Hochul Backs Mamdani in NYC Mayoral Race as Other Democrats Keep Distance

‘Zohran Mamdani and I will both be fearless in confronting the president’s extreme agenda,’ Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a newspaper column.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2024. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral race, aligning herself with the party’s progressive nominee even as other prominent Democrats distanced themselves.

In a Sept. 14 op-ed, Hochul said she had “frank conversations” with Mamdani before deciding to back him.