Full List of Democrats Calling for New York’s Eric Adams to Resign

A growing list of Democrats are calling on New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign as federal investigations continue to plague his administration.
The first-term Democrat on Wednesday was indicted on federal criminal charges, according to sources who spoke with The New York Times, making him the first mayor in the city’s history to face charges while in office. The details of the charges remain under seal, although they come nearly a year after FBI agents seized Adams’ electronic devices as he left an event in Manhattan.
Further investigations have since been launched pertaining to Adams’ administration, including earlier this month, when federal investigators searched a home and seized the phones of several top city officials, including New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban and public schools Chancellor David Banks, both of whom have since resigned.
Adams said in a statement on Wednesday that he “always knew that If I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target—and a target I became.”
“If I am charged, I am innocent and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit,” read the statement from Adams, New York City’s second-ever Black mayor.
Below is a running list of Democrats who are calling for Adams to resign.
Per The New York Times report, other state officials who have called for Adams to resign include New York State Senators John Liu, Gustavo Rivera, Julia Salazar and Jabari Brisport, and City Council members Tiffany Cabán, Alexa Avilés and Shekar Krishnan.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat and ally of Adams, has the power to remove the mayor from office. If he does resign or is removed, the city’s public advocate, Jumaane Williams, will serve as acting mayor.
Hochul, like several prominent New York Democrats, has yet to speak on Adams’ indictment. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said earlier Wednesday before the indictment was reported that Adams was “working as hard as he can to be the best mayor possible.”
“We need Eric Adams to be successful as mayor because he is the mayor at this moment in time,” Jeffries added.
Newsweek reached out to Hochul’s office via email late Wednesday night for comment.