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NYC Councilman Chi Ossé Challenges Hakeem Jeffries
Chi Ossé, 27, challenges Hakeem Jeffries in a Brooklyn Democratic primary, criticizing party leadership's response to Trump and seeking to shift the district's political vision.
- On Monday, Chi Ossé, New York City Councilmember, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to launch a Democratic primary challenge to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. Representative for New York's 8th District.
- Ossé said the Democratic Party leadership is failing to fight Donald Trump and lacks a unifying vision, leveraging his large social media presence to tap public frustration.
- Jeffries, the House Minority Leader, rose from the state Assembly into top House Democratic leadership and his office said they welcome a rigorous debate about leadership and policy.
- The filing sets up a generational and philosophical test for New York Democrats as Jeffries, who won a seventh term last year in a deep-blue district, faces a challenging primary.
- Ossé, 27, was re-elected to a second City Council term and recently joined the Democratic Socialists of America, though mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is not publicly backing him.
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