Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council Cuyahoga County Democratic Party

AFSCME Ohio Council 8

Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4, AFL-CIO)

North Shore AFL-CIO Federation of Labor

Cleveland Stonewall Democrats

Bedford/Walton Hills Democratic Party

G-PAC

Shaker Heights Democratic Club

UAW Northeast Ohio Community Action Program Council

US Senator Sherrod Brown

Congresswoman Marcia Fudge

State Senator Sandra Williams

State Senator Nickie Antonio

State Rep. Terrence Upchurch

State Rep. Stephanie Howse

State Rep. Phil Robinson

State Rep. Kent Smith, Euclid

Mayor Martin Horwitz, Beachwood

Mayor Kristen Holzheimer Gail, Euclid

Mayor Annette Blackwell, Maple Heights

Mayor Vic Collova, Garfield Heights

Mayor Richard Bain, Pepper Pike

Mayor Ed Kraus, Solon

Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan, University Heights

Gerry Horning, Bay Village
Andrew Mizsak, Bedford/Walton Hills
Tadd Pinkston, Berea
Ruth Scarbro, Brooklyn/Linndale
Mike Ungar, Cleveland Heights City Council
Rick Makowski, Garfield Heights
Karolyn Isenhart, Lakewood
Tom Bullock, Lakewood City Council
Jason Shachner, Lakewood City Council
Lora Thompson, Lyndhurst
Leroy Peterson, Maple Heights
Steve Holecko, Middleburg Heights
Paul Marnecheck, North Royalton Council President
Joe Sebes, Parma Heights
Pradip Kamat, Orange Councilman-elect
Matt Trafis, Seven Hills 
Lisa Payne Jones, Shaker Heights
Rob Zimmerman, Shaker Heights City Council
Walter O’Malley, Strongsville
Vern Long, Westlake

 

Forbes earned 4 "Excellent" ratings from Judge4Yourself.com organizations  and earned a total 4.25 points, over her opponent's 2.75 from the Cleveland NAACP.