New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is planning to challenge US Rep. Dan Goldman for the 10th Congressional District, Politico reports, citing three people familiar with Lander’s preparations.
Lander has not officially launched his campaign and a spokesperson tells The Times of Israel that there is no official campaign announcement yet.
Lander and Goldman are both Jewish Democrats, but Lander, who defines himself as a “progressive Zionist,” is on Goldman’s left and more outspoken in his criticism of the Israeli government.
Lander allied with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani during the mayoral campaign, and is expecting an endorsement from Mamdani for his congressional run, Politico reports.
Lander’s expected campaign launch is part of the progressive left’s broader challenge to centrist Democrats in New York City following Mamdani’s stunning political rise.
The 10th Congressional District covers lower Manhattan and northwest Brooklyn.
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