NY Democratic Party chair not endorsing Mamdani

Powerful NY Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs refuses to back Zohran Mamdani — could step down over Hochul’s shock endorsement: sources

The searing anti-endorsement comes amid swirling rumors that Jacobs would resign after Hochul jumped on the Mamdani bandwagon, furthering the highly unusual divide between a sitting governor and their party's chair over who should be New York City's next mayor.

N.Y. Democratic Party Chair Won't Endorse Mamdani

New York Democratic Party chairman breaks with Hochul on Mamdani endorsement

The chairman of the New York State Democratic Party announced on Thursday that he will not endorse New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani, publicly breaking with Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), who backed Mamdani earlier this week. Jay Jacobs, who…

N.Y. Democratic Party Chair Won’t Endorse Mamdani

The chair of the New York Democratic Party will not endorse the party's nominee for mayor of New York City, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, due to disagreements with his policies. Jay Jacobs, who has served as chair of the New York Democratic Party since 2019, told The Hill in a statement: "Mr. Mamdani and I are in agreement that America's greatest problem is the continued growth of income disparity in our nation. On how to address it — we fundament…

New York Democratic Party chair says he won’t endorse Mamdani

Jay Jacobs, the chairman of the New York Democratic Party, said on Thursday he will not endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, notably breaking with Gov. Kathy Hochul, who recently announced her support for the Democratic nominee. In a statement, Jacobs said he had a “positive conversation” with Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist and Queens assemblyman, soon after the primary, and dismissed what he called “the fear-mongeri…

State Democratic boss says he won't endorse Mamdani for NYC mayor

State party chairman Jay Jacobs said Eric Mamdani's democratic socialism doesn't represent "the principles, values or policies of the Democratic Party."