Overview
- State party chair Jay Jacobs said he will not endorse Zohran Mamdani, citing disagreements on tackling income inequality, the Democratic Socialists of America platform, and the nominee’s positions on Israel.
- Jacobs called fear‑mongering about Mamdani “wrong” and pledged he will not endorse any other candidate in the mayoral race.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed Mamdani days earlier, and state leaders including Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart‑Cousins have also offered support.
- Rep. Yvette Clarke is set to add her endorsement on Saturday, while top federal Democrats Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have met with Mamdani but remain noncommittal.
- Recent polls show Mamdani leading a field that includes Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams as independents and Republican Curtis Sliwa, while reactions to Jacobs’s stance have split Democrats, with criticism from progressives and praise from Adams.