John Kerry for President Inc.
On December 4, 2002, Sen. Kerry filed papers with the FEC establishing
John Kerry for President Inc., an exploratory committee. James M.
Jordan served as the national campaign manager through November 9, 2003;
he was replaced by Mary Beth Cahill, who previously served as chief of
staff to Sen. Edward Kennedy.
John Kerry for President Inc. New
York Leadership
Campaign Headquarters: 373 Park Avenue South, 9th
Floor, New York City
| State Director |
Paul Rivera |
(Started March 2003) Has worked
on the campaigns of Carl McCall and Hillary Rodham Clinton, three Democratic
Conventions and the 1996 and 2000 Presidential Elections.
| Political Director |
Kirk Swanson |
Swanson ran for the 73rd District
State Assembly seat in 2000 and 2002. He works for the Retail, Wholesale
and Department Store Union. Swanson received his undergraduate degree
from Hunter College and his graduate degree from Columbia University's
School of International and Public Affairs.
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Seth Gladstone |
NYU graduate.
| Communications Director |
Mark Kornblau |
Kornblau served as communications
director for Kerry's New Hampshire primary campaign starting in October
2003. Prior to joining the Kerry campaign, he served as communications
director for Sen. Evan Bayh; he joined Bayh's staff in 1999. Graduate
of University of Wisconsin.
| Press Secretary |
Eric Schultz |
Endorsements
Members
of Congress (13)
Congressman
Timothy
Bishop (NY-1) -Suffolk County (Long Island) 10/29/03
Congressman
Steve
Israel (NY-2) -Town of Huntington; portions of Babylon, Islip, Oyster
Bay and Smithtown
02/23/04 ...had backed Clark
Congresswoman
Carolyn
McCarthy (NY-4) -Mineola (Long Island) 10/29/03
Congressman
Gary
Ackerman (NY-5) -North Shore of Queens and Long Island
02/?/04
Congressman
Gregory
Meeks (NY-6) -Far Rockaway, Queens 6/11/03
Congressman
Joe
Crowley (NY-7) -Bronx and Queens
02/23/04
Congressman
Anthony
Weiner (NY-9) -Queens and Brooklyn
02/23/04 ...had backed Clark
Congresswoman
Carolyn
B. Maloney (NY-14) -Manhattan and Queens
10/27/03
Congressman
Charlie
Rangel (NY-15) -East and Central Harlem
02/23/04 ...had backed Clark
Congressman
Eliot
Engel (NY-17) -the Bronx, Westchester and Rockland
02/?/04 ...had backed Lieberman
Congressman
Nita
Lowey (NY-18) -parts of Westchester and Rockland Counties
02/09/04 ...had backed Gephardt
Congressman
Maurice
Hinchey (NY-22) -Broome, Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan,
Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster Cos.
02/23/04 ...had backed Dean
Congresswoman
Louise
Slaughter (NY-28) -Fairport, a suburb of Rochester 6/11/03
Statewide
Elected Officials
Attorney General Eliot
Spitzer 02/02/04
(traveled to NM to make the endorsement)
State
Comptroller Alan Hevesi
02/06/04 ...had backed Lieberman
State
Legislators (15
State Senators and 67 Members of the Assembly)
Assembly
Speaker Sheldon Silver
02/06/04 ...had backed Lieberman
Senate Democratic Leader
David
A. Paterson
02/23/04
County
Executives/Borough Presidents/County and Citywide Elected Officials
Manhattan
Borough President C. Virginia Fields
06/04/03
Queens Borough President
Helen
Marshall
02/23/04
Bronx Borough President
Adolfo
Carrión, Jr.
03/01/04
New
York City Public Advocate Betsy
Gotbaum
02/06/04 ...had backed Lieberman
Westchester County Executive
Andrew Spano
Nassau County Executive
Thomas R. Suozzi
...had backed Lieberman
Albany County Executive
Michael Breslin
Chautauqua County Executive
Mark Thomas
Suffolk County Executive
Steve Levy
Niagara County Sheriff Thomas
Beilein
Mayors,
County Legislators, City/Town Officials
for
example: Syracuse Mayor Matthew
J. Driscoll
02/05/04
Democratic
Party County Chairs (29) and Democratic Party Leaders/Officials
for example: Queens County
Chair and former Congressman Tom Manton
02/23/04
More
1199
SEIU - Represents more than 237,000 workers; the largest union of healthcare
employees in New York (Dennis Rivera, President). 03/01/04
NYC Central Labor Council
President Brian McLaughlin
02/23/04
Former New York City Mayor
David
N. Dinkins
02/23/04 ...had backed Clark
Former New York State Comptroller
H.
Carl McCall - Democratic nominee for Governor in 2002.
02/23/04
Former Governor Mario
Cuomo - served 12 years as Governor of New York.
Author or editor of seven books. Partner at Willkie, Farr & Gallagher.
02/28/04
Former HUD Secretary Andrew
Cuomo -
campaign manager for his father, Mario Cuomo, in his 1982 race for Governor;
served as HUD Secretary from 1997-2001; candidate for Governor in 2002,
edited Crossroads: The Future of American Politics (Oct. 2003).
02/28/04
Mark
Green - Green served as Public Advocate from 1994-2001, was the Democratic
nominee for mayor of NYC in 2001 and has authored/edited 16 books.
Dennis
Mehiel - Mehiel was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant
governor in 2002 and is a former chairman of the Westchester Democratic
Party. He is chairman and CEO of the Sweetheart Cup Company >.
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. 9/18/03
Newspapers
New
York Times (02/26/04)
Times
Herald-Record (02/27/04) - serves Hudson Valley and the Catskills
Albany
Times Union (02/29/04)
Buffalo
News (02/29/04)
New
York Daily News (02/29/04)
Newsday
(02/29/04)
On December 12, 2003 the campaign
announced Upstate New York endorsements:
A. Western New York
Endorsements
Congresswoman Louise McIntosh Slaughter
--Erie County
NY State Senator Byron W. Brown
Buffalo Councilman Brian C. Davis: Ellicott District
Cheektowaga Councilman and Erie County Democratic Party Treasurer Jeff
Swiatek
Erie County Democratic Party Vice Chair & Tonowanda Chair Gayle Syposs
Erie County Democratic Party Sergeant-at-Arms Amelida Ortiz Weinmann
Erie County Democratic Party Executive Committee Member Mark Poloncarz
Town of Eden Democratic Chairman Francis McLaughlin
Town of Newstead Democratic Chairman Jeff Bono
Former Town of Grand Island Democratic Chairman Jeff Stone
Candidate for 26th Congressional District of NY Ayesha Nariman
--Monroe County
Assemblyman David Gantt
City Councilman Wade Norwood
City Councilwoman Gladys Santiago
City Councilman-Elect Adam McFadden
Monroe County Legislator Kevin Murray
Monroe County Legislator Calvin Lee
Monroe County Legislator Ronnie Thomas
Monroe County Legislator Mitch Rowe
Rochester School Board President Shirley Thompson
Rochester City School Board Member-Elect Malik Evans
Rochester City School Board Member-Elect David Perez
NY State Party Executive Committee Vice Chair Robert Cook
--Ontario County
Ontario County Supervisor (Geneva), Mary Luckern
--Cattaraugus County
Olean City Chair Fredrick M. Scicchitano
B. Central New York Endorsements
--Onondaga County
Bea Gonzalez, President, Common Council of Syracuse
Marisol Hernandez, Commissioner of the Syracuse Board of Education
Lovie Winslow, Onondaga County Legislator - 19th District
Walt Dixie, Founder of the Alliance Network
C. Capital District Endorsements
Albany County Executive Michael Breslin
Albany County Legislator Wanda F. Willingham
Schenectady City Council President Frank Maurizio
Saratoga Springs City Chair Shawn Thompson
D. North Country Endorsements
State Committeee Member Paul Van Cott (Saranac Lake)
State Committee Member Frank Zappala (Saranac)
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