NEW YORK (AP) — At least one embattled incumbent, U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman, was defeated by an ally of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, dealing the democratic socialist leader of America’s largest city a significant victory in his bid to reshape the Democratic Party.
Goldman, a two-term incumbent, was beaten by the Mamdani-backed former city Comptroller Brad Lander. Another Mamdani ally, democratic socialist state Assembly Member Claire Valdez, defeated the handpicked successor of retiring U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, likely giving the New York mayor at least two new allies in Congress.
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