"Far-left New York City councilman Chi Ossé filed paperwork Monday to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for his deep-blue Brooklyn seat. Ossé, a 27 year-old democratic socialist who was an early supporter of New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, is launching an insurgent primary campaign against Jeffries over the explicit opposition of the mayor-elect and national Democrats. Ossé has flirted with a primary run against Jeffries for weeks following Mamdani's rapid ascension to New York City's top political office."
"Mamdani, however, has reportedly privately urged his ideological compatriot to pass on a primary challenge despite the duo both belonging to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Mamdani wants to avoid another high-profile leftist primary challenge and is concerned that Ossé's run against Jeffries could damage his relationship with the party's establishment to push through his agenda once sworn into office, according to multiple reports."
Chi Ossé filed to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a deep-blue Brooklyn district, launching an insurgent Democratic primary bid. Ossé is a 27-year-old democratic socialist and early supporter of Zohran Mamdani. The primary could pit the party establishment against the far-left and require Jeffries to shore up local support rather than focus on national efforts to retake the House majority. Mamdani has privately urged Ossé to avoid the challenge, citing concerns about damaging relationships with party leaders. Ossé is an openly gay Black man with a Japanese Buddhist upbringing; Jeffries is aligned with an older Black Baptist constituency.
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