PSC is proud to announce its first round of endorsements for New York City Council candidates in the 2025 election cycle. These candidates are committed to fully funding the City University of New York’s community colleges and fighting to ensure that every New Yorker has access to a high-quality college education.
Additional endorsements will be announced in the coming weeks!
PSC Endorsed Candidates
- District 1 – Christopher Marte
- District 2 – Harvey Epstein – Ranked Choice #1
- District 3 – Erik Bottcher
- District 6 – Gale Brewer
- District 10 – Carmen De La Rosa
- District 12 – Kevin Riley
- District 14 – Pierina Sanchez
- District 18 – Amanda Farías
- District 22 – Tiffany Cabán
- District 29 – Lynn Schulman
- District 33 – Lincoln Restler
- District 36 – Chi Ossé
- District 37 – Sandy Nurse
- District 38 – Alexa Avilés
- District 39 – Shahana Hanif
- District 40- Rita Joseph
- District 45- Farah Louis
Additional Election Information
Questionnaire for Endorsement City Council 2025
To be considered for a PSC endorsement, please complete the questionnaire by Friday, January 31!
New York City Primary
Early Voting: Saturday, June 12 - Sunday, June 22 Primary Election Day: Tuesday, June 24
Find your Pollsite
GOTV Activities
Canvass and volunteer opportunities will be announced in the coming weeks! In the meantime, don’t hesitate to contact Sam Lewis, Legislative Coordinator if you’d like more information [email protected]
Watch this video for a refresher on Ranked Choice Voting!
PSC Candidate Endorsement Process
Candidates for political office are. required to submit a questionnaire and be interviewed by the Legislation Committee . Interested members are invited to attend. The Committee meets and votes to recommend candidates to the Executive Council, which votes to affirm the recommendation to NYSUT (for candidates for state office) and the AFT (for candidates for federal office.) In City elections, PSC Executive Council’s vote is final. Candidates interested in seeking the PSC’s endorsement should contact Bettina Damiani ([email protected]).