{"id":227651,"date":"2025-09-15T02:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T02:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/227651\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T02:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T02:37:10","slug":"democratic-gov-kathy-hochul-endorses-zohran-mamdani-for-new-york-city-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/227651\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Gov. Kathy Hochul<\/a> on Sunday urged New Yorkers to vote Zohran Mamdani<\/a> for mayor of New York City, giving the Democratic nominee one of his most significant endorsements to date in the contest to lead the nation\u2019s biggest city. <\/p>\n

Writing in the New York Times\u2019 opinion section,<\/a> Hochul said that while she and Mamdani diverged on some issues, they came together on the importance of addressing the affordability crisis in the city and across the state. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut in our conversations, I heard a leader who shares my commitment to a New York where children can grow up safe in their neighborhoods and where opportunity is within reach for every family,\u201d wrote Hochul, a Democrat. \u201cI heard a leader who is focused on making New York City affordable \u2014 a goal I enthusiastically support.\u201d<\/p>\n

The stunning success of Mamdani<\/a>, a 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor<\/a> has exposed divisions within the Democratic Party as it struggles to repair its brand more than half a year into Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> presidency. Hochul\u2019s endorsement is the latest sign that Democratic leaders who had been skeptical of Mamdani\u2019s liberal views are beginning to consolidate around him. <\/p>\n

Mamdani<\/a> thanked Hochul for the boost, saying it\u2019s a sign \u201cour movement is growing stronger.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cGovernor Hochul has made affordability the centerpiece of her work. I look forward to fighting alongside her to continue her track record of putting money back in New Yorkers\u2019 pockets and building a safer and stronger New York City where no one is forced to leave just so they can afford to raise a family,\u201d Mamdani said in a statement Sunday night. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to the Governor for her support in unifying our party \u2014 as well as the work she\u2019s done standing up to President Trump, securing free lunch meals for our kids, and expanding access to childcare.\u201d<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, the other candidates in the race \u2014 former Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/a>, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams<\/a> and Republican Curtis Sliwa<\/a> \u2014 have intensified their criticism of Mamdani over his platform and past statements ahead of the city\u2019s general election in November.<\/p>\n

Hochul said another reason she decided to back Mamdani was his vow that he would make sure the New York Police Department had the resources it needs to keep the city\u2019s streets and subways safe. <\/p>\n

\u201cI urged him to ensure that there is strong leadership at the helm of the N.Y.P.D. \u2014 and he agreed,\u201d Hochul wrote. <\/p>\n

Mamdani, who is leading in the polls, has not been endorsed by some prominent Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, the minority leaders in the U.S. Senate and House. <\/p>\n

U.S. House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, a New York congresswoman, said Hochul\u2019s endorsement is a sign that the governor is moving left to shore up falling poll numbers. <\/p>\n

\u201cAt the exact moment when New Yorkers are looking for strong leadership from their Governor with a majority opposing Zohran Mamdani, Kathy Hochul embraces this raging Communist who will destroy New York making it less affordable and more dangerous \u2014 once again putting criminals and communists first, and New Yorkers LAST,\u201d Stefanik said in a Sunday statement. <\/p>\n

Mamdani soundly defeated Cuomo in the Democratic primary. Cuomo has since relaunched his campaign as an independent. Adams, a Democrat, skipped the primary to run as an independent in November. Sliwa ran unopposed in the Republican primary.<\/p>\n

Hochul served as lieutenant governor to Cuomo and replaced him after he stepped down in 2021 following a barrage of sexual harassment<\/a> allegations. He denied wrongdoing during the campaign, maintaining that the scandal was driven by politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday urged New Yorkers to vote Zohran Mamdani for mayor…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":227652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,5297,8120,5340,7837,69,90,22808,5289,57,8123,5371,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,37380,80,10452,89,61,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,5301],"class_list":{"0":"post-227651","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-andrew-cuomo","10":"tag-charles-schumer","11":"tag-curtis-sliwa","12":"tag-democracy","13":"tag-donald-trump","14":"tag-elections","15":"tag-elise-stefanik","16":"tag-eric-adams","17":"tag-general-news","18":"tag-hakeem-jeffries","19":"tag-kathy-hochul","20":"tag-new-york","21":"tag-new-york-city","22":"tag-newyork","23":"tag-newyorkcity","24":"tag-ny","25":"tag-nyc","26":"tag-political-endorsements","27":"tag-politics","28":"tag-socialism","29":"tag-u-s-democratic-party","30":"tag-u-s-news","31":"tag-united-states","32":"tag-united-states-of-america","33":"tag-unitedstates","34":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","35":"tag-us","36":"tag-usa","37":"tag-zohran-mamdani"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115205992976240886","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}