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Could Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh, who’s running for mayor of Minneapolis, become the next Zohran Mamdani?
Mamdani, the 33-year-old Ugandan-born state assemblyman from New York City, stunned the nation’s political world last month by coming from behind to convincingly win the Democratic Party mayoral nomination in the nation’s most populous city.
With his victory over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and nine other candidates, Mamdani took a big step towards becoming New York City’s first Muslim and first millennial mayor.
Like Mamdani, Fateh is a Muslim democratic socialist and, at 35, a fellow member of Generation Y.
MAMDANI NYC MAYORAL PRIMARY VICTORY FURTHER INFLAMES LONGSTAND DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIVIDES
Democratic socialist Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh (center), who is running for mayor of Minneapolis, as been compared to New York City’s Zohran Mamdani. (Omar Fateh mayoral campaign)
Mamdani, as he runs for mayor, is pushing an