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Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 36. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Mamdani (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) is running for election for Mayor of New York. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.
Biography
Zohran Kwame Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda.[1][2] Mamdani graduated from Bronx High School of Science. He earned a bachelor's degree in Africana studies from Bowdoin College. Mamdani's career experience includes working as a foreclosure prevention housing counselor.[2]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Mamdani was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging Committee
- Cities Committee
- Election Law Committee
- Energy Committee
- Real Property Taxation Committee
2021-2022
Mamdani was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging Committee
- Cities Committee
- Election Law Committee
- Energy Committee
- Real Property Taxation Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in New York, New York (2025)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Mayor of New York
The following candidates are running in the general election for Mayor of New York on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Eric Adams (Safe&Affordable / EndAntiSemitism) | ||
| Zohran Mamdani (D / Working Families Party) | ||
| Curtis Sliwa (R / Protect Animals) | ||
| Irene Estrada (Conservative Party) | ||
| Andrew Cuomo (Fight and Deliver) | ||
| Joseph Hernandez (Quality of Life) | ||
| Jean Anglade (Independent) | ||
| Kyle Gutierrez (Independent) | ||
| Abbey Laurel-Smith (Independent) | ||
| Montell Moseley (Independent) (Write-in) | ||
| Karen Stachel (Independent) (Write-in) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gowri Krishna (Working Families Party)
- James Walden (Integrity)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Zohran Mamdani in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
| Total votes: 1,071,730 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deirdre Levy (D)
- Cleopatra Fitzgerald (D)
- Corinne Fisher (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Curtis Sliwa in round 1 .
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darren Dione Aquino (R)
- Montell Moseley (R)
- Kris Lord (R)
- Joe Alny (R)
- James Manning (R)
- Gonzalo Duran (R)
- Naomi Coley (R)
- Fátimazöhra Nouinou (R)
- John Harris (R)
- Ronen Nahom (R)
- David Rem (R)
Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Irene Estrada in round 1 .
Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gowri Krishna in round 1 .
Endorsements
Mamdani received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (Independent)
- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D)
- U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D)
- U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D)
- U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D)
- U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)
- U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D)
- NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- NYC Councilmember Shaun Abreu (D)
- U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D)
- NYC Councilmember Rita Joseph (D)
- NYC Councilmember Shekar Krishnan (D)
- NYC Councilmember Pierina Sanchez (D)
- Public Advocate Jumaane Williams (D)
- Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado (D)
- Manhattan Democratic Party
- Staten Island Democratic Party
- Working Families Party of New York
- 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
- Actors Equality Association
- Hotel and Gaming Trades Council
- United Auto Workers Region 9A
- United Federation of Teachers
- District Council 37
- Jewish Voice for Peace Action Fund
- Leaders We Deserve
- MoveOn
- NYC Kids PAC
- New York City Democratic Socialists of America
- Sunrise Movement
- The Nation
2024
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 36
Incumbent Zohran Mamdani won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 36 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Zohran Mamdani (D / Working Families Party) | 98.5 | 37,911 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 596 | ||
| Total votes: 38,507 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Zohran Mamdani advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 36.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Zohran Mamdani advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 36.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mamdani in this election.
2022
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 36
Incumbent Zohran Mamdani won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 36 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Zohran Mamdani (D / Working Families Party) | 98.6 | 24,090 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 338 | ||
| Total votes: 24,428 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Zohran Mamdani advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 36.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Zohran Mamdani advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 36.
2020
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 36
Zohran Mamdani won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 36 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Zohran Mamdani (D) | 98.5 | 38,221 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 596 | ||
| Total votes: 38,817 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 36
Zohran Mamdani defeated incumbent Aravella Simotas in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 36 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Zohran Mamdani | 51.2 | 8,410 | |
| Aravella Simotas | 48.6 | 7,987 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 16,427 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Zohran Mamdani did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
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2020
Zohran Mamdani completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mamdani's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We need to stop treating housing as a commodity from which private developers can extract exorbitant profits, and start guaranteeing it as a human right for all.
- Energy should be a public resource, not a for-profit commodity. We need to eliminate the profit motive from our energy system and empower the working class to reverse decades of disinvestment in frontline communities that have borne the brunt of environmental degradation and who are most imminently threatened by accelerating climate catastrophe.
- I believe that people should not have to endure the violence and coercion of a criminal-legal system that props up the exploitation of the market by surveilling, caging, and killing those fighting to survive under capitalism.
I know that we'll never win the rights we all deserve - rights to healthcare, housing, education, nutrition, childcare, and public power - without a grassroots movement of the working class rising up to demand them. Another world is possible, but only if we fight for it together.
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of New York |
Officeholder New York State Assembly District 36 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 9, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New York State Assembly, "Zohran Mamdani - Assembly District 36," accessed March 25, 2021
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| Preceded by Aravella Simotas (D) |
New York State Assembly District 36 2021-Present |
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