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Zohran Mamdani

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Zohran Mamdani is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 36th district. Elected as a Democrat, he is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice. Mamdani has focused on issues such as housing equity, healthcare access, and environmental justice during his time in office. He has been an outspoken advocate for the rights of marginalized communities in New York.

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Jul 2, 2025

The President of the United States just threatened to have me arrested, stripped of my citizenship, put in a detention camp and deported.

msnbc.com
Jul 2, 2025

We know that he would rather speak about me than speak about the legislation that he is shepherding through Washington, D.C.

huffpost.com
Jul 2, 2025

His statements don’t just represent an attack on our democracy but an attempt to send a message to every New Yorker who refuses to hide in the shadows: if you speak up, they will come for you.

msnbc.com
Jul 2, 2025

I want people to know that when they vote for me, they’re voting for these issues.

newrepublic.com
Jul 2, 2025

This entire race was about the question of affordability, and ultimately I have run a campaign that speaks about the tools that city government actually has to deliver that affordability in the wealthiest city and the wealthiest country in…

thenation.com
Jul 2, 2025

Democrats spoke in a clear voice, delivering a mandate for an affordable city, a politics of the future, and a leader unafraid to fight back against rising authoritarianism.

thenation.com
Jul 2, 2025

I am a democratic socialist, yes. I started to call myself that after Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign for president, when I finally had a language that described how I saw the world, and the way that I believe the world should be — which is…

thenation.com
Jul 2, 2025

Donald Trump said that I should be arrested. Someone who would also be the first Muslim and the first South Asian mayor in this city’s history, less so because of who I am, because of where I come from, because of how I look or how I speak…

nypost.com
Jul 2, 2025

Ultimately, what I fear … is that if this is what Donald Trump and his administration feel comfortable about saying about the Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City, imagine what they feel comfortable saying and doing about…

nypost.com
Jul 2, 2025

He said those things about me — someone who stands to be the first immigrant mayor of this city in generations, someone who would also be the first Muslim and the first South Asian mayor in this city’s history — less so because of who I…

huffpost.com
Jul 2, 2025

Ultimately, the definition for me of why I call myself a democratic socialist is found in the words of Dr. King decades ago, when he said: call it democracy or call it democratic socialism, there must be a better distribution of wealth for…

thenation.com
Jul 1, 2025

we rewrote the rule book by, get this, talking to New Yorkers.

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