The 34-year-old state assemblyman from Queens has risen from obscurity to national prominence with a bold, left-wing platform.

National figures are competing in different ways to make Mamdani a Democratic symbol amid a consequential next chapter of his rise: running New York City.

In a new ad targeting vulnerable congressional Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) argued the Democrat Party has fully embraced socialism in the wake of the “radical left earthquake” that was Mamdani’s electoral victory in New York City.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani will be New York City's youngest mayor in over a century, exposing a deep generational divide within the Democratic Party ahead of the midterms.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and one of the most powerful Jewish politicians in the United States, did not endorse Zohran Mamdani and would not say who he voted for in New York City’s mayoral election.

Republicans are already seeking to tie other Democrats to Mamdani ahead of the midterms and 2028 presidential race.

Mamdani, a 34-year-old member of the New York State Assembly and the Democratic Party’s nominee for mayor, took 50.4% of the vote on Tuesday.

Ex-Gov Andrew Cuomo told The Post he believes the Democratic Party is “headed down a dangerous road,” in his first public sighting since losing to lefty mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.