# Endorsements in the 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries

This is a list of endorsements for declared candidates in the Democratic primaries for the 2004 United States presidential election.

## John Kerry
### Federal officials

* Robert Reich, 22nd United States Secretary of Labor (1993–1997)

### U.S. Senators

* Jon Corzine, United States Senator from New Jersey (2001–2006)
* Ted Kennedy, United States Senator from Massachusetts (1962–2009)
* George J. Mitchell, United States Senator from Maine (1980–1995)
* Daniel Inouye, United States Senator from Hawaii (1963–2012)
* Dianne Feinstein, United States Senator from California (1992–2023)
* Gary Hart, former United States Senator from Colorado (1975–1987)
* Bob Graham, United States Senator from Florida (1987–2005)
* Max Cleland, former United States Senator from Georgia (1997–2003)
* Fritz Hollings, United States Senator from South Carolina (1966–2005)
* Jay Rockefeller, United States Senator from West Virginia (1985–2015)
* Barbara Mikulski, United States Senator from Maryland (1987–2017)
* Paul Sarbanes, United States Senator from Maryland (1977–2007)
* Carl Levin, United States Senator from Michigan (1979–2015)
* Debbie Stabenow, United States Senator from Michigan (2001–2025)

### State executives

* John Baldacci.73rd Governor of Maine (2003–2011)
* Ben Cayetano, former Governor of Hawaii (1994–2002), endorsed Kerry after Dean dropped out
* Janet Napolitano, 21st Governor of Arizona (2003–2011)
* Steve Westly, 30th Controller of California (2003–2007)
* Phil Angelides, 31st Treasurer of California (1999–2007)
* Tom Miller Attorney General of Iowa (1979–1991) (1995–2023)
* Patty Judge 13th Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa (1999–2007)
* William Donald Schaefer 32nd Comptroller of Maryland (1999–2007)
* J. Joseph Curran Jr. 44th Attorney General of Maryland (1978–2007)
* Jennifer Granholm 47th Governor of Michigan (2003–2011)
* John D. Cherry 62nd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan

### U.S. representatives

* Harold Ford Jr. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district
* Jim Clyburn Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th district (Previously endorsed Gephardt)
* Representative Ed Pastor of Arizona (Previously endorsed Gephardt)
* Juanita Millender-McDonald Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 37th district
* Adam Smith (Washington politician) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 9th district
* Kendrick Meek Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 17th district
* Elijah Cummings Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district
* John Lewis Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 5th district
* Denise Majette Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th district
* Nita Lowey Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
* Ben Cardin Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district (previously endorsed Gephardt)
* Steny Hoyer Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th district (previously endorsed Gephardt)
* Chris Van Hollen Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 8th district
* Dutch Ruppersberger Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district (previously endorsed Gephardt)
* Sander Levin Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan
* John Dingell Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan

### Tribal officials

* Joe Shirley Jr. 6th President of the Navajo Nation

### State legislatures

* Michael E. Busch 106th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates

### Local Officials

* Antonio Villaraigosa Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 14th district
* Martin O'Malley 48th Mayor of Baltimore
* Doug Duncan 5th Montgomery County, Maryland Executive
* James N. Robey 7th County Executive of Howard County, Maryland
* James T. Smith Jr. 11th Baltimore County Executive

### Newspapers

* New York Daily News
* Newsday
* Times Union
* Los Angeles Daily News
* San Francisco Chronicle
* The San Bernardino Sun
* The Baltimore Sun
* St. Paul Pioneer Press
* Boston Herald
* Akron Beacon Journal
* The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
* Iowa City Press-Citizen
* The Hawk Eye

### Labor Unions

* American Federation of Teachers

### Individuals

* Jason Alexander actor
* Jennifer Aniston actress
* Christina Applegate actress
* Babyface musician
* James Brolin actor
* Kevin Costner actor
* Ted Danson actor
* Larry David comedian
* Tom DeLonge musician
* Danny Devito actor
* Leonardo DiCaprio actor
* Dustin Hoffman actor
* Quincy Jones music producer
* Carole King singer
* Lyndon LaRouche
* Tobey Maguire actor
* Moby musician
* Rhea Perlman actress
* Brad Pitt actor
* Jerry Seinfeld comedian
* Aaron Sorkin screenwriter
* Mary Steenburgen actress
* Oliver Stone director
* Sharon Stone actress
* Barbra Streisand actress
* James Taylor singer
* Kathleen Turner actress
* Christie Vilsack, first lady of Iowa
* John Williams film composer
* Peter Yarrow singer

## Withdrawn candidates
### Joe Lieberman
#### U.S. Senators

* Dennis DeConcini United States Senator from Arizona
* Tom Carper United States Senator from Delaware

#### State Executive offices

* John Carney (Delaware politician) 24th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
* Jack Markell Treasurer of Delaware
* Robert Butkin State Treasurer of Oklahoma
* Drew Edmondson
* Jeff McMahan Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector

#### U.S. representatives

* Dennis Cardoza Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 18th district
* Ed Case Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii
* Cal Dooley Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
* Ellen Tauscher Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 10th district
* John B. Larson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st district
* Rosa DeLauro Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd district
* Brad Carson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd district
* Eliot Engel Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
* Bill Lipinski Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois
* Alcee Hastings Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida

#### State legislatures

* Steve Gallardo Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 13th district
* Jack Jackson Jr. Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 2nd district
* Stratton Taylor Member of the Oklahoma Senate (1982–2006)

#### Newspapers

* The Arizona Republic
* New Hampshire Union Leader
* The New Republic

### John Edwards
#### State Executives

* Mike Easley 72nd Governor of North Carolina January 6, 2001 – January 10, 2009
* Jim Hunt 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina January 9, 1993 – January 6, 2001
* Roy Barnes 80th Governor of Georgia

#### U.S. representatives

* Ike Skelton Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 4th district
* Albert Wynn Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district

#### State legislatures

* John Burton Member of the California State Senate from the 3rd district

#### Individuals

* Glenn Close actress
* Larry David comedian
* Jennifer Garner actress
* Dennis Hopper actor
* Ashton Kutcher actor
* Barbra Streisand singer
* Rita Wilson actress

#### Newspapers

* The Des Moines Register

### Howard Dean
#### Federal officials

* Al Gore 45th U.S Vice President, & Democratic Nominee for President in 2000.
* Bruce Babbitt 47th United States Secretary of the Interior

#### U.S. Senators

* Bill Bradley former senator from New Jersey
* Tom Harkin US Senator from Iowa (1985–2015)
* Carol Moseley Braun United States Senator from Illinois (1993–1999)
* Howard Metzenbaum United States Senator from Ohio December 29, 1976 – January 3, 1995
* Jim Jeffords United States Senator from Vermont
* Patrick Leahy United States Senator from Vermont

#### State Executive positions

* David Walters 24th Governor of Oklahoma
* Jim McGreevey 52nd Governor of New Jersey
* Jim Folsom Jr. 50th Governor of Alabama
* Ben Cayetano 5th Governor of Hawaii, endorsed Kerry after Dean dropped out
* Lowell Weicker 85th Governor of Connecticut (Independent)
* Mike Thurmond Labor Commissioner of Georgia
* Judi Dutcher 16th Auditor of Minnesota

#### U.S. Representatives

* Jesse Jackson Jr. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 2nd district (1995–2012)
* Bobby Scott Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd district (1993–present)
* Raúl Grijalva Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona (2003–present)
* Bennie Thompson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 2nd district (1993–present)
* Neil Abercrombie Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 1st district (1991–2010)
* Zoe Lofgren Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1995–present)
* Rush Holt Jr. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 12th district (1999–2015)
* Frank Pallone Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey (1988–present)
* Bob Filner Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1993–2012)
* Jan Schakowsky Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 9th district (1999–present)
* Jerry Nadler Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1992–present)
* Loretta Sanchez Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1997–2017)
* Hilda Solis Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (2001–2009)
* Lucille Roybal-Allard Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1993–2023)
* Xavier Becerra Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1993–2017)
* Nydia Velázquez Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1993–present)
* Grace Napolitano Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1999–present)
* Diane Watson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (2001–2011)
* Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (1997–2011)
* Major Owens Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1983–2007)
* Corrine Brown Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1993–2017)
* Bob Menendez Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 13th district (1993–2006)
* John Conyers Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (1965–2017)

#### State Legislatures

* Scott Dibble Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 61st district 60th (2003–present)
* John Longville Member of the California State Assembly from the 62nd district (1998–2004)
* Gloria Butler Member of the Georgia Senate from the 55th district (1999–present)
* Valencia Seay Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 34th district (2003–present)
* Roger Bruce Member of the Georgia House of Representatives (2003–present)
* Pedro Marin (politician) Member of the Georgia House of Representatives (2003–present)
* Billy Mitchell (politician) Member of the Georgia House of Representatives (2003–present)
* Howard Mosby Member of the Georgia House of Representatives (2003–2019)
* Nan Orrock Member of the Georgia Senate from the 36th district (2007–present)
* Walter Ronnie Sailor Jr. member of the Georgia House of Representatives (2001–2005)
* Pam Stephenson Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 90th district
* Calvin Smyre Member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1975–2023)
* Daryl Beall Member of the Iowa Senate from the 5th district (2003–2015)
* Polly Bukta Member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1997–present)
* Mee Moua Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 67th district
* Becky Lourey Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 8th district

#### Local Officials

* Gifford Miller Speaker of the New York City Council
* Tom Ammiano Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 9
* Kenneth Reeves Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
* Vernon Jones Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County
* Martin Chávez Mayor of Albuquerque
* R. T. Rybak 46th Mayor of Minneapolis

#### Labor Unions

* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
* Service Employees International Union
* California Teachers Association
* International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

#### Individuals

* Dolores Huerta
* Scarlett Johansson actress
* Martin Sheen actor
* Jade Esteban Estrada activist
* Rob Reiner actor
* Anthony Rapp actor
* Calpernia Addams activist
* Ted Mondale
* Michael Douglas actor
* Melissa Etheridge singer
* Paul Newman actor

#### Organizations

* Congressional Black Caucus

### Wesley Clark
#### Federal officials

* Rodney E. Slater 13th United States Secretary of Transportation
* John Howard Dalton 70th United States Secretary of the Navy
* James Rubin Special Envoy and Coordinator of the Global Engagement Center, U.S. Department of State
* Doug Jones, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama (1997–2001)

#### U.S. Senators

* Max Baucus United States Senator from Montana
* Blanche Lincoln United States Senator from Arkansas (1999–2011)
* Mark Pryor United States Senator from Arkansas (2005–2015)
* Dale Bumpers former United States Senator from Arkansas (1975–1999)
* David Pryor former United States Senator from Arkansas (1979–1997)
* Gaylord Nelson United States Senator from Wisconsin
* George McGovern United States Senator from South Dakota

#### State Executives

* Jim Hodges 114th Governor of South Carolina
* Don Siegelman 51st Governor of Alabama
* Barbara Lawton 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
* Ben Chandler 47th Attorney General of Kentucky
* Bob Butterworth 33rd Florida Attorney General
* Jim Roth Member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission

#### U.S. Representatives

* William Jefferson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district
* Artur Davis Al 7th district (2003–2011)
* Marion Berry Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 1st district (1997–2011)
* Rahm Emanuel Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th district (2003–2009)
* Charles Rangel Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New York (1971–2017)
* Jim Matheson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah
* Steve Israel Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (2001–2017)
* Mike Thompson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
* Mike Ross Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th district
* Betty McCollum Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 4th district (2001–present)
* Vic Snyder Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd district (1997–2011)
* Gene Taylor Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi (1989–2011)
* Anthony Weiner Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th district
* Martin Frost Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 24th district
* Solomon Ortiz Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 27th district
* Betty McCollum Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 4th district (endorsed kerry after Clark withdrew)

#### State Legislatures

* Kenneth A. Gottlieb Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 101st district

#### U.S. Ambassadors

* Morton I. Abramowitz Former United States Ambassador to Turkey
* J. Brady Anderson Former United States Ambassador to Tanzania
* Christopher C. Ashby Former United States Ambassador to Tanzania
* Jeffrey A. Bader Former United States Ambassador to Namibia
* Donald M. Blinken Former United States Ambassador to Hungary
* Amy L. Bondurant Former United States Ambassador to OECD
* Avis T. Bohlen Former United States Ambassador to Bulgaria
* George Charles Bruno Former United States Ambassador to Belize
* Paul L. Cejas Former United States Ambassador to Belgium
* Timothy A. Chorba Former United States Ambassador to Singapore
* Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel Former United States Ambassador to Slovenia
* Ralph Earle (ambassador) Deputy Director of State, Chief U.S. Negotiator, SALT II Treaty
* Mary Mel French Former Chief of Protocol
* Edward M. Gabriel Former United States Ambassador to Morocco
* Richard N. Gardner Former United States Ambassador to Spain
* Robert S. Gelbard Former United States Ambassador to Indonesia
* Gordon D. Giffin Former United States Ambassador to Canada
* Lincoln Gordon Former United States Ambassador to Brazil
* Anthony Stephen Harrington Former United States Ambassador to Brazil
* John D. Holum Former United States under secretary of state
* William J. Hughes Former United States Ambassador to Panama, former member of the house of reps
* Swanee Hunt Former United States Ambassador to Austria
* James A. Joseph Former United States Ambassador to South Africa
* Rodney O'Gliasain Kennedy-Minott Former United States Ambassador to Sweden
* John Warlick McDonald Former United States Ambassador to United Nations
* Stanley Louis McLelland Former United States Ambassador to Jamaica
* Gerald S. McGowan Former United States Ambassador to Portugal
* Lyndon Lowell Olson Jr. Former United States Ambassador to Sweden
* Donald K. Petterson Former United States Ambassador to Sudan
* Kathryn Linda Haycock Proffitt Former United States Ambassador to Malta
* Edward L. Romero Former United States Ambassador to Spain
* James Rosapepe Former United States Ambassador to Romania, future Maryland state senator
* David Sandalow Former Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
* Howard Bruner Schaffer Former United States Ambassador to Bangladesh
* Teresita Currie Schaffer Former United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka
* David Scheffer Former United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
* Cynthia P. Schneider Former United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
* Derek Shearer Former United States Ambassador to Finland
* Richard Schifter Former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
* Thomas L. Siebert Former United States Ambassador to Sweden
* Peter Tarnoff Forme rUnder Secretary of State for Political Affairs
* Peter F. Tufo Former United States Ambassador to Hungary
* Arturo Valenzuela Former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
* William G. Walker Former United States Ambassador to El Salvador
* A. Vernon Weaver Former United States Ambassador to the European Union

#### Newspapers

* The Norman Transcript
* Lawton Constitution

#### Local Officials

* Paul Johnson 54th Mayor of Phoenix
* Andrew Young 55th Mayor of Atlanta

#### Individuals

* Madonna
* Michael Moore film maker
* Ted Danson
* Mary Steenburgen
* George Jones country singer
* John Cusack actor
* Mike Myers comedian
* Mary Steenburgen actress

#### Tribal Nations

* Abenaki Tribe

### Dick Gephardt
#### U.S. Representatives

* Nancy Pelosi Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
* Steny Hoyer Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th district
* John Spratt Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th district
* Ed Pastor Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona
* Max Sandlin Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 1st district
* Dave Obey Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 7th district
* Ike Skelton Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 4th district
* Lane Evans Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district
* John Murtha Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th district
* Howard Berman Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
* Bob Matsui Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
* Ben Cardin Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district
* Sherrod Brown Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district
* Nita Lowey Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
* Jerry Costello Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois
* Rob Andrews Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 1st district
* Tim Holden Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
* Silvestre Reyes Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 16th district
* Lacy Clay Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 1st district
* Adam Schiff Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
* Gene Green Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 29th district
* Bart Gordon Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th district
* John Tanner Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th district
* Karen McCarthy Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th district
* Joe Hoeffel Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district
* Lois Capps Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
* Chet Edwards Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
* Patrick J. Kennedy Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st district
* Chris Bell Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 25th district
* Dutch Ruppersberger Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district
* James Langevin Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd district

#### State Executive Officials

* Robert S. Kerr III
* Bob Holden 53rd Governor of Missouri

#### Organizations

* International Association of Machinists
* Iowa United Auto Workers

### Dennis Kucinich
#### U.S. Representatives

* Lynn Woolsey Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 6th district

#### State legislators

* Niilo Koponen Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 21st district (1993–1992)
* Andrea Doll Future Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 4th district (2007–2009)
* Tom Hayden former Member of the California Senate from the 23rd district
* Ed Fallon Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 66th district
* John Marty Member of the Minnesota Senate

#### Newspapers

* San Francisco Bay Guardian

#### Individuals

* Ben Affleck actor
* Joaquin Phoenix actor
* Studs Terkel writer
* Michelle Shocked singer
* Danny Glover actor
* Willie Nelson singer
* Arun Manilal Gandhi grandson of Gandhi
* Elliott Gould actor
* James Cromwell actor
* Ani DiFranco singer
* Ed Asner actor
* Peter Coyote actor
* Roy Scheider actor
* John Hagelin, co founder of the Natural Law Party

#### Organizations

* U.S. Marijuana Party

### Lyndon LaRouche
#### State House members

* Erik R. Fleming Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 72nd district (1999–2008)
* Harold James Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 186th district (1989–2008)
* Joe Towns Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 84th district (1995–present)
* Perry B. Clark Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 37th district (1995–2006)
* Billy McKinney former Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 51st district
* Joe Neal Member of the Nevada Senate from the 4th district

### Carol Moseley Braun
#### Executive officials

* William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. 4th United States Secretary of Transportation (1975–1977)
* John M. Deutch 17th Director of Central Intelligence (1995–1996)

#### U.S. Senators

* Paul Simon (politician) United States Senator from Illinois

#### State officials

* C. Delores Tucker Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

#### U.S. Representatives

* Danny Davis
* Bobby Rush
* Cleo Fields former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th district
* Harold Ford Sr.

#### State Legislatures

* Emil Jones President of the Illinois Senate

#### Local Officials

* John Stroger President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

#### Party Officials

* Donald Fowler National Chair of the Democratic National Committee

#### Organizations

* National Organization for Women
* National Women's Political Caucus

#### Individuals

* Gloria Steinem
* Dorothy Height
* Coretta Scott King
* Marie C. Wilson
* W. Don Cornwell
* Willie Davis (defensive end)
* Marian Wright Edelman
* Kim Gandy
* Berry Gordy
* Mellody Hobson
* Valerie Jarrett
* Robert L. Johnson
* Quincy Jones
* Don King
* Celinda Lake

### Al Sharpton
#### Individuals

* Robert L. Johnson
* Cathy Hughes
* Russell Simmons
* P. Diddy
* Jay-Z