List of Obama's endorsements

By: proudvadem
Published On: 3/3/2008 6:41:25 PM

This is from an Obama staffer in the WY office. I's noticed a few omissions such as Virginia's own Bruce Hornsby under musicians and errors such as Jean Carnahan being listed under Rhode Island instead of MO. Chaffee should have been on their for RI.

Nonetheless, it's interesting to see them all in print.
Also, anyone with a @ after his/her name was a previous Clinton supporter.
According to Theodore Fetter, these are the endorsements:

GOVERNORS

Janet Napolitano, Arizona
Rod Blagojevich, Illinois
Chet Culver, Iowa
Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas
Deval Patrick, Massachusetts
Tim Kaine, Virginia
Christine Gregoire, Washington
Jim Doyle, Wisconsin

Anibal Acevedo Vila, Governor of Puerto Rico
John de Jongh, Governor of US Virgin Islands

- Former Governors -
Cecil Andrus, Idaho
Richard J. Codey, New Jersey, current NJ Senate President
John J. Gilligan, Ohio
Jim Hodges, South Carolina
Philip H. Hoff, Vermont
Tony Knowles, Alaska
Ray Mabus, Mississippi
Mark White, Texas
Douglas Wilder, Virginia, current Mayor Richmond, VA

MAYORS

John Duran, West Hollywood CA
John DeStefano, New Haven CT
Shirley Franklin, Atlanta GA
Robert Reichert, Macon GA
Frank Cownie, Des Moines IA
Dave H. Bieter, Boise, ID
Richard Daley, Chicago IL
Sheila Dixon, Baltimore MD
R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis MN
Bill Bell, Durham NC
Chris Beutler, Lincoln NE
Mike Fahey, Omaha NE
Jun Choi, Edison NJ
Jerramiah Healy, Jersey City NJ
Corey Booker, Newark NJ
Mark Mallory, Cincinnati OH
Frank G. Jackson, Cleveland OH
Michael Coleman, Columbus OH
Donald Culliver, Mansfield OH
Jay Willians, Youngstown OH
Daniel McKee, Cumberland RI
Terence Roberts, Anderson SC
Will Wynn, Austin TX
Douglas Wilder, Richmond VA and Former Governor of Virginia
Adrian Fenty, Washington D.C.
Greg Nickels, Seattle WA
Dave Cieslewicz, Madison WI
Tom Barrett, Milwaukee WI

- Former Mayors -
Marion Barry, Washington D.C., current council member
Ron Kirk, Dallas TX
Federico Pena, Denver CO, former U.S. Secretary of Energy and of Transportation
Michael R. White, Cleveland OH, *@*

U.S. SENATORS

Chris Dodd, Connecticut
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Edward Kennedy, Massachusetts
John Kerry, Massachusetts
Claire McCaskill, Missouri
Ben Nelson, Nebraska
Kent Conrad, North Dakota
Byron Dorgan, North Dakota
Tim Johnson, South Dakota
Patrick Leahy, Vermont
Jay Rockefeller, West Virginia
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin

Michael D. Brown, "shadow" U.S. Senator (DC)
Paul Strauss, "shadow" U.S. Senator (DC)

- Former Senators -
Bill Bradley, New Jersey, runner-up 2000 Democratic Presidential primary
Jean Carnahan, I-Rhode Island (R-RI while in office)  
Tom Daschle, South Dakota (Senate Majority Leader)
Gary Hart, Colorado, runner-up 1984 Democratic Presidential primary
Harris Wofford, Pennsylvania

U.S. REPRESENTATIVES

Artur Davis, Alabama
Raul Grijalva, Arizona
Xavier Becerra, California
Anna Eshoo, California
Barbara Lee, California
Zoe Lofgren, California
George Miller, California
Linda Sanchez, California
Adam Schiff, California
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut
John Larson, Connecticut
Chris Murphy, Connecticut
Kathy Castor, Florida
Robert Wexler, Florida
John Barrow, Georgia
Sanford Bishop, Georgia
Hank Johnson, Georgia
John Lewis, Georgia *@*
David Scott, Georgia *@*
Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii
Melissa Bean, Illinois
Jerry Costello, Illinois
Danny Davis, Illinois
Luis Gutierrez, Illinois
Phil Hare, Illinois
Jesse Jackson Jr., Illinois
Bobby Rush, Illinois
Jan Schakowsky, Illinois
Dave Loebsack, Iowa
John Yarmuth, Kentucky
Elijah Cummings, Maryland
Albert Wynn, Maryland
Mike Capuano, Massachusetts
Bill Delahunt, Massachusetts
John Conyers, Michigan
Keith Ellison, Minnesota
Betty McCollum, Minnesota
Jim Oberstar, Minnesota
Tim Walz, Minnesota
Bennie Thompson, Mississippi
Russ Carnahan, Missouri
William Lacy Clay, Jr., Missouri
Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire
Paul Hodes, New Hampshire
Steve Rothman, New Jersey
G.K. Butterfield, North Carolina
Earl Pomeroy, North Dakota
Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania
Patrick Murphy, Pennsylvania
Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, South Dakota
Steve Cohen, Tennessee
Jim Cooper, Tennessee
Lloyd Doggett, Texas
Chet Edwards, Texas
Charles Gonzalez, Texas
Al Green, Texas
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas
Peter Welch, Vermont
Rick Boucher, Virginia
Jim Moran, Virginia
Bobby Scott, Virginia
Brian Baird, Washington
Adam Smith, Washington
Steve Kagen, Wisconsin
Ron Kind, Wisconsin
Gwen Moore, Wisconsin
Dave Obey, Wisconsin

Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington D.C. (non-voting member)
Eni Faleomavaega, American Samoa (non-voting delegate)

- Former U.S. Representatives -
John B. Anderson, I-Illinois (R-IL while in office)
Berkley Bedell, Iowa
Don Bonker, Washington
Brad Carson, Oklahoma
Don Edwards, California
Mel Levine, California
Romano Mazzoli, Kentucky
Pete McCloskey, D-California (R-CA while in office)
Abner J. Mikva, Illinois, and Clinton White House counsel
Norman Mineta, California, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and of Commerce, former Mayor San Jose (CA)
Major Owens, New York
Tim Roemer, Indiana, and 9/11 Commissioner
Howard Wolpe, Michigan

additional SUPERDELEGATES

Steven Alari, DNC member of California
Dr. Celita Arroyo de Roques, DNC member of Puerto Rico
Kitti Asberry, DNC member of Oklahoma
Anthony Avallone, DNC member of Connecticut
Willie Barrow, DNC member of Illinois
Cecil Benjamin, Chair of Virgin Islands DNC
Jeremy Bernard, DNC member of California
Judy Bevans, State Chair of Vermont DNC
Jack Billion, State Chair of South Dakota DNC
Margaret Blackshere, DNC member of Illinois
Connie Borde, DNC member of Democrats Abroad
Gail Bray, DNC member of Idaho
Mark Bryant, DNC member of Missouri
Jeanne Buell, Vice Chair of Idaho DNC
Anna Burger, DNC member of Washington, D.C.
Grant Burgoyne, DNC member of Idaho
Cordelia Lewis Burks, Vice Chair of Indiana DNC
Stewart Burkhalter, add-on, Alabama AFL-CIO President
Carol Ann Campbell, DNC member of Pennsylvania
Ian Carleton, Chair of Vermont DNC
Donna Cassutt, Associate Chair of Minnesota DNC
Will Cheek, DNC member of Tennessee
Martha Fuller Clark, Vice Chair of New Hampshire DNC
John Davies, DNC member of Alaska
Yvonne Davis, Texas State Rep. (Dallas) DNC member
Lois M. DeBerry, DNC member of Tennessee
Arrington Dixon, DNC member of Washington, D.C.
Martin Dunleavy, DNC member of Connecticut
Mary Ellen Early, DNC member of California
Kathleen Fahey, DNC member of Nebraska
Michael Fitzgerald, Iowa State Treasurer
Stephen Fontana, Vice Chair of Connecticut DNC
Ken Foxworth, DNC member of Minnesota
Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker, Vice Chair of California DNC
Eric Garcetti, DNC member of California
Liv Gibbons, DNC member of Democrats Abroad
Stan Gruszynski, DNC member of Wisconsin
Fred R. Harris, of New Mexico, former DNC Chairman
Steven Horsford, DNC member of Nevada
Constance Howard, Vice Chair of Illinois DNC
Waring Howe Jr., DNC member of South Carolina
Theresa Hunkin, Vice Chair of American Samoa DNC
Tom Hynes, DNC member of Illinois
Ben Jeffers, DNC member of Louisiana
Emil Jones Jr., DNC member of Illinois
Raymond Jordan, DNC member of Massachusetts
Peter Jorgensen, DNC member of Wyoming
E. Lee Kinch, DNC member of Kansas
Paul G. Kirk, Jr., of Massachusetts, former DNC Chairman
John Knutson, DNC member or Maine
Frank LaMere, DNC member of Nebraska
Leon Lynch, DNC member of Pennsylvania
Patrick Lynch, Attorney General of Rhode Island
Michael Madigan, State Chair of Illinois DNC
Debbie Marquez, DNC member of Colorado
Iris Martinez, DNC member of Illinois
Jim Maxson, DNC member of North Dakota
Brian Melendez, State Chair of Minnesota DNC
Moses Mercado, DNC member of Texas
John Millin, State Chair of Wyoming DNC
Dannie Montgomery, Vice Chair of North Carolina DNC
Mee Moua, DNC member of Minnesota
Sonny Nardi, DNC member, President of Teamsters' Local 416, Cleveland OH
Nick Nemec, DNC member of South Dakota
Donald Norcross, DNC member of New Jersey
Pat Notter, DNC member of Washington
David O'Brien, DNC member of Massachusetts
Brent O'Leary, DNC member of Democrats Abroad
Bill Orton, DNC member of Utah
Mike Panetta, add-on, Washington, D.C.
Johnnie Patton, DNC member of Mississippi
Renee Pfenning, DNC member of North Dakota
Karren Pope-Onwukwe, DNC member of Maryland
J.W. Postal, DNC member of Colorado
Steve Powell, DNC member of Illinois
Vince Powers, DNC member of Nebraska
Jason Rae, DNC member of Wisconsin (youngest superdelegate)
Dana Redd, NJ State Senator *@*
John Rednour, Sr., DNC member of Illinois
Jeffrey Richardson, Vice Chair of Washington, D.C. DNC
Chuck Ross Jr., DNC member of Vermont
Randy Roy, DNC member of Kansas
Christine "Roz" Samuels, DNC member of New Jersey *@*
Don Slater, Vice Chair of Colorado DNC
Alan Solomont, DNC member of Massachusetts
Marianne Spraggins, DNC member of New York
Marianne Stevens, Vice Chair of Maine DNC
Sharon Stroschein, DNC member or South Dakota
Sarah Swisher, Vice Chair of Iowa DNC
Ed Tinsley, DNC member of Montana
Norma Torres, DNC member of California
Senfronia Thompson, Texas state representative of Houston
Mary Wakefield, DNC member of North Dakota
John Walsh, Chair of Massachusetts DNC
Everett Ward, DNC member of North Carolina
Vernon Watkins, DNC member of California
David Willhelm, of Ohio, Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign manager, former DNC Chairman
Joe Wineke, Chairman of Wisconsin DNC
Magaret Xifaras, DNC member of Massachusettes
James Zogby, DNC member of Washington, D.C.

OTHER NOTABLE POLITICAL FIGURES

Richard Cordray, Ohio Treasurer
Jim Dunnam, Texas House Democratic Leader
John Holum, former Clinton administration official for arms control
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist, 2-time Presidential candidate, former D.C. "shadow" senator
Phil Johnston, Massachusetts DNC chairperson
Ned Lamont, Connecticut Democract candidate for US Senate 2006
Steve Novick, activist, environmental lawyer, Oregon candidate for U.S. Senate 2008
Paul Volcker, former Federal Reserve Chairman
Patricia M. Wald, former Chief Judge of D.C. Circuit, member of Iraq Intelligence Commission
Harold Varmus, former N.I.H. director for President Clinton

UNIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

* Change to Win, 7 unions representing 6 million workers
  Change to Win includes:
   - International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
   - Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA)
   - Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
   - United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
   - United Farm Workers of America (UFW)
   - United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
   - Unite Here
* AFSCME of Illinois (95,000 active & retired)
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (65,000 members)
* Transport Workers Union (140,000 active / 60,000 retired)
* United Healthcare Workers
* Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA)
* Maria Elena Durazo, head Los Angeles Co. Labor Federation
* 80 Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees
* American Small Business League (ASBL)
* Asian Pacific Americans for Progress
* Mexican American Democrats, Texas
* MoveOn.org
* National Weather Service Employees Organization

NEWSPAPERS

Gay City News (New York, NY)
Southern Voice (an LGBT paper in Atlanta, GA)
Native American Times (national paper: Tulsa, OK)
Juneau Empire (AK)
Birmingham News (AL)
Tuscaloosa News (AL)
Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
Fresno Bee (CA)
La Opinion (Los Angeles, CA)
Los Angeles Times (CA)
Oakland Tribune (CA)
Sacramento Bee (CA)
Sacrameto News & Review (CA)
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
San Francisco Bay Guardian (CA)
San Jose Mercury News (CA)
Santa Barbara Independent (CA)
Santa Cruz Sentinel (CA)
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, CT)
New Haven Register (CT)
Norwich Bulletin (CT)
Gainesville Sun (FL)
Miami Herald (FL)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (FL)
St. Petersburg Times (FL)
Tampa Tribune (FL)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
Iowa City Press-Citizen (IA)
Sioux City Journal (IA)
Chicago Tribune (IL)
Chicago Sun-Times (IL)
Boston Globe (MA)
Baltimore Sun (MD)
Portland Press Herald (ME)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
Nashua Telegraph (NH)
Portsmouth Herald (NH)
Valley News (White River Junction, VT & Lebanon, NH)
Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)
Trenton Times (NJ)
Albuquerque Tribune (NM)
Santa Fe New Mexican (NM)
Santa Fe Reporter (NM)
Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV)
Reno Gazette-Journal (NV)
New York Observer (NY)
New York Post (NY)
Rochester City Newspaper (NY)
Cincinnati Enquirer (OH)
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH)
Dayton Daily News (OH)
The Lantern (Ohio State University, OH)
Toledo Blade (OH)
The Oregonian (OR)
Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Greenville News (SC)
The State (SC)
Knoxville News Sentinel (TN)
Memphis Tri-State Defender (TN)
Austin American Statesman (TX)
Corpus Christi Caller-Times (TX)
Dallas Morning News (TX)
El Paso Times (TX)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
Houston Chronicle (TX)
San Antonio Express-News (TX)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA)
Seattle Times (WA)
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI)

PUBLIC FIGURES
- People -
Oprah Winfrey, television host
Cornel West, scholar
Alice Walker, author
Russell Simmons, music executive
Maria Shriver, First Lady of California, author, journalist, niece of US President John F. Kennedy
Alma Rangel, wife of US Representative Charlie Rangel (NY)
Elizabeth B. Moynihan, widow of Former US Senator (NY) Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Toni Morrison, author
Kate Michelman, Former President of NARAL Pro-Choice America
Mike Medavoy, film producer and executive
Bill Maher, comedian and television personality
Lisa Ling, journalist, former co-host of TV's "The View"
Spike Lee, director
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of US President John F. Kennedy
Garrison Keillor, radio personality and author
Tom Joyner, radio host
Sheila Johnson, Black Entertainment Television co-founder
Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of US President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jesse Dylan, director
Ken Burns, director
Michael Baisden, radio show host
Tyra Banks, television host and supermodel
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream co-founders Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield

- Actors -
Alfre Woodard
Forest Whitaker
Kerry Washington
Kate Walsh
Kathleen Turner
Chris Tucker
Will Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith
Susan Sarandon
Paul Rudd
Chris Rock
Sidney Poitier
Jeremy Piven
Brad Pitt
Ryan Phillippe
Kal Penn
Edward Norton
Leonard Nimoy
Eddie Murphy
George Lopez
Regina King
Scarlett Johansson
Samuel L. Jackson
Kelly Hu
Hulk Hogan (aka Terry Bollea)
Steve Harvey
Hill Harper
Morgan Freeman
Jamie Foxx
Robert DeNiro
Larry David
Matt Damon
George Clooney
Halle Berry
Tatyana Ali
Jessica Alba
Ben Affleck

- Musicians -
Arcade Fire, band
Black Eyed Peas, band
Goo Goo Dolls, band
Grateful Dead, band
OK Go, band
Joan Baez
Andrew Bird
Common
Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth)
Macy Gray
Herbie Hancock
Stephan Jenkins (of Third Eye Blind)
John P. Kee, gospel singer and pastor
Beyonce Knowles
Ed Kowalczyk (of Live)
Leo Kremer (of Third Eye Blind)
Talib Kweli
Jay-Z (aka Shawn Carter)
Jin
John Legend
Dave Matthews
Master P (aka Percy Miller)
Ne-Yo
Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes)
Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest)
Tom Scholz (of Boston)
Jill Sobule
Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco)
Usher
M.Ward
Pete Wentz (of Fall Out Boy)
Stevie Wonder

- Athletes -
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hall of Fame NBA basketball player
Charles Barkley, Hall of Fame NBA basketball player
Michael Jordan, Hall of Fame NBA basketball player
Greg Oden, Portland Trailblazers NBA basketball player, former Ohio State University star
Emmitt Smith, former NFL football player

- Bloggers, Columnists, Pundits -
Raising Kaine, Viriginia political blog
Burnt Orange Report, Texas political blog
Bob Cesca, The Huffington Post
Flavia Colgan, The Huffington Post and Philadelphia Daily News editorial board member
George Stevens Jr., The Huffington Post
Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic senior editor and blogger
Cenk Uygur, Daily Kos
Sherman Yellen, blogspot.com, screenwriter, playwright, and lyricist



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Thanks n/t (Todd Smyth - 3/5/2008 9:19:53 PM)