4 Major Endorsements Jolt N.Y.C. Mayor's Race

Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker vying to become the first female mayor of New York City, received the backing of three major unions on Wednesday, shaking up a Democratic contest two months before the primary.

The labor endorsements, which came alongside a separate endorsement from Letitia James, the state attorney general, were a signal that not all of New York’s institutional support will fall to the front-runner, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and they could prompt others to reconsider his air of inevitability.

Ms. James, who is broadly popular among Democrats in New York, appeared with Ms. Adams at a campaign rally on Wednesday, along with leaders of the three unions: District Council 37, the city’s largest municipal union; Unite Here Local 100, which represents hospitality workers; and Communications Workers of America Local 1180, which represents social service workers.

“Adrienne Adams is a fearless leader who puts people over politics,” Ms. James said in a statement released before the rally. “She has repeatedly stood up for New Yorkers and won, keeping libraries open and protecting child care for families.”



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