This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who voiced their endorsement of Bernie Sanders' campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2020 U.S. presidential election before he dropped out of the race on April 8, 2020.
Federal officials
U.S. senators Current Patrick Leahy, U.S. senator from Vermont (1975–2023), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee (2017–2023), President pro tempore of the United States Senate (2012–2015), Chair (2007–2015, 2001–2003) and Ranking Member (2015–2017, 2003–2007, 1997–2001) of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chair (1987–1995) and Ranking Member (1995–1997) of the Senate Agriculture Committee
Former Mike Gravel, U.S. senator from Alaska (1969–1981), 2020 and 2008 candidate for president (co-endorsement with Tulsi Gabbard) Donald Riegle, U.S. senator from Michigan (1976–1995), Chair of the Senate Banking Committee (1989–1995), U.S. representative from MI-07 (1967–1976)
U.S. representatives Current Chuy García, U.S. representative from IL-04 (2019–present) Pramila Jayapal, U.S. representative from WA-07 (2017–present), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (2019–2025) Ro Khanna, U.S. representative from CA-17 (2017–present) and Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign national co-chair Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. representative from NY-14 (2019–present) Ilhan Omar, U.S. representative from MN-5 (2019–present) Mark Pocan, U.S. representative from WI-2 (2013–present), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (2017–2021) Mark Takano, U.S. representative from CA-41 (2013–present), Chair (2019–2023) and Ranking Member (2016–2017) of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Rashida Tlaib, U.S. representative from MI-13 (2019–present) Peter Welch, U.S. representative from VT-AL (2007–2023), 1990 nominee for Governor of Vermont
U.S. shadow congresspersons Former Jesse Jackson Sr., Shadow U.S. senator from the District of Columbia (1991–1997), 1988 and 1984 candidate for president, founder of Rainbow/PUSH
Former cabinet-level officials Robert Reich, U.S. Secretary of Labor (1993–1997) (co-endorsement with Elizabeth Warren)
State officials
State executive officials Current T. J. Donovan, Attorney General of Vermont (2017–2022) Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota (2019–present), U.S. Representative from MN-5 (2007–2019), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (2011–2017), Deputy DNC Chair (2017–2018) Doug Hoffer, Vermont Auditor of Accounts (2013–present) Beth Pearce, Treasurer of Vermont (2011–2024) Andru Volinsky, Member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire from District 2 (2017–present), candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 2020 David Zuckerman, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (2017–2021), candidate for Governor of Vermont in 2020 (VPP) Tony Vazquez, Member of the California State Board of Equalization (2019–present)
Former Jim Hightower, 8th Texas Agriculture Commissioner (1983–1991)
State legislators Current Ako Abdul-Samad, Iowa Representative from District 35 (2007–2025) Gabriel Acevero, Maryland Delegate from District 39 (2019–present) Joshua Adjutant, New Hampshire Representative from Grafton District 17 (2018–2023) Rasheen Aldridge, Missouri Representative from District 78 (2020–2023) Terry Alexander, South Carolina Representative from District 59 (2007–present) Carol Ammons, Illinois Representative from District 103 (2015–present) Saud Anwar, Connecticut Senator from District 3 (2019–present) Tim Ashe, Vermont Senator from Chittenden (2009–2021), Vermont Senate President (2017–2021) Chris Balch, New Hampshire Representative from Hillsborough District 38 (2018–2020) Justin Bamberg, South Carolina Representative from District 90 (2014–present) Sam Bell, Rhode Island Senator from District 5 (2019–present) Charles Booker, Kentucky State Representative from District 43 (2019–2021), 2020 Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Kentucky Amanda Bouldin, New Hampshire Representative from Hillsborough District 12 (2015–present) Andrew Bouldin, New Hampshire Representative from Hillsborough District 12 (2018–2022) David Bowen, Wisconsin Assemblyman from District 10 (2014–2023) Margie Bright Matthews, South Carolina Senator from District 45 (2015–present) Ryan Buchanan, New Hampshire Representative from Merrimack District 15 (2018–present) Ruth Buffalo, North Dakota Representative from District 27 (2018–2022) Hunter Cantrell, Minnesota Representative from District 56A (2018–2021) Lee Carter, Virginia Delegate from District 50 (2018–2022) Wendy Chase, New Hampshire Representative from Strafford District 18 (2018–present) Justin Chenette, Maine Senator from District 31 (2016–2020) Ben Chipman, Maine Senator from District 27 (2016–present) Kansen Chu, California Assemblymember from District 25 (2014–2020) Skip Cleaver, New Hampshire Representative from Hillsborough District 35 (2016–2022) Benjamin Collings, Maine Representative (2016–present) Mike Connolly, Massachusetts Representative from Middlesex District 26 (2017–present) Scott Cuddy, Maine Representative from District 98 (2018–present) Robert Cushing, New Hampshire Representative from Rockingham District 21 (2012–2022) Mike D'Agostino, Connecticut State Representative from District 91 (2013–2025) Raymond Dehn, Minnesota Representative from District 59B (2013–present) Jamie Eldridge, Massachusetts Senator from Middlesex and Worcester District (2009–present) Arthur Ellison, New Hampshire Representative from Merrimack District 27 (2018–present) Nika Elugardo, Massachusetts Representative from Suffolk District 15 (2019–present) Paul Feeney, Massachusetts Senator from Bristol and Norfolk District (2017–present) Sallie Fellows, New Hampshire Representative from Grafton District 8 (2018–present) Elizabeth Fiedler, Pennsylvania Representative from District 184 (2019–present) Sherry Frost, New Hampshire Representative from Strafford District 16 (2016–present) Michael Gianaris, New York Senator from District 12 (2011–present) Wendell Gilliard, South Carolina Representative from District 111 (2009–present) Aisha Gomez, Minnesota Representative from District 62B (2019–present) Elizabeth Guzmán, Virginia Delegate from District 31 (2018–present) Will Guzzardi, Illinois Representative from District 39 (2015–present) Abdullah Hammoud, Michigan Representative from District 15 (2017–present) Bob Hasegawa, Washington Senator from District 11 (2013–present) Hodan Hassan, Minnesota Representative from District 62A (2019–present), Assistant Majority Leader Leon Howard, South Carolina Representative from District 76 (1995–present) Sara Innamorato, Pennsylvania Representative from District 21 (2019–present) Jeff Irwin, Michigan Senator from District 18 (2019–present) Troy Jackson, Maine Senator from District 1 (2008–2014, 2016–present), President of the Maine Senate (2018–present) Reggie Jones-Sawyer, California Assemblymember from District 59 (2012–present) (previously endorsed Kamala Harris) Ash Kalra, California Assemblymember from District 27 (2016–present) Cam Kenney, New Hampshire Representative from Strafford District 6 (2018–present) Christopher Kessler, Maine Representative from District 32 (2018–present) Ron Kim, New York Assemblymember from District 40 (2013–present) Mark King, New Hampshire Representative from Hillsborough District 33 (2016–present) Jeff Kurtz, Iowa Representative from District 83 (2019–present) Summer Lee, Pennsylvania Representative from District 34 (2019–present) Martin Looney, Connecticut Senator from District 11 (1993–present) and President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate (2015–present) Liz Lovelett, Washington Senator from District 40 (2019–present) Carlos Mariani, Minnesota Representative from District 65B (1991–present) Paul Mark, Massachusetts Representative from Berkshire District 2 (2011–present) John Marty, Minnesota Senator from District 63 (1987–1993), District 54 (1993–2013) and District 66 (2013–present), 1994 nominee and 2010 candidate for Governor of Minnesota Krystle Matthews, South Carolina Representative from District 117 (2019–present) Genevieve McDonald, Maine Representative from District 134 (2018–present) Cezar McKnight, South Carolina Representative from District 101 (2014–present) David Miramant, Maine Senator from District 12 (2014–present) Michael Moran, Massachusetts Representative from Suffolk District 18 (2005–present) Walter T. Mosley, New York Assemblymember from District 57 (2013–present) Wayne Moynihan, New Hampshire Representative from Coos District 2 (1996–1998, 2012–present) Nancy Murphy, New Hampshire Representative from Hillsborough District 21 (2018–present) Rena Newell, Tribal Representative of the Passamaquoddy to the Maine House of Representatives (2016–present) Joe Nguyen, Washington Senator from District 34 (2019–present) Fran Nutter-Upham, New Hampshire Representative from Hillsborough District 33 (2018–present) Aarón Ortíz, Illinois Representative from District 1 (2019–present) Jerry Ortiz y Pino, New Mexico Senator from District 12 (2005–present) Chris Pearson, Vermont Senator from Chittenden (2017–present) (VPP) Robert Peters, Illinois Senator from District 13 (2019–present) Yousef Rabhi, Michigan Representative from District 53 (2017–present) Delia Ramirez, Illinois Representative from District 4 (2019–present) Jessica Ramos, New York Senator from District 13 (2019–present) Marcia Ranglin-Vassell, Rhode Island Representative from District 5 (2017–present) Ellen Read, New Hampshire Representative from Rockingham District 17 (2016–present) Cecilia Rich, New Hampshire Representative from Strafford District 18 (2018–present) (previously endorsed Cory Booker) Michael Rivers, South Carolina Representative from District 121 (2016–present) Isaac Robinson, Michigan Representative from District 4 (2019–2020) Angela Romero, Utah State Representative from District 26 (2013–present) Jacob Rosecrants, Oklahoma Representative from District 46 (2017–present) Deane Rykerson, Maine Representative from District 1 (2012–present) Lindsay Sabadosa, Massachusetts Representative from Hampshire District 1 (2019–present) Julia Salazar, New York Senator from District 18 (2019–present) Ibraheem Samirah, Virginia Delegate from District 86 (2019–present) Luis Sepúlveda, New York Senator from District 32 (2017–present) (previously endorsed Bill de Blasio) James Sanders Jr., New York Senator from District 10 (2013–present) Emily Sirota, Colorado Representative from District 9 (2019–present) Timothy J. Smith, New Hampshire Representative from Hillsborough District 17 (2012–present) Vaughn Stewart, Maryland Delegate for District 19 (2019–present) Mike Sylvester, Maine Representative from District 39 (2016–present) Janice Schmidt, New Hampshire Representative from Hillsborough District 28 (2016–present) Catherine Sofikitis, New Hampshire Representative from Hillsborough District 34 (2016–present) Phil Steck, New York Assemblymember from District 110 (2013–present) Mary Sullivan, Vermont State Representative from Chittenden (2015–present), DNC member from Vermont Rachel Talbot Ross, Maine Representative from District 40 (2016–present) Ivory Thigpen, South Carolina Representative from District 79 (2016–present) Dan Toomey, New Hampshire Representative from Hillsborough District 32 (2018–present) Sparky Von Plinsky, New Hampshire Representative from Cheshire District 7 (2018–present) Shedron Williams, South Carolina Representative from District 122 (2018–present)
Former Tom Ammiano, California Assemblymember from Districts 17 and 13 (2008–2014) Clem Balanoff, Illinois Representative from District 35/32 (1989–1995) Wenona Benally, Arizona Representative from District 7 (2017–2019) Jeanine Calkin, Rhode Island Senator from District 30 (2017–2018)