NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to endorse Carlina Rivera in 10th Congressional District race
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City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams plans to throw her weight behind fellow Democratic Council member Carlina Rivera’s campaign for the city’s hotly contested 10th Congressional District, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Adams will officially unveil the endorsement during a press conference with Rivera in downtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Spokesmen for Adams and Rivera declined to comment Tuesday evening.
Adams’ support is a big boost for Rivera with less than a week to go before the Aug. 23 primary election. The speaker is considered one of the most powerful voices in municipal government, alongside the three citywide elected officials: Mayor Adams, Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
Of the three citywide elected politicians, only Williams has made a public endorsement in the jam-packed race for the 10th District, backing Rivera’s progressive rival, Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou.
Rivera, who has served alongside Speaker Adams in the Council since 2018, is among the front-runners in the race for the 10th District. She has racked up endorsements from several other political heavy-weights in the city, including Democratic Reps. Adrianno Espaillat and Nydia Velazquez as well as labor unions like SEIU 1199.
Other contenders for the 10th District include former Trump impeachment counsel Dan Goldman, Rep. Mondaire Jones, Niou and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon. Former New York Rep. Liz Holtzman is also running.
Early voting is already underway, and Rivera, Niou, Goldman, Jones and Simon are set to meet on stage for one final debate Wednesday night in Brooklyn.
The 10th is currently represented by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), but he decided to run in the neighboring 12th after this spring’s chaotic redistricting process left him without a sizable portion of his previous constituency.
As a result, the 10th District was vacated, prompting a long list of New York politicos to announce campaigns for the seat. At one point, former Mayor Bill de Blasio was in the running.
The new incarnation of the 10th District spans a chunk of western Brooklyn, including Park Slope and Sunset Park, as well as parts of lower Manhattan.
The late-summer primary is expected to draw an exceedingly low turnout. Recent polling has shown a tight race between the five top contenders, though many voters remain undecided.
