NYSNA-Endorsed Champions Win Across the State in 2025 Elections

NYSNA-endorsed candidates across the state had a big night in the Nov. 4 general election. NYSNA and our labor allies showed that we are united at the ballot box for local change.

In New York City, labor showed up strong and helped elect Zohran Kwame Mamdani as mayor. His historic campaign hit record numbers in voter engagement and turnout, centering the affordability crisis and the needs of real New Yorkers. NYSNA members also helped elect Shirley Aldebol and Kayla Santosuosso for City Council. On Long Island, we helped elect Rebecca Sanin for Suffolk County Legislature and Cynthia Nunez for Nassau County Legislature. In upstate, we helped elect Dorcey Applyrs for Albany mayor, Sean Ryan for Buffalo mayor and Michael Cashman for State Assembly in the North Country.

We saw more incredible victories as Jenn Puja was elected to the Westchester County Legislature and Yvette Valdes Smith re-elected to the Dutchess County Legislature. These are just some of the few critical wins that will help nurses fight for patients and our communities in 2025 and beyond.

Team NYSNA turned out to get out the vote. We knocked on nearly 20,000 doors and made 50,000 live phone calls to labor households around the state, encouraging union members to vote in local elections. NYSNA members and staff had thousands of conversations with other union members and their families about the importance of voting and supporting pro-worker candidates. We partnered with other unions in the AFL-CIO to run strong programs on Long Island, in NYC, the Hudson Valley, and upstate.

Your hard work paid off to help elect pro-worker candidates throughout the state. Our work is not over. Let’s continue to organize and build political power for nurses and all working people throughout New York!