Zohran Mamdani

progressive New York City mayor, former state legislator

Zohran Kwame Mamdani was born and raised in Kampala, Uganda, moving to New York City with his family at the age of 7. A graduate of the NYC Public School System, he attended the Bronx High School of Science and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Africana Studies from Bowdoin College. A few years later in 2018, he became naturalized as an American citizen. Prior to representing the 36th Assembly District and its neighborhoods of Astoria, Ditmars-Steinway, and Astoria Heights he worked as a foreclosure prevention housing counselor.

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Leadership & Staff

Elle Bisgaard-Church Mayor Mamdani chief of staff

• chief of staff

Morris Katz Democratic political strategist

• Position

Dean Fuleihan Mamdani First Deputy Mayor

• First Deputy Mayor

Elana Leopold Mamdani transition team lead, former de Blasio staffer

• Position

Jeffrey Lerner VP at DKC

• Position

In the office of

Ross Barkan Journalist

• campaign manager ('18→?)

Government Positions

Office of the Mayor of New York City

• mayor (Jan 1 '26→?)

New York State Assembly

• Position

New York City Council 51-member lawmaking body of NYC

• Position

Memberships

Democratic Socialists of America socialist political and activist organization

• Member

Family

Mahmood Mamdani Indian-Ugandan anthropologist, academic

• father

Mira Nair Film director

• mother

Schools

Bowdoin College private liberal arts college Brunswick, Maine

• BA, Africana Studies

Miscellaneous Relationships

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Zeteo Mehdi Hasan progressive media company

• Affiliation

Union Now pro-union nonprofit

• Affiliation

United Bodegas of America Bodega trade group

• Affiliation

Polymarket prediction market platform

• Affiliation

New York State Nurses Association Union representing 35,315 members in New York

• Affiliation

Katie Wilson Seattle mayor

• Affiliation

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez US Representative from New York (2019-present)

• Affiliation

Al Sharpton Civil rights activist, MSNBC host

• Affiliation

Ruth Messinger Former New York City Councilmember

• Affiliation

New Yorkers for Lower Costs Mamdani super PAC

• Affiliation