Zohran Mamdani

A naturalised US citizen since 2018, he sat in the New York State Assembly from 2021 to 2025 and has been Mayor of New York City since 1 January 2026. He is named in the race 'Who will announce Presidential run before 2027?' in 2026.

Career

Mamdani was born on 18 October 1991 in Kampala, Uganda, and holds a BA in Africana Studies from Bowdoin College (2014). He worked as a housing counsellor, rapper and music producer and political organiser. He represented the 36th District in the New York State Assembly from 2021 to 2025. In June 2025 he won the Democratic mayoral primary, defeating Andrew Cuomo, and he was elected mayor in November 2025, taking office on 1 January 2026.

Positions

Mamdani belongs to the Democratic Socialists of America and the Working Families Party. His platform centres on affordability: fare-free city buses, universal child care and city-owned grocery stores. Wikipedia notes that, as a naturalised citizen born abroad, he does not meet the natural-born-citizen requirement of Article II of the US Constitution for the presidency.

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