List of Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign endorsements

This is a list of prominent individuals and organizations who formally endorsed or voiced support for Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents

 * Fmr. President Bill Clinton
 * Fmr. Vice-President Walter Mondale

Senators

 * Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)
 * Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
 * Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
 * Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Rules and Administration Committee
 * Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
 * Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
 * Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
 * Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
 * Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
 * Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
 * Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR)
 * Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
 * Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
 * Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
 * Fmr. Sen. John Breaux (D-LA)
 * Fmr. Sen. John Glenn (D-OH), former NASA astronaut, 1984 presidential candidate
 * Fmr. Sen. Dee Huddleston (D-KY)
 * Fmr. Sen. Robert Burren Morgan (D-NC)
 * Fmr. Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI)
 * Fmr. Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ)

U.S. Representatives

 * Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)
 * Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA)
 * Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR)
 * Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)
 * Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)
 * Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)
 * Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
 * Rep. John Hall (D-NY)
 * Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
 * Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)
 * Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)
 * Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA)
 * Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)
 * Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
 * Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY)
 * Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
 * Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)
 * Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY)
 * Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
 * Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL)
 * Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
 * Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
 * Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
 * Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)
 * Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
 * Rep. Marion Barry (D-AR)
 * Rep. Mike Arcuri (D-NY)
 * Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY)
 * Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)
 * Rep. Chris Carney (D-PA)
 * Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC)
 * Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)
 * Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ)
 * Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
 * Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA)
 * Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
 * Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
 * Fmr. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Jim Wright (D-TX)
 * Fmr. Rep. James Barcia (D-MI)
 * Fmr. Rep. Edward Beard (D-RI)
 * Fmr. Rep. Ken Bentsen (D-TX)
 * Fmr. Rep. Jack Brooks (D-TX)
 * Fmr. Rep. Kika de la Garza (D-TX)
 * Fmr. Rep. Mervyn Dymally (D-CA)
 * Fmr. Rep. Vic Fazio (D-CA)
 * Fmr. Rep. and 1984 vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY)
 * Fmr. Rep. Floyd Flake (D-NY)
 * Fmr. Rep. Jack Hightower (D-TX)
 * Fmr. Rep. James H. Maloney (D-CT)
 * Fmr. Rep. Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D-PA)
 * Fmr. Rep. William Patman (D-TX)
 * Fmr. Rep. Marty Russo (D-IL)
 * Fmr. Rep. Ronnie Shows (D-MS)
 * Fmr. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Tom Foley (D-WA)

Military

 * Fmr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Hugh Shelton
 * Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander, Europe of NATO General Wesley Clark
 * Fmr. Commander, International Security Assistance Force, General John R. Allen

National political figures

 * Fmr. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros
 * Fmr. Democratic National Committee Chair Debra DeLee
 * Fmr. Democratic National Committee Chair Steve Grossman
 * Fmr. Democratic National Committee Chair Donald Fowler
 * Fmr. Democratic National Committee Chair Terry McAuliffe
 * Fmr. White House Chief of Staff Mack McLarty
 * Fmr. White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta
 * Fmr. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala
 * Fmr. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater
 * Fmr. Democratic National Committee Chair Robert Strauss
 * Fmr. United States Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young
 * Kathleen Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy
 * Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy and a human rights activist
 * Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an environmentalist and a member of the Kennedy family

Governors

 * Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D-OR)
 * Gov. John Baldacci (D-ME)
 * Gov. Mike Beebe (D-AR)
 * Gov. Jon Corzine (D-NJ)
 * Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)
 * Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-MD)
 * Gov. Mike Easley (D-NC)
 * Gov. David Paterson (D-NY)
 * Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA)
 * Gov. Ted Strickland (D-OH)
 * Fmr. Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-IA)
 * Fmr. Gov. John Y. Brown, Jr. (D-KY)
 * Fmr. Gov. Julian Carroll (D-KY)
 * Fmr. Gov. Wendell Ford (D-KY),
 * Fmr. Gov. Paul E. Patton (D-KY)
 * Fmr. Gov. and Fmr. Rep. Carlos Romero Barceló (PR)
 * Fmr. Gov. Pedro Rossello (PR)
 * Fmr. Gov. Hulett Smith (D-WV)
 * Fmr. Gov. John Waihee (D-HI)
 * Fmr. Gov. Brendan Byrne (D-NJ)

Family members of major political figures

 * Fmr. Kentucky First Lady Phyllis George
 * Anthony Shriver, founder of Best Buddies International and a member of the Kennedy family

Mayors

 * Allentown, PA Mayor Ed Pawlowski (D-PA)
 * Boston, MA Mayor Thomas Menino (D-MA)
 * Hinton, West Virginia Mayor Cleo Mathews (D-WV)
 * Kalispell, Montana Mayor Pam Kennedy (MT)
 * Los Angeles, CA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D-CA)
 * Morgantown, West Virginia Mayor Ron Justice (D-WV)
 * Oakland, CA Mayor Ron Dellums(D-CA)
 * Philadelphia, PA Mayor Michael Nutter (D-PA)
 * Pittsburgh, PA Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D-PA)
 * St. Louis, MO Mayor Francis G. Slay (D-MO)
 * San Francisco, CA Mayor Gavin Newsom (D-CA)
 * Williamstown, West Virginia Mayor Jean Ford (WV)

Kentucky

 * Kentucky House Majority Leader Rocky Adkins
 * Kentucky State Senator Denise Harper Angel (D-KY)
 * State Rep. Joni Jenkins (D-KY)
 * State Rep. Leslie Combs (D-KY)
 * State Rep. Dottie J. Sims (D-KY)
 * State Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D-KY)
 * Kentucky House Speaker Jody Richards
 * State Rep. Robin L. Webb (D-KY)

Maryland

 * Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Pro Tempore Adrienne A. Jones (D-MD)
 * Maryland House of Delegates member Susan C. Lee (D-MD)
 * Maryland House of Delegates Deputy Majority Whip Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D-MD)
 * Maryland House of Delegates Deputy Speaker pro Tempore Carolyn J. B. Howard (D-MD)
 * Maryland House of Delegates Deputy Majority Leader Shane E. Pendergrass (D-MD)

Ohio

 * Parma City Council President Sean P. Brennan

Oklahoma

 * Secretary of State of Oklahoma Susan Savage (D-OK)
 * State Rep. Al McAffrey (D-OK)
 * State Rep. Scott Bighorse (D-OK)
 * Fmr. President Pro Tem of Oklahoma Senate and Fmr. Mayor of Tulsa Rodger Randle (D-OK)
 * Fmr. Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Larry Adair (D-OK)
 * Fmr. Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Steve Lewis (D-OK)

West Virginia

 * West Virginia House of Delegates member Bonnie Brown (D-WV)
 * House of Delegates member Richard Browning (D-WV)
 * State Senate Majority Leader H. Truman Chafin (D-WV)
 * House of Delegates member Barbara Evans Fleischauer (D-WV)
 * House of Delegates member Barbara Hatfield (D-WV)
 * House of Delegates member Linda Longstreth (D-WV)
 * House of Delegates member Steve Kominar (D-WV)
 * House of Delegates member Tim Miley (D-WV)
 * State Senator Michael Oliverio (D-WV)
 * House of Delegates member Dan Poling (D-WV)
 * House of Delegates member Roman Prezioso (D-WV)
 * Fmr. Speaker Pro Tempore of the West Virginia House of Delegates Phyllis Rutledge (D-WV)
 * House of Delegates member Bob Tabb (D-WV)

Writers

 * Poet Maya Angelou
 * Writer Susan Estrich
 * Writer Erica Jong
 * Novelist Anne Rice
 * Historian Sean Wilentz

Labor unions

 * New York's Civil Service Employees Association, Local 1000 AFSCME

Political groups

 * Houston Area Stonewall Democrats
 * National Organization for Women
 * Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

Entertainers

 * Musician Christina Aguilera
 * Actor Sean Astin
 * Musician Tony Bennett
 * Actress Candice Bergen
 * Actress Lynda Carter
 * Musician Cher
 * Actor Chevy Chase
 * Film producer Bruce Cohen
 * Musician Willie Colón
 * Musician Elvis Costello
 * Actor Billy Crystal
 * Actress Eileen Davidson
 * Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres
 * Actor Michael Douglas
 * Musician Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds
 * Actress America Ferrera
 * Actress Tina Fey
 * Actress Sally Field
 * Actress Whoopi Goldberg
 * Actress Melanie Griffith
 * Musician Merle Haggard
 * Musician Sophie B. Hawkins
 * Musician Janet Jackson
 * Musician Sir Elton John
 * Actress Christine Lahti
 * Actress Eva Longoria
 * Musician Madonna
 * Musician Barry Manilow
 * Model Marla Maples
 * Musician and American Idol finalist Katharine McPhee
 * Actor Jack Nicholson
 * Film director Rob Reiner
 * Actress and comedian Caroline Rhea
 * Actress Victoria Rowell
 * Musician Carly Simon
 * Film director Steven Spielberg
 * Talk show host and Fmr. Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer (D-OH)
 * Actress Mary Steenburgen
 * Musician Barbra Streisand
 * Actress Amber Tamblyn
 * Actress Elizabeth Taylor
 * Actress Reese Witherspoon

Adult entertainment

 * Pornographic actress Jenna Jameson
 * Gay pornographic actor Tiger Tyson
 * Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner

Individuals

 * Paris Hilton, socialite and media personality
 * Donald Trump, businessman and television personality
 * Kari Ann Peniche, reality television personality
 * Martha Stewart, businesswoman and media personality
 * Tom Steyer, businessman and hedge fund manager

Athletes

 * Tennis player Billie Jean King
 * Indy car driver Sarah Fisher
 * Basketball legend Magic Johnson.
 * Baseball legend Hank Aaron

State officials

 * Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D-NY)
 * Fmr. Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D-MD)

Foreign political leaders

 * Mona Sahlin, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Sweden.