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This is a list of state, local and territory officials who have formally endorsed or voiced support for Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee for the 2008 U.S. presidential election No listing for Colorado found.

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  • ^ a b c d e f g State Dems muse Obama has greater independent appeal Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Clinton campaign makes no assumptions in Arkansas". The Guardian. 2008-02-05. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23.
  • ^ State Legislature's Black Caucus Endorses Obama Archived 2008-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c 6 L.A. Leaders Decide To Back Barack Archived 2008-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Endorsements expose political generation gap
  • ^ "Are you experienced?". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  • ^ Obama on Asian American Issues
  • ^ a b Top Dems Talk Economy in So. California Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Foster, Lowenthal endorse Obama". Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  • ^ Marisela Santana; Olu Alemoru (2008-01-31). "Supporters stump for their candidates on eve of primary". Los Angeles Wave. Retrieved 2008-02-06. [dead link]
  • ^ With Edwards out, Yee backs Obama
  • ^ a b c d Prominent LGBT Supporters of Senator Edwards Announce Support for Obama Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Marinucci, Carla (January 4, 2008). "At Des Moines' Precinct 73, a lesson in grassroots organizing". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  • ^ YouTube - Palo Alto, CA Office Opening 1/13/07
  • ^ "Kamala Harris, an early Barack Obama backer, begins her ascent". Los Angeles Times. November 12, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  • ^ SF School Board member Jane Kim discusses her endorsement of Barack Obama Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Representative Tong endorses Barack Obama, former student to support Senator for President Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Prominent Connecticut Democrats Back Obama For President[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Welcome to Delaware Lieutenant Governor John Carney's website - Serving the First State. Fitness Tips, Biography, and News
  • ^ Office Of The Treasurer Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b Manatee officials make presidential pitches Archived 2008-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e Women leaders endorse Obama
  • ^ Shirley Franklin says she's '150 percent' for Barack Obama Archived 2008-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e More Major Endorsements and the Asian American Supporter Toolkit Archived 2008-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Obama Expected to Win Native State of Hawaii". NPR. Archived from the original on 2018-11-22.
  • ^ a b c Endorsements by Idaho Public Officials Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ State Rep. Nicole LeFavour
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa African American Illinois Legislators Unanimously Endorse Barack Obama Archived 2008-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e f Obama garners 6 Central Illinois endorsements
  • ^ "a boy's life: ch-ch-ch-changes". Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  • ^ She keeps campaigns on their toes Archived 2007-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c McCain tops AG endorsements as Feb. 5 primaries loom Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Phone banking with Jesse White (Official Event) Archived 2008-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Illinois State Comptroller Dan Hynes urges Sen. Barack Obama to run for president in 2008 Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Another Superdelegate for Obama Sam Graham-Felsen, barackobama.com, March 17, 2008
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y State legislators endorse Obama The Times (Munster, Indiana), March 27, 2008
  • ^ a b State lawmakers endorse Obama for president
  • ^ Indiana House Majority Leader Russ Stilwell endorses Barack Obama for President
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Bolkcom endorses Obama Jason Clayworth, Des Moines Register, December 5, 2007
  • ^ a b c d e f g State Representative David Jacoby Endorses Obama Archived 2008-06-13 at the Wayback Machine barackobama.com, October 11, 2007
  • ^ a b c d Four Iowa lawmakers to back Obama Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine Chris Welchy, barackobama.com, September 14, 2007
  • ^ Feminist Pitch by a Democrat Named Obama Robin Toner, The New York Times, December 2, 2007
  • ^ Obama Campaign: State Representative Mark Smith endorses Obama Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine IowaPolitics.com, October 17, 2007
  • ^ a b Obama Garners Two More Legislator Endorsements Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Chris Woods, Iowa Independent, July 16, 2007
  • ^ a b Obama Campaign: Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald Endorse Barack Obama for President Archived 2008-06-19 at the Wayback Machine IowaPolitics.com, February 11, 2007
  • ^ Obama nets big Iowa Dem Scott Helman. Political Intelligence, September 24, 2007
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Six More Democratic County Chairs Endorse Barack Obama for President Archived 2008-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Democratic Legislators Back Obama
  • ^ Obama supporters prepare for tonight's Louisville rally Archived 2008-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c Kentucky Obama office Opening March 29, 2008
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Yarmuth Announces Obama Kentucky Leadership Archived 2008-05-10 at the Wayback Machine Page One, May 7, 2008
  • ^ a b c d Obama endorsement rally to be held in Baton Rouge
  • ^ "Clinton, Obama to rally in Maine Saturday". Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Free State Politics:: Maryland Presidential Endorsements Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "MD Elected Officials & Democratic Party Leaders For Obama" (Press release). Maryland For Obama. 2008-03-09.
  • ^ Wagner, John (February 12, 2008). "A Wave of Late Endorsements". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Md. Leaders Endorse Obama at Annapolis Rally Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc "Obama Campaign Claims 100 Elected Endorsers". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  • ^ a b c d e f Press Releases Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e f g h "2008 presidential candidates". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  • ^ BETHESDA MD 20817 - $3,774,373 in Political Contributions for 2004
  • ^ a b Franchot endorses Obama
  • ^ Franchot Endorses Obama Archived 2008-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Obama Campaign Claims 100 Elected Endorsers Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine John Wagner at Maryland Moment, Washington Post, December 13, 2007
  • ^ a b c d e f g Mass. lawmakers convene to press for Obama
  • ^ Feeney, LaMattina endorse Clinton
  • ^ rom the Boston countdown for change...
  • ^ Councilor Yoon endorses Senator Obama for President![permanent dead link]
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc "Presidential endorsements". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Rybak, McCollum, Ellison and Ness Chair Obama’s Minnesota Campaign Archived 2008-09-19 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
  • ^ Jo Mannies, Mo. superdelegate supports Obama Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 3, 2008
  • ^ Missouri leaders line up behind candidates
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Elected officials announce support for Obama Susan Gallagher, April 10, 2008
  • ^ a b c Achelpohl hands superdelegate vote to Obama Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Don Walton, Lincoln Journal Star, April 19, 2008
  • ^ Nebraska superdelegate and chairman of the DNC's Native American Caucus endorses Obama
  • ^ a b Obama campaign names Nevada supporters ahead of Las Vegas visit Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Key Nevada Leaders Endorse Barack
  • ^ a b Three Clark County Assembly Members Endorse Obama
  • ^ a b Obama Campaign Officially Opens Carson City and North Las Vegas Offices Archived 2008-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Hispanic state legislator goes Obama
  • ^ John DiStaso, John DiStaso's Granite Status: Tuesday updates The Union-Leader, June 3, 2008
  • ^ Granite Status: Sorry, Meathead John DiStaso, New Hampshire Union Leader, May 23, 2008
  • ^ Obama Picks Up a Coveted Endorsement in N.H. Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Booker and Healy lead Obama delegation
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i 10 key S.J. Dems swing to Obama Jason Nark and Jim Walsh, Courier-PostFebruary 21, 2008
  • ^ a b Obama rallies N.J. Dems
  • ^ Obama supporters rally in New Jersey
  • ^ Codey stands with Team Obama
  • ^ a b c Obama picks up endorsements of new legislators
  • ^ "Barack Obama Campaign Opens Office In Poughkeepsie". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  • ^ a b c d Obama campaign office opens in Las Cruces[permanent dead link] (D-Las Cruces)
  • ^ a b c d Bklyn Dems go for Obama - New coalition chooses Barack over Hillary
  • ^ Bam! Hil takes hit
  • ^ a b Saul, Michael (August 23, 2007). "He wants army of Bams". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009.
  • ^ Obama Announces Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders National Leadership Council Archived 2008-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Perdue goes public for Obama Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine Ryan Teague Beckwith and Rob Christensen, The News & Observer, April 8, 2008
  • ^ Beckwith, Ryan Teague (March 3, 2008). "Moore endorses Obama". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac 29 North Carolina Legislators Endorse Barack Obama my.barackobama.com, April 22, 2008
  • ^ a b Obama announces 50 Edwards supporters, April 23, 2008 Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Majority of Democrats in North Dakota legislature endorse Obama
  • ^ Kennedy endorses Obama on campus – News[permanent dead link]
  • ^ a b c d e f g Obama campaign lays the foundation in Ohio Archived 2008-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e f g h "They Are In the Obama Camp". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2008-03-02.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Joe Hallett, Superdelegate Beatty backs Obama Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine The Columbus Dispatch, June 3, 2008
  • ^ Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray Endorses Barack Obama
  • ^ Obama leads in raising campaign funds in state Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World, April 17, 2007
  • ^ a b c Oklahoma Democrats pick convention delegates Archived 2008-08-11 at the Wayback Machine February 24, 2008
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 26 Oregon elected leaders join Obama team Michelle Cole, The Oregonian, April 2, 2008
  • ^ News briefs from around the state Archived 2012-07-30 at archive.today Ashland Daily Tidings, February 25, 2008
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i Pa. Dems take some heat for backing Obama Angela Couloumbis, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 13, 2008
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Obama and Clinton compete for Phila. endorsements Marcia Gelbart , Philadelphia Inquirer, April 10, 2008
  • ^ The Coming Obama Explosion State Rep Mark Cohen, Daily Kos, February 1, 2008
  • ^ a b Local Officials Take Sides In Upcoming Primary Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine KDKA, March 6, 2008
  • ^ Pa. Jewish Leaders Praise Obama in Letter April 1, 2008
  • ^ Philly Mayor Sticking With Clinton
  • ^ Phila. lawmakers announce support for Obama
  • ^ cbs3.com - Obama Picks Up Pa. Superdelegate Endorsement Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Pa. Jews for Obama Archived 2008-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Ami Eden, April 1, 2008
  • ^ "Obama Release on Pennsylvania Superdelegate". TIME. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  • ^ Barack Obama: Obama for America Campaign Announces the Endorsement of Pedro Pierluisi
  • ^ AP: Rhode Island Attorney General Lynch endorses Obama Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Reese gives endorsement to Obama campaign
  • ^ Former S.C. chief justice endorses Obama
  • ^ "Obama supporters pressed officials to keep Colbert off ballot - CNN.com". CNN. November 6, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  • ^ Joe Erwin Endorses Obama Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Erwin backing Obama for nomination Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y 25 Of 35 South Dakota Democratic State Legislators Endorse Obama my.barackobama.com, April 16, 2008
  • ^ a b c Riding Super Tuesday Momentum, Obama Builds Strong Grassroots Organization in Texas Archived 2008-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ I’m for Obama
  • ^ Texas lawmakers Royce West, Jim Dunnam say they're supporting Obama campaign
  • ^ a b "Obama Wooing Texas Hispanics". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  • ^ a b c d e Prez race: Obama supporters gather in Midtown
  • ^ Politico Ben Smith: Four more supers for Obama
  • ^ Texas House Democratic Leader Jim Dunnam Endorses Barack Obama
  • ^ Representative Jessica Farrar Endorses Barack Obama For President Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Texans For Obama - Barack Obama in '08.:: Rio Grande Guardian: REP. PETE GALLEGO ENDORSES OBAMA Archived 2008-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Berkeley Bubble » Obama Wins Key Texas Endorsements Archived 2008-03-07 at archive.today
  • ^ Rep. Mark Strama Endorses Barack Obama Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Clinton loses longtime allies to Obama February 28, 2008
  • ^ Jim Hightower Endorses Barack Obama Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e Former Brownsville mayors endorse Obama[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Former mayors pledge support for Obama Archived 2008-03-05 at archive.today
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Saintless: [UtahforObama] 12 Utah Lawmakers Endorse Senator Obama [Updated]
  • ^ Obama gets two nods from Utah Archived 2008-04-14 at the Wayback Machine Matt Canham , The Salt Lake Tribune, April 11, 2008
  • ^ a b c d e State senators embrace Obama[permanent dead link]
  • ^ a b c d e Half of Senate Democrats Set to Endorse Obama Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b More campaign investment in Virginia Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b Black Democrats make case for Obama, Clinton[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Obama picks up superdelegate support AP, May 7, 2008
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown Joins 28 Legislators in Endorsing Barack Obama
  • ^ More Washington endorsements for Obama Archived 2007-08-03 at archive.today
  • ^ a b Sims, Locke switch to Obama
  • ^ a b c d Marion Barry Endorses Obama Archived 2008-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r West Virginia Leaders Announce Support for Barack Obama barackobama.com, May 12, 2008
  • ^ West Virginia's Youngest Councilman Endorses Barack
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Obama, Clinton coffers find fresh coin
  • ^ a b Obama gains support
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Casper Star-Tribune Online - News[permanent dead link]

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