List of Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign endorsements

See also: Congressional endorsements for the 2008 United States presidential election

Main article: Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign

Hillary Clinton
Democratic Party candidate for President of the United States
Election date 2008
Personal details
Political party	Democratic Party
Website	www.hillaryclinton.com

This is a list of prominent individuals and organizations who formally endorsed or voiced support for Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents

• Fmr. President Bill Clinton
• Fmr. Vice-president Walter Mondale

Senators

• Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) ^[ usurped ]
• Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) ^[1]
• Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) ^[ usurped ]
• Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Rules and Administration Committee ^[ usurped ]
• Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
• Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
• Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) ^[ usurped ]
• Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
• Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) ^[ usurped ]
• Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
• Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR)
• Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
• Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) ^[ usurped ]
• Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Sen. John Glenn (D-OH), former NASA astronaut, 1984 presidential candidate
• Fmr. Sen. Dee Huddleston (D-KY) ^[2]
• Fmr. Sen. Robert Burren Morgan (D-NC) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI)
• Fmr. Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ)

U.S. Representatives

• Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)
• Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA)
• Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR)
• Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)
• Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)
• Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)
• Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
• Rep. John Hall (D-NY)
• Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
• Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)
• Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)
• Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA)
• Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)
• Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
• Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY)
• Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
• Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)
• Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY)
• Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
• Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL)
• Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
• Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
• Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
• Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)
• Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
• Rep. Marion Barry (D-AR)
• Rep. Mike Arcuri (D-NY)
• Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY)
• Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)
• Rep. Chris Carney (D-PA) ^[ usurped ]
• Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) ^[ usurped ]
• Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)
• Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ)
• Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
• Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA)
• Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
• Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
• Fmr. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Jim Wright (D-TX)
• Fmr. Rep. James Barcia (D-MI) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Rep. Edward Beard (D-RI) ^[ permanent dead link ]
• Fmr. Rep. Ken Bentsen (D-TX) ^[ permanent dead link ]
• Fmr. Rep. Jack Brooks (D-TX) ^[ permanent dead link ]
• Fmr. Rep. Kika de la Garza (D-TX) ^[ permanent dead link ]
• Fmr. Rep. Mervyn Dymally (D-CA) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Rep. Vic Fazio (D-CA) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Rep. and 1984 vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY)
• Fmr. Rep. Floyd Flake (D-NY)
• Fmr. Rep. Jack Hightower (D-TX)
• Fmr. Rep. James H. Maloney (D-CT) ^[ permanent dead link ]
• Fmr. Rep. Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D-PA)
• Fmr. Rep. William Patman (D-TX)
• Fmr. Rep. Marty Russo (D-IL)
• Fmr. Rep. Ronnie Shows (D-MS) ^[ permanent dead link ]
• Fmr. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Tom Foley (D-WA)

Military

• Fmr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Hugh Shelton ^[3]
• Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander, Europe of NATO General Wesley Clark ^[4]
• Fmr. Commander, International Security Assistance Force, General John R. Allen

National political figures

• Fmr. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Democratic National Committee Chair Debra DeLee
• Fmr. Democratic National Committee Chair Steve Grossman
• Fmr. Democratic National Committee Chair Donald Fowler ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Democratic National Committee Chair Terry McAuliffe
• Fmr. White House Chief of Staff Mack McLarty ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta
• Fmr. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala
• Fmr. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater
• Fmr. Democratic National Committee Chair Robert Strauss ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. United States Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young
• Kathleen Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy ^{[5] [6]}
• Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy and a human rights activist ^{[5] [6]}
• Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an environmentalist and a member of the Kennedy family ^{[6] [7]}

Governors

• Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D-OR)
• Gov. John Baldacci (D-ME)
• Gov. Mike Beebe (D-AR)
• Gov. Jon Corzine (D-NJ)
• Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)
• Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-MD) ^{[8] [9]}
• Gov. Mike Easley (D-NC)
• Gov. David Paterson (D-NY)
• Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) ^[10]
• Gov. Ted Strickland (D-OH)
• Fmr. Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-IA) ^{[11] [12]}
• Fmr. Gov. John Y. Brown, Jr. (D-KY) ^[13]
• Fmr. Gov. Julian Carroll (D-KY) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Gov. Wendell Ford (D-KY), ^[13]
• Fmr. Gov. Paul E. Patton (D-KY) ^[ permanent dead link ]
• Fmr. Gov. and Fmr. Rep. Carlos Romero Barceló (PR) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Gov. Pedro Rossello (PR) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Gov. Hulett Smith (D-WV) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Gov. John Waihee (D-HI)
• Fmr. Gov. Brendan Byrne (D-NJ)

Family members of major political figures

• Fmr. Kentucky First Lady Phyllis George ^[14]
• Anthony Shriver, founder of Best Buddies International and a member of the Kennedy family ^[15]

Mayors

• Allentown, PA Mayor Ed Pawlowski (D-PA)
• Boston, MA Mayor Thomas Menino (D-MA)
• Hinton, West Virginia Mayor Cleo Mathews (D-WV) ^[16]
• Kalispell, Montana Mayor Pam Kennedy (MT) ^[17]
• Los Angeles, CA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D-CA)
• Morgantown, West Virginia Mayor Ron Justice (D-WV) ^[16]
• Oakland, CA Mayor Ron Dellums(D-CA)
• Philadelphia, PA Mayor Michael Nutter (D-PA)
• Pittsburgh, PA Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D-PA)
• St. Louis, MO Mayor Francis G. Slay (D-MO)
• San Francisco, CA Mayor Gavin Newsom (D-CA)
• Williamstown, West Virginia Mayor Jean Ford (WV) ^[16]

State and local officials

Kentucky

• Kentucky House Majority Leader Rocky Adkins ^[2]
• Kentucky State Senator Denise Harper Angel (D-KY) ^[14]
• State Rep. Joni Jenkins (D-KY) ^[14]
• State Rep. Leslie A. Combs (D-KY) ^[14]
• State Rep. Dottie J. Sims (D-KY) ^[14]
• State Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D-KY) ^[14]
• Kentucky House Speaker Jody Richards ^[2]
• State Rep. Robin L. Webb (D-KY) (later switched to Republican Party) ^[14]

Maryland

• Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Pro Tempore Adrienne A. Jones (D-MD) ^[18]
• Maryland House of Delegates member Susan C. Lee (D-MD) ^[18]
• Maryland House of Delegates Deputy Majority Whip Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D-MD) ^[18]
• Maryland House of Delegates Deputy Speaker pro Tempore Carolyn J. B. Howard (D-MD) ^[18]
• Maryland House of Delegates Deputy Majority Leader Shane E. Pendergrass (D-MD) ^[18]

Ohio

• Parma City Council President Sean P. Brennan

Oklahoma

• Secretary of State of Oklahoma Susan Savage (D-OK) ^[ usurped ]
• State Rep. Al McAffrey (D-OK) ^[ usurped ]
• State Rep. Scott Bighorse (D-OK) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. President Pro Tem of Oklahoma Senate and Fmr. Mayor of Tulsa Rodger Randle (D-OK) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Larry Adair (D-OK) ^[ usurped ]
• Fmr. Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Steve Lewis (D-OK) ^[ usurped ]

West Virginia

• West Virginia House of Delegates member Bonnie Brown (D-WV) ^[19]
• House of Delegates member Richard Browning (D-WV) ^[19]
• State Senate Majority Leader H. Truman Chafin (D-WV) ^[19]
• House of Delegates member Barbara Evans Fleischauer (D-WV) ^[19]
• House of Delegates member Barbara Hatfield (D-WV) ^[19]
• House of Delegates member Linda Longstreth (D-WV) ^[19]
• House of Delegates member Steve Kominar (D-WV) ^[19]
• House of Delegates member Tim Miley (D-WV) ^[19]
• State Senator Michael Oliverio (D-WV) ^[19]
• House of Delegates member Dan Poling (D-WV) ^[19]
• House of Delegates member Roman Prezioso (D-WV) ^[19]
• Fmr. Speaker Pro Tempore of the West Virginia House of Delegates Phyllis Rutledge (D-WV) ^[19]
• House of Delegates member Bob Tabb (D-WV) ^[19]

Newspapers

See also: Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2008

Writers

• Poet Maya Angelou ^[20]
• Writer Susan Estrich
• Writer Erica Jong ^[21]
• Novelist Anne Rice ^[21]
• Historian Sean Wilentz

Labor unions

December 2007 poster showing the endorsement of Clinton by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

• New York's Civil Service Employees Association, Local 1000 AFSCME

Political groups

• Houston Area Stonewall Democrats ^[22]
• National Organization for Women ^[23]
• Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City ^[24]

Entertainers

• Actor Sean Astin ^[25]
• Musician Tony Bennett ^[26]
• Actress Lynda Carter ^[21]
• Musician Cher ^{[27] [28]}
• Actor Chevy Chase ^[29]
• Film producer Bruce Cohen ^[30]
• Musician Willie Colón ^[31]
• Musician Elvis Costello ^[32]
• Actor Billy Crystal ^[32]
• Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres ^[33]
• Musician Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds ^[30]
• Actress Sally Field ^[34]
• Actress Whoopi Goldberg ^[35]
• Actress Melanie Griffith ^[36]
• Musician Merle Haggard ^[21]
• Musician Sophie B. Hawkins ^[37]
• Musician Sir Elton John ^[38]
• Actress Eva Longoria ^[36]
• Musician Madonna ^[21]
• Musician and American Idol finalist Katharine McPhee ^[30]
• Actor Jack Nicholson ^[39]
• Film director Rob Reiner ^[40]
• Actress and comedian Caroline Rhea ^[30]
• Actress Victoria Rowell ^[41]
• Musician Carly Simon ^[26]
• Talk show host and Fmr. Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer (D-OH) ^[29]
• Actress Mary Steenburgen ^[42]
• Musician Barbra Streisand ^[43]

Adult entertainment

• Pornographic actress Jenna Jameson ^[44]
• Gay pornographic actor Tiger Tyson ^[45]
• Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner ^[29]

Individuals

• Paris Hilton, socialite and media personality ^[21]
• Donald Trump, businessman and television personality ^[46]
• Kari Ann Peniche, reality television personality ^[21]
• Martha Stewart, businesswoman and media personality ^[47]
• Tom Steyer, businessman and hedge fund manager ^[48]

Athletes

• Tennis player Billie Jean King ^[49]
• Indy car driver Sarah Fisher ^[50]
• Basketball legend Magic Johnson. ^[51]
• Baseball legend Hank Aaron ^[52]

State officials

• Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D-NY)
• Fmr. Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D-MD) ^{[5] [6]}

Foreign political leaders

• Mona Sahlin, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Sweden.

See also

• Congressional endorsements for the 2008 United States presidential election
• Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2008
• List of Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements, 2008
• List of John McCain presidential campaign endorsements
• List of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign political endorsements, 2016
• List of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign non-political endorsements, 2016

References

1. "Senator Blanche Lincoln Endorses Hillary". 2008 Presidential Campaign Blog. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
2. HillaryClinton.com - Media Release Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
3. "The Daily Southerner, Tarboro, NC - After five years, an opportunity for an honorable conclusion". Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
4. Wesley Clark
5. Kennedy Family Split On Endorsements
6. Kennedys for Clinton
7. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorses Clinton
8. Wagner, John (May 9, 2007). "Maryland Politics - It's Official: O'Malley Endorses Clinton". Voices.washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
9. Witte, Brian (May 8, 2007). "Spitzer, O'Malley to endorse Clinton - USATODAY.com". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
10. Reliable Politics: PA Governor Ed Rendell Endorses Clinton Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Iowa's Vilsack endorses Hillary Clinton for 2008". Reuters. March 26, 2007. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016.
12. "Vilsack Endorses Clinton". March 28, 2007.
13. HillaryClinton.com - blogHillary Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
14. HillaryClinton.com - Media Release Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
15. Clinton Campaign Talking Points Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
16. HillaryClinton.com - Media Release Archived 2008-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
17. HillaryClinton.com - Media Release Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
18. "Maryland Democrats Complete Convention Delegation". May 3, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
19. Clinton Campaign Announces West Virginia for Hillary Leadership Council Archived 2008-05-07 at the Wayback Machine hillaryclinton.com, May 5, 2008
20. Maya Angelou's poem in praise of Hillary
21. Hillary Rodham Clinton 2008 Supporters and Opponents - Just Hillary.com - The Hillary Clinton News Site Archived 2008-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
22. Houston GLBT Community Split Down The Middle
23. "NOW Political Action Committee Proudly Endorses Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for President of the United States in 2008" (Press release). National Organization for Women. March 28, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
24. Politics For Gay Democrats, a Primary Where Rights Are Not an Issue, This Time
25. "Statesman.com - Hobbit Samwise Gamgee endorses Clinton". Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
26. "50 Cent, Dave Matthews, Perez Hilton, Others Endorse Candidates For Super Tuesday" (Press release). MTV. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on February 7, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
27. YouTube – Cher – Entertainment Tonight 2008
28. YouTube – Cher on Nightline – 2008
29. TheHill.com - Hugh Hefner gives $2,300 to Clinton's '08 campaign ^{[ usurped ]}
30. "Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Katharine McPhee and Caroline Rhea to Join Hillary at Launch of Club 44" (Press release). Hillary Clinton for President. May 31, 2007. Archived from the original on January 8, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
31. Willie Colón Endorses Hillary Clinton for President Archived 2008-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
32. Crystal, Costello laud Hillary's 60th birthday
33. Associated Press – Ellen Visits Clinton Fundraiser Archived March 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
34. sally field supports hillary clinton for President of the USA! ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
35. YouTube – Whoopi switches to Hillary
36. HillaryClinton.com - Melanie Griffith And Eva Longoria Parker Endorse Hillary, Set To Appear At Texas Town Hall Archived 2008-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
37. Happy New Year! Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
38. HillaryClinton.com - Sir Elton John To Perform at Clinton Fundraiser on April 9th Archived 2008-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
39. HillaryClinton.com - View Post Archived 2008-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
40. Johnson, Ted (September 26, 2007). "Rob Reiner endorses Hillary Clinton". Variety.
41. NPR: Celebrities Elevating Candidates' Profiles
42. Eilperin, Juliet (February 15, 2008). "Danson to Hit the Road for Clinton Again". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
43. "Barbra Streisand backs Clinton's White House bid". Reuters. November 27, 2007.
44. "Jenna Jameson - Portrait of a Mainstream Sex Icon". PR.com. May 17, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
45. Rod 2.0 News: Hillary Clinton Ad, Lutherans, Adrian Fenty, Tiger Tyson
46. Shabad, Rebecca. "Trump in 2008: Hillary Clinton would make a "great" president." CBS News. 29 December 2015. 10 october 2016.
47. "Martha Stewart Donations". Fundrace2008. Huffington Post. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
48. Vogel, Kenneth P. (October 6, 2014). "Rogue donors not ready for Hillary?". Politico. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
49. HillaryClinton.com - Media Release Archived 2008-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
50. "F1SA - IRL : Sarah Fisher endorses Senator Clinton for President". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
51. Pitney, Nico (January 22, 2008). "Abdul-Jabbar To Magic: Obama's No "Rookie"". Huffington Post.
52. "Hank Aaron endorses Hillary for President".

External links

• Endorsements ^{[ usurped ]} list, in date order, from the Clinton campaign website