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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, ending an prolonged holdout that was being intently watched.
“Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor for all New Yorkers, including those who do not support his candidacy,” Jeffries mentioned in a press release issued to The New York Times.
Jeffries had signaled an endorsement was shut in an interview with NCS’s Wolf Blitzer on Thursday, saying that he appreciated Mamdani’s current dedication to holding New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch in her job.
Jeffries, who represents a Brooklyn district, was amongst a number of senior Democrats who had declined for months to again Mamdani after his shock victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo within the major in June.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed the nominee final month, whereas Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, additionally from Brooklyn, has nonetheless not supplied his assist.
Politico first reported Jeffries’ endorsement.
This is a growing story and will probably be up to date.