House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, throwing the weight of one of the highest-ranking party members behind the Queens assemblyman.

“Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor for all New Yorkers, including those who do not support his candidacy,” Jeffries said in a statement to the New York Times.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a centrist, endorsed Mamdani, immediately drawing criticism from the state’s Democrats, include the chair of New York’s Democratic party. Representatives Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen, two other moderate New York Democrats from swing districts, have been very critical of Mamdani. Also Read | Zohran Mamdani pictured w

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