LIST: Major 2020 Democratic primary endorsements

Endorsements are pouring in as the stable of candidates seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination shrinks.

Below is a list of high-profile endorsements for the candidates who remain in the race:

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders

  • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, former 2020 presidential candidate
  • Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, former 2020 presidential candidate (co-endorsement with Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard)
  • Author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson, former 2020 presidential candidate
  • Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy
  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
  • Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan
  • Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
  • San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz
  • Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega
  • Singer Cardi B
  • Actor Danny DeVito
  • Actor Donald Glover
  • Singer Ariana Grande
  • Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt (for Democratic primary only)
  • Rapper Killer Mike
  • Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore
  • Comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan
  • Left-wing activist Linda Sarsour
  • The Young Turks founder and co-host Cenk Uygur
  • Actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke
  • Actress Shailene Woodley
  • American Federation of Teachers (co-endorsement with former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren)
  • American Postal Workers Union
  • National Nurses United
  • The Nation
  • San Francisco Bay Guardian

Former Vice President Joe Biden

  • Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, former 2020 presidential candidate
  • Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, former 2020 presidential candidate
  • Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, former 2020 presidential candidate
  • Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former 2020 presidential candidate
  • California Sen. Kamala Harris, former 2020 presidential candidate
  • New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, former 2020 presidential candidate
  • California Sen. Dianne Feinstein
  • Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee
  • Former California Sen. Barbara Boxer
  • Former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle
  • Former Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln
  • Former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid
  • Former Virginia Sen. John Warner, a Republican
  • House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina
  • Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former chairwoman of the DNC
  • Former Secretary of State John Kerry
  • Former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano
  • Former national security adviser Susan Rice
  • Delaware Gov. John Carney
  • New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
  • Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont
  • Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe
  • Singer Cher
  • Actor Tom Hanks
  • Retired Air Force pilot and airline captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
  • Amalgamated Transit Union
  • American Federation of Teachers (co-endorsement with Sanders and Warren)
  • International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers
  • International Association of Firefighters
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  • National Association of Government Employees
  • Las Vegas Sun
  • San Diego Union-Tribune

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

  • Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, former 2020 presidential candidate (co-endorsement with Sanders)
  • Former Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich
  • Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson
  • Former Texas Rep. Ron Paul

This list will be updated. Mike Brest, Daniel Chaitin, Zachary Halaschak, Spencer Neale, and Tim Pearce contributed.

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