User:Rorschach/List of Bernie Sanders presidential campaign endorsements, 2016

This is a list of prominent individuals and organizations who have voiced their endorsement of Bernie Sanders as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Officials below the level of State Legislator and all other individuals and entities (excepting Democratic National Committee (DNC) members who vote at the nominating convention) are listed only if they have a Wikipedia page.

Primary campaign endorsements


Former

 * 1) Jesse Ventura, 38th Governor of Minnesota (1999–2003) for the Reform Party

Current
• # Keith Ellison, MN

• # Raúl Grijalva, AZ

Current

 * 1) Doug Hoffer, Vermont Auditor of Accounts

Former

 * 1) Dudley Dudley, New Hampshire Executive Council member (1977–1985)
 * 2) Jim Hightower, Texas Agriculture Commissioner (1983–1991)
 * 3) John Shea, New Hampshire Executive Council member (2006–2010)

Current
• # Terry Alexander, SC Rep.

• # Tim Ashe, VT Sen. (VPP)

• # Jane Beaulieu, NH Rep.

• # Travis Bennett, NH Rep.

• # Steven Berry, VT Rep.

• # Peter Bixby, NH Rep.

• # Mollie Burke, VT Rep. (VPP)

• # Wayne Burton, NH Rep.

• # Mark Cardenas, AZ Rep.

• # Karen Clark, MN Rep.

• # Robin Chestnut-Tangerman, VT Rep. (VPP)

• # Renny Cushing, NH Rep.

• # Susan Davis, VT Rep. (VPP)

• # Jamie Eldridge, MA Sen.

• # Gail Finney, KS Rep.

• William Frank, VT Rep.

• # Patsy French, VT Rep.

• # Diana Gonzalez, VT Rep. (VPP)

• # Wendell Gilliard SC Rep.

• # Sandy Haas, VT Rep. (VPP)

• # Helen Head, VT Rep.

• # Geoffrey Hirsch, NH Rep.

• # Mary S. Hooper, VT Rep.

• # Marty Jack, NH Rep.

• # Troy Jackson, ME Sen.

• # Pramila Jayapal, WA Sen.

• # Pat Jehlen, MA Sen.

• # Mary Keefe, MA Rep.

• # Warren Kitzmiller, VT Rep.

• # Patrick Long, NH Rep.

• # Linda Martin, VT Rep.

• # James McCullough, VT Rep.

• # Richard McNamara, NH Rep.

• # Juan Mendez, AZ Rep.

• # Marcia Moody, NH Rep.

• # Luis Moscoso, WA Rep.

• # Jean O'Sullivan, VT Rep.

• # Lee Oxenham, NH Rep.

• # Avram Patt, VT Rep.

• # Chris Pearson, VT Rep. (VPP)

• # Charles F. Pelkey, WY Rep.

• # Bill Perkins, NY Sen.

• # Anthony Pollina, VT Sen. (VPP)

• # Martín Quezada, AZ Sen.

• # Russell Ruderman, HI Sen.

• # Marjorie Ryerson, VT Rep.

• # James Sanders, Jr., NY Sen.

• # Andy Schmidt, NH Rep.

• # Tick Segerblom, NV Sen.

• # David Sharpe, VT Rep.

• # Gilman Shattuck, NH Rep.

• # Amy Sheldon, VT Rep.

• # Michael J. Skindell, OH Sen.

• # Timothy Smith, NH Rep.

• # Thomas Stevens, VT Rep.

• # Mary Sullivan, VT Rep.

• # George Sykes, NH Rep.

• # Robert Theberge, NH Rep.

• # Maida Townsend, VT Rep.

• # Joseph "Chip" Troiano, VT Rep.

• # Andy White, NH Rep.

• # Robert Q. Williams, SC Rep.

• # John Wisniewski, NJ Rep.

• # Dan Wolf, MA Sen.

• # Mark Woodward, VT Rep.

• # Michael Yantachka, VT Rep.

• # Teo Žagar, VT Rep.

• # Will Guzzardi, IL Rep.

• # David Zuckerman, VT Sen. (VPP)

Former
• # Mo Baxley, NH Rep. (2007–2008)

• # Daryl Beall, IA Sen. (2003–2014)

• # Gloria Bromell Tinubu, GA Rep. (2011)

• # Burt Cohen, NH Sen. (1990–2004)

• # Amanda Curtis, MT Rep. (2013–2015)

• # Thomas Duane, NY Sen. (1999–2012)

• # Matt Dunne, VT Sen. (2002–2006)

• # Eileen Ehlers, NH Rep. (2007–2008)

• # Tom Fiegen, IA Rep. (2000–2003)

• # Michael Foley, OH Rep. (2006–2014)

• # Sylvia Gale, NH Rep. (2012–2014)

• # Bev Hannon, IA Sen. (1985–1992)

• # Tom Hayden, CA Sen. (1992–2000)

• # Bob Perry, NH Rep. (2011–2014)

• # C. J. Prentiss, OH Sen. (1999–2006)

• # Nina Turner, OH Sen. (2008–2014)

• # Tom Turnipseed, SC Sen. (1976–1980)

• # Brian Wazlaw, NH Rep. (2012–2014)

• # Chuck Weed, NH Rep. (2000–2014)

• # John Wittneben, IA Rep. (2011–2013)

Current

 * 1) Daryl Justin Finizio, Mayor of New London, Connecticut

Former

 * 1) Rocky Anderson, 33rd Mayor of Salt Lake City (2000–2008); founder of the American Justice Party

Current
• # Rafael Espinal, New York City Councilor

• # Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Cook County, IL Commissioner

• # Kshama Sawant, Seattle city councilor

Former
• # Tim Hagan, Cuyahoga County, OH Commissioner (1982–1998, 2004–2011)

Current
• # Erin Bilbray, NV

• # Richard Cassidy, VT

• # Larry Cohen, DC/CWA

• # Chad Nodland, ND

Former

 * 1) Bill Press, former CA Dem. Party Chair

International politicians
• # Walden Bello, former Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines (2007–15) (Akbayan)

• # Sevim Dağdelen, Member of the German Parliament (The Left)

• # Uffe Elbæk, Member of the Danish Parliament (Leader of The Alternative)

• # Colin Fox, former Member of the Scottish Parliament (2003–07) (Socialist Party)

• # Norm Kelly, Toronto City Councillor (Liberal Party)

• # Niema Movassat, Member of the German Parliament (The Left)

• # Jonas Sjöstedt, Member of the Swedish Parliament (Leader of the Left Party)

Activists, humanitarians, and labor leaders
• # Patch Adams, physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author

• # Charles R. Chamberlain, Democracy for America Executive Director

• # Wade Davis, activist and former American football player

• # Jodie Evans, co-founder of CODEPINK

• # Bill McKibben, founder of climate change group 350.org

• # David McReynolds, former Socialist Party USA presidential nominee and former chair of the War Resisters League

• # Bruce Perens, free software advocate

• # Sal Rosselli, National Union of Healthcare Workers President

• # Yosi Sergant, publicist of the Barack Obama "Hope" poster

• # Stanley Sheinbaum, peace and human rights activist

• # Daniel Sieradski, writer and Occupy activist

• # Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation

• # Marianne Williamson, founder of Project Angel Food

• # Rand Wilson, labor activist

Democratic Party figures
• # Tad Devine, political consultant

• # Gary Kroeger, 2016 U.S. House candidate (IA) and actor

Journalists and commentators
• # Brent Budowsky, journalist

• # Dan Carlin, historian, journalist, and host of Common Sense and Hardcore History

• # Alan Colmes, host of The Alan Colmes Show, former co-host of Hannity and Colmes, political commentator for Fox News Channel and blogger

• # Jamal Dajani, journalist and news producer

• # Liza Featherstone, journalist and author

• # John Fugelsang, comedian, actor, and host of radio talkshow Tell Me Everything

• # Thom Hartmann, host of The Thom Hartmann Program and The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann

• # Doug Henwood, journalist and editor of Left Business Observer

• # John Iadarola, creator of ThinkTank

• # Ana Kasparian, co-host and producer of The Young Turks

• # Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmentalist, co-host of Ring of Fire, and nephew of John F. Kennedy

• # Jamie Kilstein, writer, political comic, and host of Citizen Radio

• # Bill Maher, host of Real Time with Bill Maher and comedian

• # Mike Malloy, host of The Mike Malloy Show

• # Hasan Minhaj, The Daily Show correspondent, actor, and comedian

• # Bill Moyers, journalist and former White House Press Secretary

• # John Nichols, journalist

• # David Pakman, host of The David Pakman Show

• # Mike Papantonio, attorney and co-host of Ring of Fire

• # Ron Reagan, journalist, former host of The Ron Reagan Show and Connected: Coast to Coast, and son of Ronald Reagan

• # Sam Seder, comedian, actor, and co-host of Ring of Fire

• # David Shuster, journalist

• # Ed Schultz, former host of The Ed Show and The Ed Schultz Show

• # Matt Taibbi, journalist

• # Jonathan Tasini, strategist, organizer, activist, and writer

• # Cenk Uygur, activist, co-founder of The Young Turks, and founder of Wolf PAC

• # Lizz Winstead, commentator and co-creator of The Daily Show

Leaders in business
• # Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's

• # Kim Dotcom, entrepreneur and political activist

• # Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's

• # Bhaskar Sunkara, founder of Jacobin magazine

• # Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc.

Scholars and critics
• # Linda Martín Alcoff, philosopher and activist

• # Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research co-founder

• # Wendy Brown, political scientist, author, and activist

• # Noam Chomsky, linguist, philosopher, and activist

• # Anthony Fantano, music blogger/vlogger behind The Needle Drop

• # Leon Fink, historian

• # Nancy Fraser, critical theorist and author

• # Jeffrey Guterman, psychologist

• # Steven Hahn, social and political historian

• # Gerald S. Handel, sociologist

• # Michael Hardt, philosopher and literary theorist

• # Carl Hart, psychologist

• # Robert C. Hockett, legal scholar

• # James M. Jasper, sociologist

• # Barbara Katz Rothman, sociologist

• # Stephanie Kelton, economist

• # David Korten, business scholar

• # Robert W. McChesney, media scholar

• # Walter Benn Michaels, literary theorist

• # Ruth Milkman, sociologist

• # Anne Norton, political scientist

• # Frances Fox Piven, sociologist and activist

• # Adolph L. Reed, Jr., political scientist and activist

• # Joel Selvin, music critic

• # Sylvie Simmons, rock historian

• # Rogers Smith, political scientist and author

• # Lester Spence, political scientist and social commentator

• # Zephyr Teachout, legal scholar and CEO of Mayday PAC

• # Cornel West, philosopher and activist

• # Jeffrey A. Winters, political scientist

Writers, filmmakers, and visual artists
• # Pat Bagley, editorial cartoonist

• # Frank Darabont, screenwriter, film director and producer

• # Mike Drucker, comedy writer and stand-up comic

• # Emek, designer, illustrator, and fine art painter

• # Lydia Emily, street artist, muralist, and oil painter

• # Ron English, contemporary artist

• # Shepard Fairey, contemporary street artist, activist, and founder of OBEY

• # David Holden, screenwriter

• # Daniel Kellison, television and film producer

• # Howie Klein, record producer and activist

• # Matt Koff, comedian and The Daily Show writer

• # Krystine Kryttre, alternative comics artist

• # Jonathan Lethem, novelist

• # Spencer Madsen, writer, poet, and founding editor of Sorry House

• # Adam McKay, screenwriter, director, comedian, and actor

• # Malcolm Lee, director, screenwriter, producer and actor

• # Michael Moore, documentary filmmaker and activist

• # Brad Neely, comic book artist and television writer

• # Annabel Park, documentary filmmaker and activist

• # Oren Peli, director, producer, and screenwriter

• # Shira Piven, director

• # Anne Rice, novelist

• # Stuart Schuffman, travel writer and blogger

• # Todd Tobias, record producer and musician

• # Haskell Wexler, cinematographer, film producer and director

Actors and comedians
• # Ted Alexandro, stand-up comic

• # Joanna Angel, actress

• # Richmond Arquette, actor

• # Roseanne Barr, actress, comedian, and producer

• # Justin Bartha, actor

• # Kristin Bauer, actress

• # Stephen Bishop, actor

• # Lewis Black, comedian

• # Michael Ian Black, comedian, actor, and writer

• # Madeline Brewer, actress

• # Mehcad Brooks, actor

• # Reg E. Cathey, actor

• # Margaret Cho, comedian and actress

• # Tommy Chong, comedian, actor, and activist

• # Daniel Craig, actor

• # John Cusack, actor

• # William Daniels, actor

• # Danny DeVito, actor

• # Jimmy Dore, comedian

• # Eliza Dushku, actress

• # Mia Farrow, actress, activist, and former fashion model

• # Will Ferrell, actor and comedian

• # Frances Fisher, actress

• # Ben Foster, actor

• # Jon Foster, actor and musician

• # Janeane Garofalo, actress and stand-up comic

• # Nicholas Gonzalez, actor

• # Deidre Hall, actress and activist

• # Brian Hamilton, actor

• # Daryl Hannah, actress and activist

• # Torri Higginson, actress

• # Brendan Hines, actor

• # Vincent Kartheiser, actor

• # Mimi Kennedy, actress and activist

• # Laura Kightlinger, actress and comedian

• # David Koechner, actor and comedian

• # Zoe Kravitz, actress

• # Rachelle Lefevre, actress and activist

• # Donovan Leitch, actor

• # Juliette Lewis, actress and singer

• # Justin Long, actor

• # George Lopez, actor and comedian

• # Seth MacFarlane, voice actor and producer

• # Holt McCallany, actor

• # Breckin Meyer, actor

• # Alyssa Milano, actress

• # Ezra Miller, actor

• # D.W. Moffett, actor

• # Alfred Molina, actor

• # James Morrison, actor

• # Viggo Mortensen, actor

• # Patton Oswalt, comedian and actor

• # Rhea Perlman, actress

• # Jeremy Piven, actor

• # Emily Ratajkowski, model and actress

• # Nikki Reed, actress

• # John C. Reilly, actor

• # Carl Reiner, actor and comedian

• # Joe Rogan, stand-up comic

• # Tim Roth, actor

• # Mark Ruffalo, actor

• # Jonathan Sadowski, actor

• # Susan Sarandon, actress and activist

• # Reid Scott, actor

• # Sarah Silverman, comedian and actress

• # Bill Smitrovich, actor

• # Cole Sprouse, actor

• # Maura Tierney, actress

• # Dick Van Dyke, actor and producer

• # Milana Vayntrub, actress and comedian

• # George Wendt, actor

• # Wil Wheaton, actor and writer

• # Sasheer Zamata, actress and comedian

Athletes and sports figures
• # Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall of Famer

• # Michael Bennett, NFL player

• # Jon Fitch, mixed martial artist

• # Ronda Rousey, UFC fighter

• # Wanderlei Silva, retired UFC fighter

Media personalities and socialites
• # Courtney Act, television personality

• # Lady Bunny, television personality

• # Charlamagne Tha God, radio and television personality

• # Sal Masekela, television personality

• # Tyler Oakley, internet personality

Voice artists and musicians
• # All Shall Perish, band

• # Moses Archuleta, Deerhunter co-founder

• # Bun B, rapper

• # Brian Baker, Bad Religion guitarist

• # Cat Power, singer, actress, model

• # Chris Ballew, The Presidents of the United States of America lead singer

• # Lou Barlow, Sebadoh guitarist and singer

• # Gerry Beckley, America guitarist and singer

• # Bhi Bhiman, singer-songwriter

• # Jello Biafra, Dead Kennedys singer

• # Big Boi, Outkast rapper

• # Elvin Bishop, musician

• # Cedric Bixler-Zavala, musician

• # Billy Bragg, musician

• # Olga Breeskin, violinist

• # Nicholas Britell, pianist

• # Jackson Browne, singer-songwriter

• # Dewey Bunnell, America guitarist and singer

• # Butterscotch, singer and beatboxer

• # Richard Campbell, musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer

• # Belinda Carlisle, The Go-Go's lead singer

• # Julian Casablancas, The Strokes lead singer

• # Tommy Castro, musician

• # Matthew Caws, Nada Surf lead

• # Chapin Sisters, duo

• # Best Coast, duo

• # Joanna Connor, singer‑songwriter and guitarist

• # Frankie Cosmos, musician

• # Marshall Crenshaw, musician

• # David Crosby, musician

• # Bob D'Amico, Sebadoh drummer

• # Dead Heavens, band

• # John Densmore, The Doors drummer

• # Kevin Devine, songwriter and musician

• # Ani DiFranco, musician and songwriter

• # Diplo, DJ and producer

• # Johnny Dowd, musician

• # David Draiman, Disturbed lead singer

• # Joe Driscoll, rapper

• # Greg Dulli, Afghan Whigs singer

• # William DuVall, Alice in Chains singer and guitarist

• # Steve Earle, singer-songwriter

• # Alex Ebert, Ima Robot lead singer

• # EL-P, half of Run the Jewels

• # Alejandro Escovedo, singer-songwriter

• # FDA Music, rapper

• # Jon Fishman, Phish drummer

• Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist

• # Mark Foster, Foster the People lead singer

• # Kinky Friedman, singer-songwriter

• # Bill Frisell, guitarist

• # Gang Gang Dance, band

• # G-Eazy, rapper

• # Mike Gordon, Phish bassist and singer

• # Billy Gould, Faith No More bassist

• # Kristen Gundred, Dum Dum Girls singer

• # Halsey, singer-songwriter

• # Kay Hanley, Letters to Cleo singer

• # Maureen Herman, Babes in Toyland bassist

• # Jana Hunter, Lower Dens lead singer

• # Scott Ian, Anthrax guitarist

• # Brad Jones, producer and singer-songwriter

• # Lisa Kekaula, The Bellrays lead singer

• # Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers singer

• # Killer Mike, half of Run the Jewels

• # Nate Kinsella, musician

• # Tim Kinsella, Joan of Arc and Owls lead

• # Josh Klinghoffer, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist

• # Wayne Kramer, MC5 guitarist

• # Lil B, rapper

• # Jason Loewenstein, Sebadoh multi-instrumentalist

• # Consuelo Luz, singer

• # Jesse Malin, singer-songwriter

• # Jonathan Mann, singer-songwriter

• # Jono Manson, singer-songwriter and musician

• # Dave Matthews, Dave Matthews Band lead

• # Cass McCombs, singer-songwriter

• # Justin Meldal-Johnsen, musician

• # Ryan Miller, Guster lead

• # Anaïs Mitchell, singer-songwriter

• # Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth singer and guitarist

• # Charlie Musselwhite, musician

• # Graham Nash, singer-songwriter

• # Meshell Ndegeocello, singer-songwriter

• # Will Noon, Straylight Run drummer

• # Amanda Palmer, singer-songwriter

• # Holly Palmer, singer-songwriter

• # Pants Velour, musical group

• # Joel Rafael, singer-songwriter

• # Bonnie Raitt, singer-songwriter

• # Nathaniel Rateliff, singer-songwriter

• # Duke Robillard, musician

• # Henry Rollins, musician and activist

• # Matthew Ryan, musician

• # Gabe Saporta, Cobra Starship lead singer

• # Scarface, rapper

• # Chris Schlarb, musician

• # Walter Schreifels, musician

• # Peggy Seeger, singer and musician

• # Will Sheff, Okkervil River lead singer

• # Chris Shiflett, Foo Fighters guitarist

• # Corky Siegel, singer-songwriter

• # Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer

• # Jill Sobule, musician

• # Sam Sparro, singer-songwriter

• # Spirit Family Reunion, band

• # Spose, rapper

• # Tommie Sunshine, DJ and producer

• # Serj Tankian, System of a Down singer

• # Corey Taylor, Slipknot lead

• # Donnette Thayer, Game Theory guitarist

• # Tennessee Thomas, musician and actress

• # Fat Tony, rapper

• # Jeff Tweedy, Wilco lead

• # Loudon Wainwright III, singer-songwriter

• # Roger Waters, Pink Floyd co-founder

• # Mike Watt, Minutemen co-founder

• # Reggie Watts, musician

• # Dusty Watson, The Sonics drummer

• # Lucinda Williams, singer-songwriter

• # Saul Williams, rapper and actor

• # Yoni Wolf, Anticon co-founder

• # Neil Young, singer-songwriter

• # Mas Ysa, composer and visual artist

• # Yung Skeeter, DJ and producer

• # Hans Zimmer, composer

• # Z-Trip, DJ and producer

• Buckwheat Zydeco, musician

Newspapers and other media

 * Addison County Independent, Middlebury, Vermont
 * Ring of Fire, radio program

National

 * 1) APWU - American Postal Workers Union, representing 250,000
 * 2) CWA - Communication Workers of America, representing 700,000
 * 3) NNU - National Nurses United, representing 185,000
 * 4) NUHW - National Union of Healthcare Workers, representing 11,000
 * 5) UE - United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, representing 35,900

State, regional, and local divisions

 * 1) AFL-CIO - American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations: VT, SC
 * 2) IAIW - International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers: Local 7 (MA)
 * 3) IBEW - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: Locals 2222, 2313, 2321, 2322, 2323, 2324, 2325, 159, 440, 490 and 1837 (MA, RI, CA, ME, NH, WI)
 * 4) ILWU - International Longshore and Warehouse Union: Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific
 * 5) NEA - National Education Association: VT
 * 6) SEIU - Service Employees International Union: Locals 560 and 1984 (NH)

Organizations

 * 1) Democracy for America, advocacy group and PAC
 * 2) Democratic Socialists of America (member of the Socialist International)
 * 3) Friends of the Earth, environmentalist group
 * 4) Justice Party
 * 5) MoveOn.org, advocacy group and PAC
 * 6) Progressive Democrats of America, advocacy group and PAC
 * 7) Social Democrats, USA (lapsed member of the Socialist International)
 * 8) Socialist Alternative (member of the Committee for a Workers' International)
 * 9) USAction, NY Chapter
 * 10) Vermont Progressive Party
 * 11) Working Families Party