National Endorsements--More

More Endorsements
A Sampling of Some of the Interesting and Noteworthy People and Organizations Backing Various Presidential Candidates

Looking to the General Election
Bush
O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) --10/13/04
Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) --09/10/04
Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York --09/01/04
National Faith-Based Initiative Coalition --08/20/04
Rolling Thunder, Inc. National --campaign announced 05/27/04 (Artie Muller, President; endorsement made at the group's business meeting in March)
National Right to Life PAC --02/02/04
Associated Buiders and Contractors --06/03/03
I N D I V I D U A L S
Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling --10/28/04
24 Olympians and professional athletes --10/21/04
Many top people in the NASCAR community --10/21/04
Innovators for Bush-Cheney --05/17/04
Country music star Travis Tritt, Recording artist Steven Curtis, Country music legend Larry Gatlin, Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), John Popper (Blues Traveler), Johnny Lang, Dennis Miller, Ron Silver, 3 Doors Down, Lee Anne Womack, Kelsey Grammar, Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Angie Harmon, Michael W. Smith, Sara Evans...

Endorsement Withheld: Log Cabin Republicans --09/08/04

Kerry
O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
Navajo Nation Council --10/19/04
Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) --10/05/04
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and Million Mom March --10/01/05
National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) --09/13/04
National Coalition of Public Safety Officers (NCPSO-part of CWA includes 18,000-plus public safety officers in TX, NM, AZ, MD, WV and CA) --08/31/04
Alliance for Retired Americans --08/11/04
National Education Association --07/05/04 recommendation
National Farmers Union PAC --07/01/04
Committee for Hispanic Causes BOLD PAC (Building Our Leadership Diversity Political Action Committee)   --06/29/04
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO --06/25/04
Human Rights Campaign --06/16/04
International Brotherhood of Police Officers (SEIU 5000, AFL-CIO) --05/14/04
Sierra Club --05/11/04
United Mine Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC --04/26/04
I N D I V I D U A L S
Republicans and Independents --10/29/04
Gold-medal Olympic Soccer Players Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach --10/15/04
Winona LaDuke, Ralph Nader's 2000 and 1996 running mate --10/13/04
"More than 180 Former U.S. Ambassadors from Republican and Democratic Administrations" --10/04/04
"More than 70 Nader 2000 leaders ("urge support for Kerry/Edwards in all 'swing states'") --09/14/04
200 business leaders   --08/04/04
48 Nobel Prize winning scientists   --06/21/04
Lee Iacocca, former Chairman of the Chrysler Corporation --06/24/04
Shock jock Howard Stern

Nader
Reform Party --05/11/04

Cobb
Prominent progressives ("split state" endorsement letter) --07/23/04

From the Primary Period

Kerry
American Nurses Association --02/24/04
League of Conservation Voters --01/24/04
Lt. General Claudia Kennedy - the first and only woman to ever achieve that rank in the United States Army. --09/19/03
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - Chief Prosecuting Attorney for Riverkeeper, an Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and President of the Waterkeeper Alliance. At Pace University School of Law, he is a Clinical Professor and Supervisor at the Environmental Litigation Clinic in White Plains, New York. Earlier in his career, Kennedy served as Assistant District Attorney in New York City. --09/18/03
Will Steger - explorer and environmentalist, particularly known for his feats in dogsled exploration; lives in a solar home in Northern Minnesota. --11/03
Former Sen. Gary Hart --09/30/03
Singer/Songwriter Carole King
Musician Moby

Kucinich(complete list)
Patch Adams
Ben Cohen
Professor Irwin Corey (The World's Foremost Authority)
Granny D (Doris Haddock) --07/09/03
Ani DiFranco
"Feminists for Kucinich" --07/07/03
Danny Glover (Actor, UN Messenger of Peace)
Willie Nelson --07/02/03
Tim Reynolds (with Dave Matthews Band)
Pete Seeger
Michelle Shocked
Alice Walker

Sharpton
Attorney Johnny Cochran
Russell Simmons

former candidates

Edwards
Former Oklahoma Sooners and Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer --shortly before Okla. 02/03/04 primary
Hootie & the Blowfish - Columbia, South Carolina-bred band Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker, and Jim "Soni" Sonefeld --12/26/03
Ashley Bell - National President of College Democrats (since Jan. 2002) and a law student at Louisiana State University. --09/10/03

Dean
Former Sen. Bill Bradley --01/06/04
Dolores C. Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, and her companion Richard Chavez, brother of Cesar Chavez --01/05/04
Former Vice President Al Gore --12/09/03
Gov. Ann Richards --01/16/03
Molly Ivins (Creators Syndicate) --12/04/03
Rock Musician Joan Jett
Actress Janeane Garofalo
Actor Martin Sheen
Actor/director Rob Reiner --02/20/03
Former Sen., Amb. and Presidential Candidate Carol Moseley Braun --01/15/04

Clark
Fifty-five U.S. Ambassadors and Diplomats --02/02/04
Michael Moore --01/14/04
Pop singer Madonna --reported 12/16/03
Former Secretary of the Navy John Dalton
Former Sen. Gaylord Nelson (represented Wisconsin from 1963-81, founded Earth Day) --01/11/04
A. Brian Wallace, Chairman of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
Abenaki Nation at Missisquoi (Abenaki Tribal Council and its Chief, April Rushlow) headquartered in Swanton, VT. --01/12/04
Actor Ted Danson and his wife actress Mary Steenburgen

Lieberman
ESPN's Chris Berman
High Tech Leaders --announced 05/28/03
John Doerr - Venture Capitalist, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Sandy Robertson - Chairman, Francisco Partners
Henry Samueli - Chairman, Broadcom
Donna Dubinsky - CEO, Handspring
Dan Scheinman - Vice President, Cisco
Chris Greene - CEO, Greene Engineers
Neill Brownstein - Investor, formerly of Bessemer Venture Capital
Hilda Applbaum - Money Manager, Capital Group
Yitz Applbaum - Venture Capitalist, Light Speed Venture Partners
John Freidenrich - Executive, Bay Partners
Steve Perlman - President, Rearden Studios, Inc.
Dick Kramlich - Co-Founder, New Enterprise Associates

Gephardt
Michael Bolton
Chuck Berry
see labor endorsements

Moseley Braun
NOW/PAC --08/26/03
National Women's Political Caucus --08/26/03
Mike Fitzgerald, Business Manager of the 18,000 member IBEW Local 134, one of Chicago's most prominent and powerful labor leaders --11/06/03
Ms. President PAC and American Women Presidents (a PAC) --01/11/04

Graham
Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula

From the Primary Period
Kerry American Nurses Association --02/24/04 League of Conservation Voters --01/24/04 Lt. General Claudia Kennedy - the first and only woman to ever achieve that rank in the United States Army. --09/19/03 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - Chief Prosecuting Attorney for Riverkeeper, an Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and President of the Waterkeeper Alliance. At Pace University School of Law, he is a Clinical Professor and Supervisor at the Environmental Litigation Clinic in White Plains, New York. Earlier in his career, Kennedy served as Assistant District Attorney in New York City. --09/18/03 Will Steger - explorer and environmentalist, particularly known for his feats in dogsled exploration; lives in a solar home in Northern Minnesota. --11/03 Former Sen. Gary Hart --09/30/03 Singer/Songwriter Carole King Musician Moby

Kucinich(complete list) Patch Adams Ben Cohen Professor Irwin Corey (The World's Foremost Authority) Granny D (Doris Haddock) --07/09/03 Ani DiFranco "Feminists for Kucinich" --07/07/03 Danny Glover (Actor, UN Messenger of Peace) Willie Nelson --07/02/03 Tim Reynolds (with Dave Matthews Band) Pete Seeger Michelle Shocked Alice Walker

Sharpton Attorney Johnny Cochran Russell Simmons

former candidates
Edwards Former Oklahoma Sooners and Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer --shortly before Okla. 02/03/04 primary Hootie & the Blowfish - Columbia, South Carolina-bred band Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker, and Jim "Soni" Sonefeld --12/26/03 Ashley Bell - National President of College Democrats (since Jan. 2002) and a law student at Louisiana State University. --09/10/03

Dean Former Sen. Bill Bradley --01/06/04 Dolores C. Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, and her companion Richard Chavez, brother of Cesar Chavez --01/05/04 Former Vice President Al Gore --12/09/03 Gov. Ann Richards --01/16/03 Molly Ivins (Creators Syndicate) --12/04/03 Rock Musician Joan Jett Actress Janeane Garofalo Actor Martin Sheen Actor/director Rob Reiner --02/20/03 Former Sen., Amb. and Presidential Candidate Carol Moseley Braun --01/15/04

Clark Fifty-five U.S. Ambassadors and Diplomats --02/02/04 Michael Moore --01/14/04 Pop singer Madonna --reported 12/16/03 Former Secretary of the Navy John Dalton Former Sen. Gaylord Nelson (represented Wisconsin from 1963-81, founded Earth Day) --01/11/04 A. Brian Wallace, Chairman of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Abenaki Nation at Missisquoi (Abenaki Tribal Council and its Chief, April Rushlow) headquartered in Swanton, VT. --01/12/04 Actor Ted Danson and his wife actress Mary Steenburgen

Lieberman ESPN's Chris Berman High Tech Leaders --announced 05/28/03 John Doerr - Venture Capitalist, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Sandy Robertson - Chairman, Francisco Partners Henry Samueli - Chairman, Broadcom Donna Dubinsky - CEO, Handspring Dan Scheinman - Vice President, Cisco Chris Greene - CEO, Greene Engineers Neill Brownstein - Investor, formerly of Bessemer Venture Capital Hilda Applbaum - Money Manager, Capital Group Yitz Applbaum - Venture Capitalist, Light Speed Venture Partners John Freidenrich - Executive, Bay Partners Steve Perlman - President, Rearden Studios, Inc. Dick Kramlich - Co-Founder, New Enterprise Associates

Gephardt Michael Bolton Chuck Berry see labor endorsements

Moseley Braun NOW/PAC --08/26/03 National Women's Political Caucus --08/26/03 Mike Fitzgerald, Business Manager of the 18,000 member IBEW Local 134, one of Chicago's most prominent and powerful labor leaders --11/06/03 Ms. President PAC and American Women Presidents (a PAC) --01/11/04

Graham Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula