N.Y. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, another major Dem holdout, set to endorse Mamdani for NYC mayor
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is expected to endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor Wednesday, becoming the latest political power player to line up behind the socialist front-runner as he has started to consolidate key Democratic support, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Heastie, one of New York’s most influential Democrats, has since Mamdani’s victory in June’s mayoral primary kept him at arm’s length, refraining from endorsing him.
A number of other top New York Dems, including Gov. Hochul, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, similarly withheld support from Mamdani for months after his primary win, as some members of the party fretted the 33-year-old Queens Assembly member’s progressive agenda could turn off certain voters.
But over the weekend, Hochul led the way in officially endorsing Mamdani, and on Wednesday morning, Heastie is expected to follow suit, the source told the Daily News, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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