(NewsNation) — Vice President Kamala Harris may have had to wait a few minutes for an endorsement from President Joe Biden, but when it came, it included tremendous praise.
In Biden’s initial statement on X, the former Twitter, he did not endorse any candidate, but nearly a half-hour after that post, Harris was endorsed in a separate tweet.
“I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year,” Biden wrote. “Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.”
To win the nomination, a candidate must secure 1,986 delegates. As of 10 p.m. Sunday, 531 delegates had already pledged to Harris.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is among the Democrats to throw his support behind Harris, posting his decision to X on Monday.
“She’s incredibly tough & smart, w/ the compassion and empathy to be a phenomenal president. She’ll bring our country together and move us past the anger politics we’ve seen in recent years,” Beshear wrote.
But some major names in the Democratic Party, including former President Barack Obama, have not endorsed her yet.
“Just like he did in 2020 once Joe Biden earned the nomination, President Obama believes he will be uniquely positioned to help unite the party once we have a nominee, lift-up that candidate, and do everything he can to get that candidate elected in November,” a person familiar with Obama’s thinking told NewsNation.
Here are some of the Democrats who have publicly thrown their support behind Harris:
Party leaders endorsing Harris
- President Joe Biden
- Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
- Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama
- Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Governors backing Harris
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom
- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear
- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
- North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper
- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
- Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers
- Colorado Gov. Jared Polis
- Hawaii Gov. Josh Green
- Maine Gov. Janet Mills
- Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey
- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul
- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee
Representatives endorsing Harris
- California Rep. Adam Schiff
- Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro
- Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost
- Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett
- Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin
- Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar
- Missouri Rep. Cori Bush
- New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
- South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn
- Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal
- New York Rep. Jerry Nadler
- Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan
- New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim
- California Rep. Ted Lieu
- Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger
- New Hampshire Rep. Chris Pappas
- California Rep. Nanette Barragán
- Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark
Senators endorsing Harris
- Sen. Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer
- Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly
- Delaware Sen. Chris Coons
- Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
- Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Jr.
- Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin
- Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
- Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine
- Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
- Colorado Sen. Michael Bennett
- New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker
- Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown
- Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin
- Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell
- California Sen. Laphonza Butler
- Delaware Sen. Tom Carper
- Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
- Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth
- Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman
- New York Sen. Kristen Gillibrand
- New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan
- New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich
- Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper
- Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono
- New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Lujan
- Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey
- Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley
- Washington Sen. Patty Murray
- Massachusetts Sen. Chris Murphy
- Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff
- California Sen. Alex Padilla
- Michigan Sen. Gary Peters
- Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen
- Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz
- New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
- Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith
- Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow
- Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen
- Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock
- Virginia Sen. Mark Warner
- Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
- Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden
Advocacy groups supporting Harris
The Harris for President campaign released a list of advocacy groups and organizers that have since thrown their full support behind Harris as the Democratic nominee for president, including the largest political action committees representing communities of color.
Here are the groups endorsing Harris’ campaign:
- AAPI Victory Fund
- Amalgamated Transit Union
- American Federation of Teachers
- American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Asian American Action Fund
- ASPIRE PAC
- BlackPAC
- BradyPAC
- CASA in Action
- Collective PAC
- Communication Workers of America
- Congressional Black Caucus PAC
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus PAC
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
- Emerge America
- EMILY’s List
- End Citizens United
- Equality PAC
- Gen-Z for Change
- Grassroots Dems HQ
- Higher Heights
- Human Rights Campaign
- Indian American Impact Fund
- Indivisible
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
- Internation Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
- Jewish Democratic Council of America
- Latino Victory Fund
- LPAC
- MoveOn
- NewDem Action Fund
- Nikki Haley Voters PAC
- Nuestro PAC
- People’s Action
- PODER PAC
- Reproductive Freedom for All
- Service Employees International Union
- Somos PAC
- SEIU
- UnidosUS Action Fund
- United Farm Workers
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
- Voters of Tomorrow
- Young Democrats of America
Interest groups backing Harris
- Black attorneys general around the nation have endorsed Harris. The coalition is being led by New York AG Letitia James.
Additional noteworthy endorsements:
- Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
- All 50 Democratic Party state chairs, Reuters reported
Kevin Bohn and NewsNation partner The Hill contributed to this report.