Zohran Mamdani

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Zohran Mamdani
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 36th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byAravella Simotas
Personal details
Born (1991-10-18) October 18, 1991 (age 30)
Kampala, Uganda
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Socialists of America
EducationBowdoin College
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteCampaign website
Official website

Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is a Ugandan-American politician. He is the assembly member for the 36th district of the New York State Assembly, in Queens. Mamdani was elected after defeating incumbent Democrat Aravella Simotas in the 2020 primary.[1]

Early life and education[]

Mamdani is the son of academic Mahmood Mamdani, the director of the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), and filmmaker Mira Nair.[2] Born and raised in Kampala, Uganda, Mamdani moved to New York City when he was seven.[3] He is a Muslim.[4] Mamdani graduated from Bowdoin College in 2014 and worked as a foreclosure prevention counselor before running for office.[5] Mamdani started to consider himself a democratic socialist following the 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders.[6]

Political career[]

In 2019, Mamdani announced his campaign for New York State Assembly in the 36th district, which encompasses Astoria and Long Island City in Queens.[7] During the campaign, Mamdani was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America[8] and ran on statewide rent control, fare-free transit, and single-payer healthcare in New York.[9] Mamdani's narrow victory over four-term incumbent Aravella Simotas took almost a month to call.[10]

On January 29, 2021, Mamdani hosted a video for the Gravel Institute discussing the housing crisis in the United States.[11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Zohran Mamdani Unseats Aravella Simotas In Astoria Assembly Race". Astoria-Long Island City, NY Patch. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. ^ "My son is not a firang, we are desi: Mira Nair". Hindustan Times. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  3. ^ "About Zohran Kwame Mamdani". Zohran For Assembly. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  4. ^ "US elections 2020: Muslim American candidates who made history". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  5. ^ "Home Foreclosure Specialist Aims to Take Fight For Housing & Racial Justice from Astoria to Albany". Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  6. ^ Mamdani, Zohran; Thier, Hadas (February 9, 2021). ""We Have an Obligation to Ensure That Justice Is Not Defined by the Borders of Our District"". Jacobin. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "NYC Primary Election 2020: Zohran Mamdani Vies For Simotas' Seat". Astoria-Long Island City, NY Patch. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  8. ^ i_beebe (2020-06-24). "Another big night for the DSA". CSNY. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  9. ^ "Issues". Zohran For Assembly. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  10. ^ "Zohran Mamdani Unseats Aravella Simotas In Astoria Assembly Race". Astoria-Long Island City, NY Patch. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  11. ^ How Socialists Solved A Housing Crisis. The Gravel Institute. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via YouTube.
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