Working Families Party members around the state interview prospective candidates who’ve applied for the WFP’s endorsement. It’s a pioneering, grassroots process that helps hold politicians accountable to regular, working people.
In 2009, more than 1600 politicians asked for the WFP endorsement.Hundreds of our chapter members and affiliate representatives took part in the vetting process. We’re proud of how we make our endorsements – but they become meaningful when voters like you take them to heart in the voting booth.
Check out the WFP’s 2009 endorsements where you live:
- Capitol District Endorsements: Albany, Columbia, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga, Warren.
- Central New York Endorsements: Onondaga and Oswego
- Fingerlakes Endorsements: Livingstone, Monroe, Ontario, Senaca, Wayne
- Herkimer-Oneida Endorsements
- Mid-Hudson Endorsements: Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster
- Nassau County Endorsements
- North Country Endorsements: Clinton, Essex, Jefferson, St. Lawrence
- Rockland County Endorsements
- Southern Tier Endorsements: Broome, Otsego, Tompkins
- Suffolk County Endorsements
- Westchester-Putnam Endorsements
- Western New York Endorsements: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans




