May 14, 2025

Contact: Tess McRae

tess@theparksidegroup.com

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(New York– May 14, 2025) Doctors Council SEIU, which represents doctors throughout New York City, including in the public hospitals system, NYC Health + Hospitals, mayoral agencies such as the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Departmentof Education, as well as in correctional facilities such as Rikers Island, has today announced its endorsements for the upcoming June 2025 primaries for New York City.

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Frances Quee, M.D., President of Doctors Council SEIU, issued the following statement regarding the choices of endorsements this ahead of the general election: “At a time when our public hospitals are under threat and working families are still recovering from crisis after crisis, we need leaders who will stand shoulder to shoulder with the frontline workers who keep this city healthy. That’s why we’re proud to endorse candidates who understand the value of public service and the power of organized labor.

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The doctors of this city—many of whom serve in the busiest, most under-resourced hospitals— deserve champions in City Hall who will fight for them, not against them. We need elected officials who will reject Medicaid cuts, defend public healthcare funding, and invest in the people who make this city run. These endorsements are about choosing partners who will fight for our patients, our members, and the future of public health in New York City.

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We’re hopeful about the road ahead—and confident that with strong leadership, we can protect what matters most. Together, we can build a city that treats healthcare as a right,not a privilege.”

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As New York's primary elections are scheduled to take place June 24, 2025, with early voting beginning on June 14 through June 22nd, Doctors Council SEIU proudly issues the following endorsements:

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Mayor Andrienne Adams, Brad Lander, Zohran Mamdani, Zellnor Myrie, Jessica Ramos

Public Advocate - Jumaane Williams    Comptroller - Justin Brannan

Borough Presidents:

Bronx - Vanessa Gibson         Brooklyn- Antonio Reynoso              Queens- Donavan Richards

City Council (by District):

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1- Christopher Marte              2- Harvey Epstein       3- Erik Bottcher    5- Julie Menin

6- Gale Brewer           7- ShaunAbreu           8- Elsie Encarnación

10- Carmen DeLa Rosa         11- EricDinowitz       12- Kevin Riley         13- Kristy Marmorato

14- PierinaSanchez    16- AltheaStevens     18- Amanda Farias     20- Sandra Ung

22- TiffanyCaban        23- Linda Lee  24-James Gennaro 25-Shekar Krishnan  26-Julie Won

27- NantashaWilliams 29- Lynn Schulman 31- SelvenaBrooks-Powers   32- Joann Ariola

33- Lincoln Restler  34-Jennifer Gutiérrez 35- CrystalHudson      36- Chi Osse

37- SandyNurse 38- Alexa Avilés     39- ShananaHanif      40- Rita Joseph

41- Darlene Mealy                  42-Chris Banks          43- Susan Zhuang

46- Mercedes Narcisse 47- Kayla Santasusso 49-Kamillah Hanks

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About Doctors Council SEIU

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We are a union representing thousands of doctors in employed practice in New York State and other cities and states, including the doctors of New York City Health+Hospitals (H+H). NYC H+H is the largest public hospital system in the nation.

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Doctors Council SEIU also represents doctors in the New York City mayoral agencies including the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Department of Education (DOE) as well as doctors working at Rikers Island, the largest correctional facilityin the nation.

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Other agencies include Corrections, Fire, Police, Sanitation, Human Resources Administration, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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The work that our members do 24/7 helps the communities and residents of New York City every day. The services we provide across the five boroughs of New York City are vital, numerous and far reaching, ranging from managing and responding to the Coronavirus pandemic, to seeing patients in hospitals and clinics, to doctors in schools, to visiting patients at home, to providing services for those throughout the tri-state region with World Trade Center issues, to work in the Medical Examiners Office, to work in corrections/fire/ police and sanitation, and so much more.

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For more information, visit www.doctorscouncil.org and stay connected on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/doctorscouncilseiu and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/doctorscouncil

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