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Zohran Mamdani
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 36th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byAravella Simotas
Personal details
Born (1991-10-18) October 18, 1991 (age 32)
Kampala, Uganda
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBowdoin College (BA)
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WebsiteCampaign website
State Assembly website

Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is a Ugandan-born American Democratic Socialist politician. He is the assembly member for the 36th district of the New York State Assembly, in Queens. Mamdani was elected after defeating incumbent Democrat Aravella Simotas in the 2020 primary.[1]

Early life and education

Mamdani is the son of Marxist academic

Kampala, Uganda, Mamdani moved to New York City when he was seven.[3] He is a Muslim.[4] Mamdani graduated from Bowdoin College in 2014.[5]

Career

Mamdani worked as a cricketer and prevention counselor before running for office.[5]

After leading student organizing campaigns, Mamdani became formally involved in politics when he volunteered for the unsuccessful campaign of

Queens District Attorney in 2019, before running for Assembly himself.[6][7]

On January 29, 2021, Mamdani hosted a video for the progressive left wing

Gravel Institute discussing the housing crisis in the United States.[8]

New York Assembly

In 2019, Mamdani announced his campaign for

rent control, fare-free transit, and single-payer healthcare in New York.[11] Mamdani's narrow victory over four-term incumbent Aravella Simotas took almost a month to call.[1]

Political views

Mamdani started to consider himself a

democratic socialist following the 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders.[6]
In 2023, Mamdani co-introduced a bill that would enact a weight-based vehicle-registration fee to dissuade people from owning heavier vehicles.[12] In the same year, Mamdani introduced a bill to eliminate New York University's and Columbia University's tax exempt status and direct those funds towards underfunded public universities.[13] Early in 2023, Mamdani introduced a bill called the "Not on our dime!: Ending New York Funding of Israeli Settler Violence Act" which aimed to prohibit registered charities from donating to organizations that support Israeli settlers.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kaufman, Maya (2020-07-22). "Zohran Mamdani Unseats Aravella Simotas In Astoria Assembly Race". Astoria-Long Island City, NY Patch. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. ^ "My son is not a firang, we are desi: Mira Nair". Hindustan Times. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  3. ^ "About Zohran Kwame Mamdani". Zohran For Assembly. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  4. ^ "US elections 2020: Muslim American candidates who made history". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  5. ^ a b Tarleton, John (2020-06-19). "Home Foreclosure Specialist Aims to Take Fight For Housing & Racial Justice from Astoria to Albany". The Indypendent. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  6. ^ a b Mamdani, Zohran; Thier, Hadas (February 9, 2021). ""We Have an Obligation to Ensure That Justice Is Not Defined by the Borders of Our District"". Jacobin. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Zohran Mamdani | New York City Campaign Finance Board".
  8. ^ How Socialists Solved A Housing Crisis. The Gravel Institute. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "NYC Primary Election 2020: Zohran Mamdani Vies For Simotas' Seat". Astoria-Long Island City, NY Patch. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  10. ^ i_beebe (2020-06-24). "Another big night for the DSA". CSNY. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  11. ^ "Issues". Zohran For Assembly. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  12. ^ Walker, Alissa (June 23, 2023). "You May Soon Have to Pay More to Drive That SUV in New York". Curbed. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  13. ^ Wexler, Sara (December 23, 2023). "Socialist Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani Wants to End Columbia and NYU's Tax-Exempt Status". Jacobin. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  14. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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