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Zohran Mamdani | |
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| Born | October 18, 1991 Kampala, Uganda |
| Political orientation | Democratic socialism |
| Political party | Democratic |
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an Statesian politician who has served as the 36th district member of the New York State Assembly since 2021 and is the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election. A member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Mamdani ran on a progressive platform of policies such as freezing rents and affordable housing, fast, free buses, no cost childcare and city-owned grocery stores.[1] In the short term Mamdani's policies may alleviate the conditions of the proletariat in New York, however, due to the limits of bourgeois institutions Mamdani can achieve no lasting change and his progressive policies will be undone by future administrations.
Personal Life
Zohran was born to Indian-Ugandan post-colonial Marxist scholar Mahmood Mamdani and progressive filmmaker Mira Nair.[1]
Mayoral platform
- Housing: He plans to freeze rents for the over 2 million people who live in rent stabilized apartments. Additionally he plans to build affordable housing, crack down on bad landlords, end deed theft and fix the property tax system.[2]
- Affordability: He plans to open low priced, city owned grocery stores as well make buses both faster and free. Mamdani also plans on introducing a range of child welfare benefits, including free childcare and baby baskets with essential supplies for newborns.[2]
- Labor: Mamdani says he will support workers and unions in their fight for better wages and working conditions. Specifically, he plans to raise the minimum wage to $30 by 2030 as well as regulate delivery apps and protect delivery workers.[2]
- Budget: To fund his policy plans, Mamdani plans to tax the wealthy by introducing a 2% on those earning more then $1 million a year and increasing corporate tax from 7.25% to 11.5%.
- Climate: As Mayor Mamdani plans to lead a large decarbonization and climate resilience program citywide; building renewable housing and overseeing a climate prepareness program. In additions to infrastructure, Mamdani plans to renovate 500 public schools with renewable energy and HVAC upgrades.[2]
- Minority rights: Mamdani says he will ensure immigrants are protected and remove ICE from the city. He will also make New York a LGBTQIA+ sanctuary city, protect reproductive rights as well as expand and protect gender-affirming care citywide.[2]
References
- ↑ Monica Moorehead (2025-07-01). "Zohran Mamdani’s victory: What we know and don’t know" Workers World. Archived from the original on 2025-07-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "The Platform". Zohran for New York City. Archived from the original on 2025-09-05.