{"id":2514147,"date":"2025-11-24T17:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T22:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-appoints-top-dsa-leaders-and-others-to-transition-committees\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T17:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T22:17:21","slug":"mamdani-appoints-top-dsa-leaders-and-others-to-transition-committees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-appoints-top-dsa-leaders-and-others-to-transition-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani appoints top DSA leaders and others to transition committees"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmamdani-appoints-top-dsa-leaders-and-others-to-transition-committees%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2514147&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed over 400 individuals to 17 transition committees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-critic-suozzi-endorses-cuomo-for-nyc-mayor\/\" title=\"Mamdani critic Suozzi endorses Cuomo for NYC mayor\">including prominent leaders<\/a> from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) New York City branch. Gustavo Gordillo and Grace Mausser, co-chairs of NYC DSA, will serve on committees focused on Economic Development and Workforce Development and Small Businesses, respectively.Alongside other DSA members, they will help advise Mamdani on implementing his affordability agenda. Mamdani emphasized the importance of these committees in guiding policy and hiring decisions as his governance prepares to govern starting January 1. The transition features unique committees like Worker Justice and community Organizing, reflecting MamdaniS commitment to supporting working-class movements. Other notable appointees include former city officials, highlighting the broad expertise involved. While Mausser noted that differences with the administration are expected, she expressed optimism about collaborating with Mamdani&#8217;s team to transform New York City. The DSA has been described as a crucial partner in Mamdani&#8217;s campaign and transition efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mamdani appoints top DSA leaders among more than 400 others to transition committees<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2412633\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nyc\/\">New York<\/a> Mayor-elect<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\"> Zohran Mamdani<\/a> appointed more than 400 people to 17 transition committees on Monday, including two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-officers-issue-vote-of-no-confidence-for-top-leadership\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Officers Issue Vote Of No Confidence For Top ...hip\">top leaders<\/a> of the Democratic Socialists of America&rsquo;s New York City branch.<\/p>\n<p>Gustavo Gordillo and Grace Mausser, NYC DSA co-chairs, will serve on the Economic Development and Workforce Development and Small Businesses and Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises committees, respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3895433\/georgia-messy-gop-senate-primary-needs-trump-endorsement\/\">Georgia&rsquo;s messy GOP Senate primary won&rsquo;t settle without Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3896440\/swalwell-vote-by-phone-idea-california-governor-bid\/\">Swalwell pitches &#8216;vote by phone&#8217; idea as part of California governor bid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3895162\/tim-ryan-wont-run-ohio-governor-amy-acton\/\">Tim Ryan won&#8217;t run for Ohio governor, clearing field for Democrat Amy Acton<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The pair, along with four other named DSA members and several hundred others, will advise Mamdani on how to implement his affordability agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are the people that New Yorkers look to for wisdom, for guidance, and their creativity, their drive, their commitment is what sets our city apart,&rdquo; Mamdani said at a Central Park press conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have entrusted them with a mighty responsibility to lead these committees and to provide the policy and hiring recommendations that our transition team will turn to as we prepare to begin governing on Jan. 1,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The committees will be overseen by the transition&rsquo;s four co-chairs, headlined by former Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan. Two of the committees are unique to the Mamdani administration: the<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Worker Justice&nbsp;and&nbsp;Community Organizing committees.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These two committees illustrate the administration&rsquo;s commitment to honoring and building upon the movement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats&#039; Election Cheating\">working class<\/a> New Yorkers that delivered the Mayor-elect&rsquo;s historic victory,&rdquo; a Mamdani transition release said.<\/p>\n<p>The latter committee includes DSA member Asher Ross. Two other named DSA members, Katherine Jin and Julie Swoope, will be on the technology committee. Sebastian Leon Martinez of the Young Democratic Socialists of America will be on the Youth and Education committee.<\/p>\n<p>Transition Executive Director Elana Leopold said in a statement, &ldquo;Excellence is the guiding light driving this transition, and today&rsquo;s committee appointees are no exception. Together, these leaders will help prepare Mayor-elect Mamdani&rsquo;s administration to take on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-gives-cities-more-power-to-ban-homeless-camps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court gives cities more power to ban homeless camps - Washington Examiner\">city&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s toughest challenges&mdash;from housing access to emergency preparedness to the day-to-day operations of city government that must be exceptional.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 402 appointed members also include former New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former Education Secretary John King, former New York City Fire Department Commissioner Daniel Nigro, former Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger, and former New York City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot.<\/p>\n<p>Gordillo and Mausser appear to be the first major NYC DSA appointments to the mayoral transition. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio and current Mayor Eric Adams did not have any NYC DSA leadership appointees in their transitions.<\/p>\n<p>Mausser said last month that she does not expect to be in lockstep with Mamdani&rsquo;s administration, though she will now take part in shaping it. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of course, there will be instances where we disagree. Zohran&rsquo;s administration is not the same as NYC DSA. We know that,&rdquo; she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/10\/30\/mamdani-dsa-relationship-nyc-mayor-00628704\">told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>. &ldquo;We really want to put our energy into what we can build together with the power of a mayoral administration and the power of not only DSA but of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >broad left-labor coalition<\/a>. I think we have the opportunity to really transform the city in ways that haven&rsquo;t been seen before.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3896680\/zohran-mamdani-exercises-caution-endorsing-congressional-primary-challengers\/\">MAMDANI EXERCISES CAUTION IN ENDORSING CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY CHALLENGERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mamdani campaign called the DSA &ldquo;an essential partner&rdquo; at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DSA has been an essential partner for Zohran Mamdani in powering this campaign, and he looks forward to working with them to deliver a more affordable city and continue to engage more New Yorkers in the political process,&rdquo; spokeswoman Dora Pekec told the outlet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mamdani names top NYC DSA leaders to transition teams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2514148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/z-mamdani-2.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[21068,67624,56552,67626,67625],"class_list":["post-2514147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-appointments","tag-dsa-leaders","tag-mamdani","tag-political-organization","tag-transition-committees"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/z-mamdani-2.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514147"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514151,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514147\/revisions\/2514151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2514148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}