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Name: Zohran Mamdani

Age: 33

Party: Democratic. Will also be on the ballot on the Working Families Party line.

Race: New York City mayor

Background: Born in Uganda, Mamdani moved to the city when he was 7 . In 2020, he won a crowded Democratic primary race for the State Assembly in District 36, representing Astoria and part of Long Island City.

Before holding elected office, Mamdani worked to help low-income homeowners fight eviction as a foreclosure prevent

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