By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-06-24 02:01:52 | Updated at 2026-06-24 05:03:43
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, gestures on stage with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York's primary election in the Brooklyn borough of New York on June 18, 2026. AP Photo/Ryan Murphy
NEW YORK CITY—Support from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid off for two candidates so far this primary season, as he and the Democratic Socialists of America sought to defeat progressive candidates in Democratic primary races for seats in Congress.
On the job for fewer than six months, the mayor waded into three congressional primary races, backing democratic socialists and progressives against more established Democrats.
