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Democrats Weigh Whether a Lawmaker’s Ethnicity Counts More Than Ideology

The same progressive South Asian networks that helped elect Zohran Mamdani as mayor in New York are mobilizing against Jenifer Rajkumar, a Queens assemblywoman.

First seen · 8:44 PM UTCApril 25, 2026

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Democrats Weigh Whether a Lawmaker’s Ethnicity Counts More Than IdeologyThe same progressive South Asian networks that helped elect Zohran Mamdani as mayor in New York are mobilizing against Jenifer Rajkumar, a Queens assemblywoman.
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