http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/238912-2016-hillary-endorsement-listBy The Hill Staff - 04/15/15 11:59 AM EDT
Ninety-three lawmakers have endorsed Hillary Clinton’s 2016 run for president, locking down nearly 40 percent of all Democrats in Congress, according to a survey by The Hill.
Sixty-five House lawmakers, more than one-third of the 188 Democrats in the chamber, as well as 28 senators, more than 60 percent of the upper chamber’s 46 Democrats, are in the former secretary of State’s camp.
Fourteen of the 23 current Democratic senators who served alongside Clinton during her tenure in the upper chamber are also backing her bid.
Clinton formally announced her 2016 bid in a video released Sunday, but the longtime Democratic front-runner has been building up her support for years.
Many of the lawmakers surveyed by The Hill began backing Clinton well before her campaign kickoff, helping the pro-Clinton group Ready for Hillary.
Her tally nearly matches the 99 endorsements she picked up during her failed 2008 presidential bid.
The strong support could help ward off any potential Democratic challengers, including former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who are weighing bids.
Clinton, who is running to become the first female president, has support from 21 of the 65 female Democrats in the House. In 2013, all of the Democratic women then serving in the Senate wrote a private letter to Clinton urging her to run.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) also signed that letter, but progressives are urging the Massachusetts senator to enter the 2016 contest herself. She has repeatedly said she won’t run for president in 2016, though.
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Lucy Feickert, Kelly Kaler, Marianna Sotomayor and Alison Thoet contributed.
This story was last updated at 6:18 p.m.
House (65)
Rep. Karen Bass (Calif.) — Bass tweeted: "Proud to endorse #HillaryClintonforPresident. #HillaryRunFor our children, women's rights and working families. Join me in supporting her!"
Rep. Joyce Beatty (Ohio) — Endorsed Clinton in an email to supporters in November 2014.
Rep. Joaquín Castro (Texas) — "Hillary is the best person to be our 45th president," Castro wrote in an email to Clinton supporters in September 2014.
Rep. David Cicilline (R.I.) — Cicilline tweeted his support for Clinton following her announcement, saying he “can’t wait” to elect her.
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (Mo.) — “I am extremely decided that Secretary Clinton will make a great President,” Cleaver said in a statement to The Hill on Monday.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (Va.)
Rep. Jim Cooper (Tenn.)
Rep. Joseph Crowley (N.Y.)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) — "Our party and our country need Hillary,” Cuellar said in a statement to The Hill. “I look forward to campaigning for her again and helping elect the first woman President in history."
Rep. Danny Davis (Ill.) — “I would jump off the Willis Tower, which is the tallest building in Chicago, to support Hillary Clinton,” Davis told The Hill in 2014.
Rep. John Delaney (Md.) — Delaney spoke at a Ready for Hillary fundraiser in December 2014.
Rep. Debbie Dingell (Mich.) — Dingell posted on her Facebook page that she “is in” following Clinton’s announcement on Sunday.
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.)
Rep. Bill Foster (Ill.) — "Congressman Foster endorsed her about a year ago and is still supporting her," a representative said on Monday.
Rep. Lois Frankel (Fla.) — Frankel told the Palm Beach Post that Clinton is “the most ready” to be president after her announcement.
Rep. Gene Green (Texas) — “'I supported then Sen. Clinton for President in 2008 and intend to support and campaign for her again,” Green told The Hill in a statement Tuesday.
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (Ill.) — “I will be happy to back Hillary Clinton. I think she has an astonishing background and a readiness,” Gutiérrez said in August 2014. “If she’s ready, I’m ready for Hillary.”
Rep. Janice Hahn (Calif.) — “Hillary’s running – and I’m ready to support her! Everyday Americans need a champion, and Hillary’s ready to be that champion,” Hahn announced in a Facebook post following Clinton’s announcement this weekend.
Rep. Alcee Hastings (Fla.)
Rep. Brian Higgins (N.Y.)
Rep. Mike Honda (Calif.)
Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.) — Hoyer told The Hill in 2014 that Clinton would make an “excellent president.”
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas) — "The Congresswoman proudly supports Hillary 2016," said a representative.
Rep. Hank Johnson (Ga.)
Rep. Dan Kildee (Mich.) — “Congressman Dan Kildee wholeheartedly supports and endorses Hillary Clinton for President,” said spokesman Mitchell Rivard in a statement.
Rep. Derek Kilmer (Wash.) — "I'm proud to endorse Hillary Clinton for President. She is ready to fight to make our economy work for every American,” Kilmer wrote on his Facebook page following Clinton’s announcement.
Rep. Jim Langevin (R.I.)
Rep. Sandy Levin (Mich.)
Rep. John Lewis (Ga.)
Rep. Nita Lowey (N.Y.) — “It has been my great honor to call Hillary Clinton my friend and constituent, Senator, and Secretary of State. I will work hard to ensure that in two years, we call her ‘Madam President,’ ” she wrote Sunday on Facebook.
Rep. Stephen Lynch (Mass.)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.)
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (N.Y.) — Released a statement following Clinton's announcement pledging his support.
Rep. Doris Matsui (Calif.) — "I look forward to doing whatever it takes to make Hillary Clinton the next President of the United States,” Matsui posted on her campaign’s Facebook page Sunday.
Rep. Jim McDermott (Wash.) — McDermott called Clinton “the best prepared candidate we’ve ever had.”
Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.)
Rep. Grace Meng (N.Y.)
Rep. Patrick Murphy (Fla.) — Murphy endorsed Clinton in a February op-ed in the Orlando Sentinel.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (Calif.)
Rep. Richard Neal (Mass.) — “Senator Warren has said explicitly that she’s not a candidate. And people would be surprised if I were not on board with Hilary Clinton. I’m real friendly with them; I talk to the former president regularly and talk with her, too,” Neal told The Berkshire Edge in August 2014.
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (Colo.)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (Maine)
Rep. Jared Polis (Colo.)
Rep. Charles Rangel (N.Y.) — "I'm ready for Hillary,' Rangel told HuffPost Live in November 2014. "But, you know, I don't like coronations. I don't see where anyone is gonna challenge her, on the Republican side or the Democratic side."
Rep. Kathleen Rice (N.Y.) — "Congresswoman Rice has always been a big supporter of Secretary Clinton and thinks she would be an excellent president. If Secretary Clinton does run, the Congresswoman will continue to support her in any way she can," a representative told The Hill earlier this year.
Rep. Cedric Richmond (La.) — Pledged his support to Ready for Hillary in January 2014.
Rep. Tim Ryan (Ohio) — Offered support to Ready for Hillary in November 2013.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.) — Attended a Ready for Hillary Chicago event in June 2014 and posted Clinton’s announcement video to her Facebook page Sunday.
Rep. Kurt Schrader (Ore.)
Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.) — "Rep. Schiff is supporting and is endorsing Hillary Clinton for the nomination," a representative told The Hill Monday.
Rep. David Scott (Ga.)
Rep. José Serrano (N.Y.)
Rep. Terri Sewell (Ala.)
Rep. Brad Sherman (Calif.)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (N.Y.)
Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.) — Attended a Ready for Hillary event in June 2014.
Rep. Mark Takai (Hawaii) — Attended a Ready for Hillary event in March 2015.
Rep. Dina Titus (Nev.) — “I have looked forward to this day for years, to stand up once again and proudly announce my support for Hillary Clinton as our next president,” Titus wrote on Facebook. “Her time is now and we are ready!"
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.)
Rep. Marc Veasey (Texas) — Hosted Ready for Hillary events in Texas.
Rep. Filemon Vela (Texas)
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (N.Y.) — Velazquez attended a Ready for Hillary event on April 11th.
Rep. Frederica Wilson (Fla.)
SENATE (28)
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) — Signed letter in 2013 encouraging her to run.
Sen. Michael Bennet (Colo.)
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) — Endorsed Clinton in May 2014.
Sen. Barbara Boxer (Calif.) — Signed letter in 2013 encouraging her to run.
Sen. Ben Cardin (Md.)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (Wash.) — signed letter in 2013 encouraging her to run.
Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.) — Helped Ready for Hillary raise funds.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) — Endorsed Clinton in a 2013 op-ed.
Sen. Al Franken (Minn.) — Endorsed Clinton in December 2014, saying she would make a “great president."
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) — “I am thrilled Hillary Clinton is running and will do everything I can to help make sure she makes history as our first woman president,” Gillibrand said in a statement.
Sen. Martin Heinrich (N.M.) — Helped raise funds at a Ready for Hillary event in July 2014.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) — Heitkamp signed a letter urging Clinton to run and said in 2014 she would make an "excellent" president.
Sen. Mazie Hirono (Hawaii) — Signed a letter in 2013 encouraging her to run.
Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.) — An early backer, Kaine endorsed her in 2014.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) — Endorsed Clinton in July 2014.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vt.) — “I talked to her about this some time ago and said if she’d like my support, she’s welcome to it,” Leahy said on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on Wednesday.
Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) — “I don't know if anyone is more qualified,” he told Politico in January 2014, encouraging Clinton to run.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (Mo.) — McCaskill endorsed Clinton in 2013. There were tensions between McCaskill and the Clinton camp during the 2008 campaign.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Md.) — "Whoopee, Hillary is off and running! I'm ready for Hillary. America is ready for Hillary. She is going to break the glass ceiling once and for all,” Mikulski said in a statement after Clinton’s announcement.
Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.) — Endorsed Clinton in a Facebook post on Sunday. “I am proud to stand with so many others to support Hillary in her effort to shatter that highest and hardest glass ceiling that has been cracked, but not yet broken,” she wrote.
Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.) — “I am all in for Hillary and will campaign for her in Florida and anywhere else she wants,” Nelson said in a statement Monday.
Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.) — "I'm standing with @HillaryClinton because she's the middle class champion that America needs," Peters tweeted on Tuesday.
Sen. Brian Schatz (Hawaii) — "I'm enthusiastically endorsing @HillaryClinton for POTUS. She's the leader we need for today's challenges. RT if you're @ReadyForHillary," Schatz tweeted.
Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.) — Said Clinton would make "a great candidate," endorsing her in 2013.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) — Said she is "ready for Hillary" in a Facebook post.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Mich.) — Endorsed Clinton in an op-ed titled, "Why I'm ready for Hillary Clinton" in May 2014.
Sen. Mark Warner (Va.)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) — Whitehouse sent out a fundraising appeal for Ready for Hillary in November 2014.
