NYC council member [Chi Osse] prepares Democratic primary challenge against Hakeem Jeffries [View all]

NBC News:

Chi Ossé, a member of the New York City Council, has filed paperwork to launch a primary challenge against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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Ossé also publicly hinted at a run on Monday afternoon by writing in an X post, “Seems like we’re in a dire situation,” responding to another post noting Ossé had recently said he would not run for Congress and that it would take a "dire situation" for him to spend his twenties in the nation's capital.

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The top House Democrat has not faced a competitive primary fight in the recent past, and has run unopposed in primaries in five of his last seven elections, including last year, in the deep-blue district. Jeffries won a seventh term last year by 51 points, and former Vice President Kamala Harris won the district by 44 points, both winning more than 70% of the vote.

Ossé was first elected to the New York City council in 2021 at just 23 years old, and he reportedly joined the Democratic Socialists of America earlier this year. Ossé is an ally of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, although the New York Times reported that Mamdani discouraged Ossé from challenging Jeffries.


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