Brad Lander Wins New York Congressional Primary, Boosting Progressives [View all]

The former New York City comptroller was endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and ran to the left of incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman.

By Matt Shuham
Jun 23, 2026, 09:07 PM EDT

Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is projected to successfully unseat an incumbent congressman in New York’s Democratic primaries Tuesday, marking another win for a growing coalition of progressive candidates.

Lander, who earned an endorsement from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, had criticized his opponent, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), as too moderate and too accommodating of the Israeli government.

“It’s time to elect Democrats who’ll fight, not fold, against the forces of authoritarianism & corporate greed,” Lander wrote in a social media post as he cast an early ballot Sunday.

Lander, a longtime progressive, pitched himself to the left of Goldman, an heir of blue jean entrepreneur Levi Strauss. Lander’s campaign launch featured an advertisement showing him being arrested by federal agents when he attempted to accompany a man attending proceedings in immigration court. (Prosecutors did not bring charges in that case.) He was arrested a second time during a sit-in protest with other elected officials. In that instance, Lander opted for a bench trial and was recently found not guilty of a misdemeanor obstruction charge.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brad-lander-beats-dan-goldman-democratic-primary_n_6a395511e4b0488a51ac128f

Glad that Lander won. He helped Mamdani beat Cuomo which seems to have worked out for his political career as he is likely going to be one of our next members of Congress as the winner of the primary in that district Democratic voters far outnumber Republicans for the general election.