Muslim donors flood Mamdani’s campaign for NYC mayor, see national impact
"This is not a local race anymore. This is a national race."
ByZohreen Shah
July 18, 2025, 6:21 AM ET
• 10 min read
Zohran Mamdani meets with Democrats Sanders, AOC Presumptive Democratic nominee for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani met with Democratic members of the House and Senate to discuss his campaign.ABC News
Six days before polls closed in the New York City mayoral primary, and hours after former Mayor Michael Bloomberg injected an extra $5 million into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mayoral PAC, a group of Muslim Americans began mobilizing nationwide. A few donors told ABC News they knew they couldn't match Cuomo's donors, but believed a small jolt might give Zohran Mamdani a final push in the Democratic primary.
After Mamdani's upset victory over the presumed favorite, Cuomo, some of those who supported Mamdani told ABC News they felt their contributions toward his victory could forecast a rise in a larger network of Muslim Americans fundraising in national politics, which they say might influence who will run, and who might win.
On election night, leaders for Mamdani's super PAC, "New Yorkers for Lower Costs," released a memo titled "What we did to help elect Zohran Mamdani," thanking donors for their role in his upset win, writing, "In particular, the generosity of Arab and Muslim Americans … has been truly incredible…" PAC chair Regina Monge told ABC News many of their biggest donors were Arab or Muslim.
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/muslim-donors-flood-mamdanis-campaign-nyc-mayor-national/story?id=123678079
