Endorsement List in Formation as of December 17, 2011.
Federal
- Hon. Louis Stokes, Congressman 11th District, Retired
State
- John Barnes, Jr., State Representative District 12
- Barbara Boyd, State Representative District 9
- Armond Budish, Ohio House Minority Leader
- Bill Patmon, State Representative District 10
- Michael J Skindell, State Senator District 23
- Shirley Smith, State Senator District 21
- Sandra Williams, State Representative District 11
County
- C. Ellen Connally, Cuyahoga County Council President
- Ed FitzGerald, Cuyahoga County Executive
- Russell Pry, Summit County Executive
Mayors
- Bill Cervenik , City of Euclid
- Vic Collova, City of Garfield Heights
- Merle Gordon, City of Beachwood
- Susan Infeld, City of University Heights
- Frank Jackson, City of Cleveland
- Ed Kelley, City of Cleveland Heights
- Earl Leiken, City of Shaker Heights
- John Licastro, Village of Bratenahl
- Kathy Mulcahy, Orange Village
- Bob Nash, Village of Highland Hills
- Gary Norton, City of East Cleveland
- Don Plusquellic, City of Akron
- Dan Pocek, City of Bedford
- Brad Sellers, City of Warrensville Heights Mayor Elect
- Georgine Welo, City of South Euclid
City Council Members
- Dan Brown, Orange Village
- Joe Cimperman, Cleveland Ward 3
- Kevin Conwell, Cleveland Ward 9
- Phyllis Cleveland, Cleveland Ward 5
- Jeff Johnson, Cleveland Ward 8
- Ken Johnson, Cleveland Ward 3
- Dr. David Miller, South Euclid Council President
- Mamie Mitchell, Cleveland Ward 6
- Mike Polensek, Cleveland Ward 11
- Marco Sommerville, Akron Council President
- Zachary Reed, Cleveland Ward 2
- Elona White, Warrensville Heights Ward 3
- Matt Zone, Cleveland Ward 15
- Michael Williams, Akron At Large
- Linda F. R. Omobien, Akron At Large
- Russel C. Neal, Jr., Akron Ward 4
Democratic Party
- Chris Redfern, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman
- Cuyahoga County Young Democrats
Community
- Beth Brandon
- David Goldberg
- Larry Goldberg
- Robert Goldberg
- Sidney Good
- Bill Heller
- Robert Hurwitz
- Susan Hurwitz
- Basheer Jones
- Peter Lawson Jones
- Ira Kaplan
- Marcia Levine
- Char Portman
- Richard Romero, President & CEO Latino Media Network
- Kent Smith, Euclid School Board Member
- Jim Samuels
- Linda Weisenberg
- Sandy Wuliger
- Tim Wuliger
Faith Leaders
- Rev. Cedric D. Beal, Temple Baptist Church
- Rev. E.T. Caviness, Pastor Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church
- Rev. Vivian Colston, Pastor Glorious Church of God in Christ
- Rev. Keneth Chalker, Pastor University Circle United Methodist Church
- Rev. Walter Houston, Temple of Praise Baptist Church
- Pastor Cory Jenkins, Pastor Shiloh Baptist Church
- Rev. Courtney Clayton Jenkins, Pastor Euclid Avenue Congregational Church
- Dr. Larry L. Macon, Sr., Senior Pastor Mount Zion Church of Oakwood Village
- Rev. Otis Moss Jr., Pastor Emeritus Olivet Institutional Baptist Church
- Pastor Lorenzo Norris, Pastor Concord Baptist Church
- Robert Nosanchuk, Shaker Heights
- Bishop F.E. Perry, Pastor Cathedral Church of God in Christ
- Pastor John Ribbins, Calvary Baptist Church
- Rev. Mark Ribbins, Evening Star Baptist Church
- Dr. Stephen Rowan, Pastor Bethany Baptist Church
- Rev. Paul Hobson Sadler, Sr., Pastor Mt. Zion Congregational Church
- Pastor George Stewart, Pastor Zion Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
- Pastor Cory Tate, Pastor Center of Hope Church
- Dr. Rodney S Thomas, Pastor Imani Temple Ministries
- Bishop Eugene Ward, Bishop Greater Love Missionary Full Gospel Baptist Church
- Dr. C. Ronald S. Williams II, Pastor Mt. Zion Fellowship
Endorsement List in Formation as of December 17, 2011
