page_title: List of Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign primary endorsements
section_title: Former
hierarchical_section_title: List of Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign primary endorsements / Municipal and local officials / Mayors / Former
caption_attribution_description: English: Pete Buttigieg speaking at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, CA.
context_page_description: This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who have voiced their endorsement of Joe Biden's campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2020 U.S. presidential election before he became the presumptive nominee on April 8, 2020.
context_section_description: Robert A. Baines, Mayor of Manchester, NH (2000–2006)
  Ralph Becker, Mayor of Salt Lake City, UT (2008–2016) (previously endorsed Michael Bloomberg)
  Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, NY (2002–2013), 2020 candidate for president
  Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa, FL (2011–2019) (previously endorsed Michael Bloomberg)'
  Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, IN (2012–2020), 2020 candidate for president
  Michael Coleman, Mayor of Columbus, OH (2000–2016) (previously endorsed Kamala Harris, then Michael Bloomberg)
  John Cook, Mayor of El Paso, TX (2005–2013) (previously endorsed Michael Bloomberg)
  Peter Corroon, Mayor of Salt Lake City, UT (2004–2013) (previously endorsed Michael Bloomberg)
  Karl Dean, Mayor of Nashville, TN (2007–2015), 2018 nominee for Governor of Tennessee (previously endorsed Michael Bloomberg)
  Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor of Gary, IN (2012–2019) (previously endorsed Michael Bloomberg)
  Bill Gluba, Mayor of Davenport, IA (2008–2016)
  Phil Gordon, Mayor of Phoenix, AZ (2004–2012)
  Phil Hardberger, Mayor of San Antonio, TX (2005–2009)
  Jan Laverty Jones, Mayor of Las Vegas, NV (1991–1999), 1998 nominee for Governor of Nevada
  Mark Mallory, Mayor of Cincinnati, OH (2005–2013)
  Douglas Palmer, Mayor of Trenton, NJ (1990–2010) (previously endorsed Michael Bloomberg)
  Mike Rawlings, Mayor of Dallas, TX (2011–2019), CEO of Pizza Hut (1997–2002)
  Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore, MD (2010–2016)
  Joseph P. Riley Jr., Mayor of Charleston, SC (1975–2016)
  Michael Signer, Mayor of Charlottesville, VA (2016–2018)
  Mark Stodola, Mayor of Little Rock, AR (2007–2018) (previously endorsed Michael Bloomberg)
  Kathy Taylor. Mayor of Tulsa, OK (2006–2009) (previously endorsed Michael Bloomberg)
  Nelson Wolff, County Judge of Bexar County, TX (2001–present), Mayor of San Antonio, TX (1991–1995) (previously endorsed Julian Castro)
caption: Pete Buttigieg
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