Mamdani’s progressive allies vie for seats in Congress

In June, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood before a packed house of voters, rallying support for a new wave of candidates hoping to build on his progressive momentum by winning seats in Congress.Inside Brooklyn’s historic Kings Theatre, the crowd answered chants of “Abolish ICE”, “Tax the rich” and “Free Palestine” with roaring applause, leaving little if any room for doubt about what the audience wanted from its politicians.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4ICE shooting of New York man in car with five-year-old sparks protestslist 2 of 4Zohran Mamdani orders use-of-force review for New York City policelist 3 of 4US congressional candidate Brad Lander detained in West Banklist 4 of 4Mamdani says Trump to grant visa to mother of boy killed in Bronx shootingend of listWithin days, all three congressional hopefuls endorsed by Mamdani – Claire Valdez, Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier – had won their Democratic primaries, becoming the party’s candidates in the midterm election.Lander, the former New York City comptroller, defeated Congressman Dan Goldman in a race in which Israel was the defining issue.Avila Chevalier, a community organiser, unseated longtime...