Queens Borough President Donovan Richards endorses Mamdani: 'Count me in'

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, influential in some areas Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani struggled to reach in the primary, declared the democratic socialist as “best candidate in the race” on Friday.

In his remarks, Richards called on other Democrats to get behind Mamdani’s vision for the city, saying that “now is not the time to sit on the fence” as working people continue to struggle across the five boroughs.

“Count me in as a Democratic socialist,” said Richards, a moderate Democrat, adding that Mamdani’s populist policies were not purely “socialist” ideas but “humane” ones.

Mamdani thanked Richards for the endorsement and lauded him as having “showcased for so long across this borough and across the city what it means to fight for working people.”




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