Cuomo said Mamdani has never had a job. What work has Mamdani actually done?

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Mamdani served in the New York State Assembly since 2021, representing Queens' 36th district. Before that, he worked as a housing counselor at Make the Road New York (2017-2020), helping tenants fight illegal evictions and rent overcharges. He also worked on Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign as a field organizer. Cuomo's attack that Mamdani "never had a job" relies on not counting elected office, nonprofit work, or campaign organizing as "real" employment. The subtext: Cuomo ran a $177 billion state government; Mamdani passed 8 bills in Albany. Voters weigh whether executive experience managing budgets and bureaucracies matters more than grassroots organizing and legislative coalition-building.

Cuomo said Mamdani has never had a job. What work has Mamdani actually done?

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