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Brad Lander to challenge Dan Goldman for Congress in NY-10, with Mamdani's blessing • Brooklyn Paper

Goldman is the incumbent facing Lander’s primary challenge, amid reported tensions with progressives over his support for Israel.

Brad Lander to challenge Dan Goldman for Congress in NY-10, with Mamdani's blessing • Brooklyn Paper
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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander launched a Democratic primary challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman for New York’s 10th Congressional District, backed by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and other prominent progressives. The contest highlights tensions over Israel, immigration and the direction of the district’s progressive wing.

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U.S. representative and incumbent in New York’s 10th Congressional District

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New York City comptroller and Democratic candidate challenging Dan Goldman in NY-10

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Chi Osse
D · NY

New York City Council member and former potential House challenger to Hakeem Jeffries

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President of the United States, whose administration Goldman says he is focused on opposing

Bernie Sanders
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U.S. senator from Vermont and Lander supporter

House Democratic Leader and potential target of a primary challenge

Elizabeth Warren
D · MA · SEN

U.S. senator from Massachusetts and Lander supporter

ALSO MENTIONED  Alexa Avilés, New York City Council member who considered but declined to run in NY-10; Andrew Gounardes, New York State senator and Lander supporter; Robert Carroll, New York State Assembly member and Lander supporter; Yuh-Line Niou, Former New York State Assembly member and former NY-10 primary candidate; Zohran Mamdani, Mayor-elect of New York City and Lander endorser

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Brad Lander Announces Challenge to Daniel Goldman in NY-10

Outlets agree that Brad Lander announced a Democratic primary challenge to incumbent Rep. Daniel Goldman in New York’s 10th District, with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani backing Lander. Left-leaning outlets present Lander as an appealing progressive alternative and Goldman as vulnerable, with Israel and Gaza as a dividing issue. Center outlets mostly treat it as a primary contest, emphasizing endorsements and differences over Israel, while some also stress immigration or opposition to Trump. Right-leaning outlets frame it as an ideological clash within Democrats, highlighting Lander’s contrasts with Goldman on Israel and immigration.

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