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Jeffries Endorses Mamdani for NYC Mayor on Eve of Early Voting

The move seeks to unify Democrats after months of hesitation.

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New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx mosque in New York on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx mosque in New York on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference on the House steps, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Overview

  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced his support in a statement to the New York Times, noting "areas of principled disagreement" but backing Zohran Mamdani and the full citywide Democratic ticket.
  • The decision followed two Brooklyn meetings and outreach facilitated in part by Al Sharpton, with Jeffries praising Mamdani’s plan to retain NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch as a positive signal on public safety.
  • Jeffries’ endorsement increases pressure on remaining holdouts, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer still declining to endorse as early voting begins Saturday ahead of the Nov. 4 election.
  • Republican officials swiftly attacked the endorsement, using it to tie Democrats to Mamdani’s progressive platform and past remarks on Israel that had prompted earlier caution from some party leaders.
  • Mamdani enters early voting as the polling frontrunner over independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, as Cuomo touts a new endorsement from outgoing Mayor Eric Adams.