Harlem City Council Race: Where The Endorsements Stand In District 9

HARLEM, NY — June only means one thing in New York City. Primary month.

The Democratic primary for Harlem's District 9 will take place on June 27, and the race looks a whole lot different than it did at the beginning of May.

First-term incumbent Kristin Richardson Jordan announced on Instagram May 16 that she would no longer be seeking re-election.

Her departure from the race means that it becomes a three-person primary, between Assembly Member Inez Dickens, Assembly Member Al Taylor, and member of the exonerated Central Park 5 Yusef Salaam.

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Jordan's name will still be on the ballot in June, though, since she missed the deadline to decline her spot.

With the primary now less than a month away, endorsements have come rolling in for the three candidates.

Here's a Patch round up of the endorsements made for Dickens, Taylor and Salaam.

Inez Dickens Endorsements

• Former Congressman Charles B. Rangel
• Congressman Adriano Espaillat
• Democratic District Leader 68, William P. Smith
• Democratic District Leader 68, Harry Rodriguez
• President of the NAACP NY State Conference, Hazel Dukes
• Greater Harlem Coalition
• United Federation of Teachers
• Jim Owles Democratic Club
• 504 Democratic Club

You can find the full list of Dicken's endorsements — HERE.

Yusef Salaam Endorsements

• Former Borough President and Council Member, C. Virginia Fields
• Former Assemblyman and Democratic Community Leader, Keith L.T. Wright
• Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell
• Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
• Philosopher, Dr. Cornel West
• NYC Muslim Grassroots Leader, Imam Talib
• District Leader, William Allen
• District Leader, Wilma Brown-Phillips
• District Leader, Paula Diamond Roman
• NYCHA Presidents, Lea Potter and Latisa Gilmore
• Stonewall Democrats
• Open New York

You can find the full list of Salaam's endorsements — HERE.

Al Taylor Endorsements

• State Senator: Cordell Cleare
• Assemblyman: Eddie Gibbs
• Former President of 32BJ SEIU, Kyle Bragg
• Carpenters Union

You can find more information on the Taylor campaign — HERE.