley-Robertson
- State Rep. Kent Smith
- State Rep. Monique Smith
- Dayton Public School Board President Will Smith
- Canton City Council Majority Leader Bill Smuckler
- State Rep. Lisa Sobecki
- Akron City Council President Margo Sommerville
- Lorain City Treasurer Terri Soto
- Lorain City At-Large-Councilmember Mary Springowski
- Former Toledo City Councilmember Steve Steel
- Franklin County Auditor Michael Stinziano
- State Rep. Bride Sweeney
- Cuyahoga County Councilmember Martin Sweeney (District 3)
- Johannon Tate, D.Min., Jerriel Missionary Baptist Church
- Richmond Heights Mayor Kim Thomas
- Lima City Councilmember Carla Thompson
- Cuyahoga County Councilmember Scott Tuma (District 4)
- Cuyahoga County Councilmember Meredith Turner (District 9)
- Former Toledo City Councilmember / Former State Rep. Peter Ujvagi
- Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh
- Rev. Daryl Ward, Pastor Emeritus at Omega Baptist Church
- Rev. Vanessa Ward, Pastor Emeritus at Omega Baptist Church
- Lucas County Treasurer Lindsay Webb
- State Rep. Casey Weinstein
- Toledo City Councilmember Dr. Tiffany Whitman
- Dayton Public Schools Boardmember Karen Wick-Gagnet
- Summit County Councilmember Jeff Wilhite
- Lima City Councilmember Tony Wilkerson
- Lucas County Commissioner Tina Skeldon Wozniak
- State Senate Minority Leader Sen. Kenny Yuko
Mayors For Whaley/Stephens Coalition
- Mike Aspacher – Bowling Green
- Richard Bain – Pepper Pike
- Joe Begeny – Reynoldsburg
- David Berger – Lima (former)
- Justin M. Bibb – Cleveland
- Annette Blackwell – Maple Heights
- Michael Brennan – University Heights
- Aharon Brown – Forest Park
- Tito Brown – Youngstown
- Tom Bernabei – Canton
- Kathy Catazaro-Perry – Massillon
- Michael Coleman – Columbus (former)
- Pam Conine – Yellow Springs
- Warren Copeland – Springfield
- Sam Cramblit – Ironton
- Luke Feeney – Chillicothe
- Dan Fritz – Moreland Hills
- Kirsten Holzheimer Gail – Euclid
- Dan Horrigan – Akron
- Martin Horwitz – Beachwood (former)
- Meghan George – Lakewood
- Andrew Ginther – Columbus
- Gary Goosman – Amesville
- Frank Jackson – Cleveland (former)
- Wade Kapszukiewicz – Toledo
- Ben Kessler – Bexley
- Mike Lorentz – Belpre
- Tom Mackin – Perrysburg
- Robert Martin – Wintersville
- Jeffrey J. Mims, Jr. – Dayton
- Kathy Mulcahy – Orange Village
- Steve Patterson – Athens
- Aftab Pureval – Cincinnati
- Carol Roe – Cleveland Heights (former)
- Scott Schertzer – Marion
- Kahlil Seren – Cleveland Heights
- Sharetta Smith – Lima
- Mike Stevens – Clayton
- Richmond Heights – Kim Thomas
- Dwight Tillery – Cincinnati (former)
- Don Walters – Cuyahoga Falls
- Georgine Welo – South Euclid
- James Wolf – Mount Healthy
County Democratic Party Chairs
- Bill Bailey, Wayne County
- Charles Bakle, Defiance County
- Janet Carson, Geauga County and Ohio Democratic County Chairs Association President
- Diane Conroy, Belmont County
- Brandi Downs, Marion County
- Samuel Ferruccio, Stark County
- Meg Galipault, Knox County
- Gail Garbrandt, Tuscarawas County
- Anthony Giardini, Lorain County
- Bethe Goldenfield, Warren County
- Susan Grundy, Morrow County
- John Haseley, Athens County
- Bill Henderson, Hocking County
- Brian Hester, Butler County
- Thomas Kerrigan, Shelby County
- Robert Martin Sr., Jefferson County
- Frank Michalkiewicz, Fulton County
- Daniel Miller, Van Wert County
- Mike Nern, Muskingum County
- Willa O’Neill, Washington County
- Mark Owens, Montgomery County
- Mike Porter, Paulding County
- Thomas Postlethwaite, Carroll County
- Jeff Rex, Allen County
- Tenah Ridge McMahan, Union County
- Austin Smith, Clark County
- Stan Spencer, Preble County
- Ramona Stoner, Holmes County
- Jim Surber, Darke County
- Tom Tagliamonte, Lake County
- Heather Tiefenthaler, Champaign County
- Paula Watson, Ashland County
- Larry Weirich, Richland County
- Russ Wheeler, Miami County
- Tony Wobler, Putnam County
- Mike Zickar, Wood County
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