NYS Dems open up to Zohran Mamdani’s tax-hike plan as primary threats loom: ‘Sends a message’
By Carl Campanile
Published Nov. 6, 2025, 6:00 a.m. ET
Democratic state lawmakers are already opening up to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s goal of hiking taxes — as supporters say politicians who oppose his socialist agenda should face primary challenges.
Mamdani wants higher taxes on millionaires and corporations to generate $9 billion to fulfill his ambitious campaign promises, but it’ll be up to Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state government whether the hikes ever become reality.
Hochul — who is up for re-election in 2026 — has said she doesn’t favor the plan, but two influential state Democrats already appeared ready to consider the hikes on Wednesday — a day after Mamdani’s win in the mayoral election.
“So long as some of the new revenue would be applied to tax relief for working-class New Yorkers, I’m open to very modest increases on millionaires,” said state Sen. James Skoufis (D-Orange) from the Hudson Valley.
He did not comment specifically on the proposed tax increase on corporations.
Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan), who chairs the powerful finance committee and endorsed Mamdani in September, said she’s keeping an open mind.
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