Sharon Sweda has been endorsed by:
- President Barack Obama
- Senator Sherrod Brown
- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur
- Attorney General Eric Holder
- The Lorain County Commissioners
- Former-State Senator Sue Morano
The following organizations have also endorsed:
- Ohio AFL-CIO
- AFSCME Council 8
- OAPSE
- United Steelworkers
- UAW Region 2-B
- BLET (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen)
- SMART (The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation)
- Teamsters Local #436
- EMILY’s List
- Planned Parenthood of Ohio
- NARAL
- The Matriots
- Lorain FOP
- Lorain Education Association
- National Association of Social Workers—Ohio Chapter
- EveryDistrict
- Ohio Farm Bureau, Friend of Agriculture
- Mom’s Demand Action, Gun-Sense Candidate