"courageous leadership in the face of Donald Trump's attacks on New Yorkers."
"While the oligarchy drives the affordability crisis, they shouldn't be able to buy a seat in Congress,"
"Our mayor can have an ally in Washington instead of an adversary in his own backyard,"
"I'm running for Congress because the challenges we face can't be solved with strongly worded letters or high-dollar fundraisers, and not by doing AIPAC's bidding."
Brad Lander announced a Democratic primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman for a liberal district covering lower Manhattan and parts of brownstone Brooklyn. Lander secured endorsements from mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders and pledged bold leadership against attacks on New Yorkers. Lander criticized concentrated wealth and suggested oligarchic influence should not buy congressional seats, implicitly referencing Goldman's family wealth. Lander emphasized that challenges require action beyond letters, fundraisers, or doing AIPAC's bidding. Lander's term as city comptroller ends Dec. 31, and he did not seek reelection. Lander and Mamdani endorsed one another under the city's ranked-choice voting strategy.
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