NY-08: Chi Oss (D) files paperwork to run against Hakeem Jeffries (D) in New York [View all]

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New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a democratic socialist, filed paperwork on Monday to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) next year.

Ossé represents the city’s 36th District, which includes North Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, in the New York City Council. He has represented the district since 2021.

The New York Post was the first to report last week that the 27-year-old council member was preparing to challenge the House Democratic leader against the wishes of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, whom Ossé endorsed.

Jeffries “is focused on battling Donald Trump, ending the Republican shutdown of the federal government and addressing the crushing GOP healthcare crisis,” Jeffries spokesperson Justin Chermol told the Post in a statement at the time.



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5609193-chi-osse-files-paperwork-to-run-against-hakeem-jeffries-in-new-york/