Bernie Sanders Endorses Zohran Mamdani for N.Y.C. Mayor
Zohran Mamdani, left-wing Democrats’ fast-rising hope to win the party’s mayoral primary in New York City, was endorsed on Tuesday by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
Mr. Sanders’s support follows the endorsement by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, giving Mr. Mamdani the aid of the country’s two biggest progressive leaders.
Mr. Sanders, an independent who grew up in Brooklyn, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez have been traveling across the country on an a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour that has drawn huge crowds to oppose President Trump’s agenda. Now they are joining to back Mr. Mamdani and oppose his strongest challenger, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
Mr. Sanders said in a statement that Mr. Mamdani was running an “inspirational” campaign and was a “visionary” leader. He praised his plan to tax the wealthy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/nyregion/bernie-sanders-endorse-mamdani-mayor.html