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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani asks supporters to raise $4M to fund his transition to City Hall
Zohran Mamdani aims to raise $4 million from over 12,700 small donors to fund his transition, rejecting wealthy contributions due to ineligibility for public matching funds.
- On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor-elect, asked supporters to raise $4 million before January 1 because transition operations are excluded from the city’s eight-to-one public matching funds.
- Framing the push as a rejection of wealthy donors, Zohran Mamdani urged supporters to give small amounts via transition2025.com to fund the inauguration, policy start, and transition team.
- Figures displayed in the video showed more than $1 million raised as of Nov. 14 with an average donation of $77.65 from more than 12,700 donors, while Mamdani urged contributions at transition2025.com.
- Analysts note the math doesn't add up, and a shortfall would affect paying transition staff, inauguration planning, and policy implementation on day one.
- Mamdani's proposed programs, including universal childcare, fare-free buses, and public housing, face costs requiring Albany approval and possible tax changes next year, as Hochul opposes new taxes.
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Socialism is preparing to take the world’s biggest stage. New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani shared a campaign video this week, asking his supporters for four million dollars for his mayoral transition. “I hope very soon not to have to ask you for money. But until then, I’m askin’ for you to go to transition2025.com, give whatever you can …” he said in a video posted Tuesday. It was both an invitation and an admission — the race is over, b…
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