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NYC-DSA Panel Rejects Endorsing Chi Ossé’s Bid Against Hakeem Jeffries

Ossé says he will not run without the chapter’s backing.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., center, flanked by Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., arrives to speak on the steps of the Capitol to insist that Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Brooklyn City Council Member Chi Ossé sought the DSA endorsement to run for Congress.

Overview

  • NYC-DSA’s Electoral Working Group voted 626–555, with 24 abstentions, against recommending an endorsement after a member forum that closed Saturday night.
  • Although the vote is non-binding, securing a chapter endorsement now would require multiple branch votes and 60% supermajorities at several levels under DSA rules.
  • Chi Ossé told the Daily News he has no intention of running without NYC-DSA support, making a primary bid against Jeffries unlikely.
  • Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani urged members at the forum not to support an endorsement, and the outcome is widely viewed as a win for his focus on an affordability agenda.
  • Jeffries said Monday he did not coordinate with Mamdani over the decision, as coverage noted NYC-DSA has endorsed other challengers this cycle, including Alexa Avilés against Rep. Dan Goldman.