Brooklyn Young Democrats back Brooklyn's own Brad Lander in NYC mayor's race
Brooklyn Young Democrats became the only young Democratic club in New York City to endorse in the ranked-choice mayoral primary this week, positioning Comptroller Brad Lander at the top of its slate and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani second. The endorsements are the latest instance in which the club has operated contrary to Brooklyn Democratic Party leadership.
“Brad has been such a progressive and effective leader with so much experience leading with empathy,” said Carlos Calzadilla-Palacio, president of the Brooklyn Young Democrats, which represents Democrats ages 16 to 35 in Kings County. “It shows that young people are hungry for that progressive, effective manager with a proven track record of delivering and also being very reform-minded.”
Rounding out its slate of five candidates – determined in a recent vote by the club’s more than 200 dues paying members – Brooklyn Young Democrats ranked state Sen. Zellnor Myrie next, followed by City Council Member Adrienne Adams in fourth, and state Sen. Jessica Ramos fifth. The club shared the ranking with City & State ahead of its spring fundraiser Thursday evening.
While the powerful county organization has not collectively weighed in on the mayoral race, Brooklyn Democratic Party Boss Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn announced in March that she’d be backing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. She had previously been one of Mayor Eric Adams’ most loyal allies.
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