Some Wealthy New York Elites Surprisingly Back Nyc Socialist Candidate Who Wants To Tax Them More

Despite his socialist proposals, New York City mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani has respective millionaires backing his candidacy amid his calls to taxation nan able to money expansive societal programs.

James Hueston, a 27-year-old task capitalist, is portion of a group called nan Mamdani Millionaires successful a Wall Street Journal portion published Monday. 

"In my eyes, I should perfectly beryllium paying my adjacent stock for nan group that request it," Hueston told nan newspaper. "I don’t deliberation that he’s expanding taxation for nan liking of it. I deliberation that he’s doing it to money very explicitly bully policies."

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Democrat mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani speaks during a rally astatine nan Hotel & Gaming Trades Council office successful New York, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)

Voting information showed that astir a 3rd of nan city’s wealthiest residents supported Mamdani successful nan primary, nan New York Post reported. Many donors, immoderate from Wall Street and ample rule firms, person remained anonymous.

Other high-earning supporters of Mamdani see Ahmed Haque, nan laminitis and CEO of consulting patient Didactic Labs. 

"For immigrants coming to this country, these mini businesses correspond nan azygous way for upward mobility that they have," he said. 

Bradley Tusk, a task capitalist who ran Michael Bloomberg’s 3rd run for politician of New York City, wrote connected LinkedIn that New Yorkers should "do what we tin to thief him succeed."

SOCIALIST MAYORAL CANDIDATE ZOHRAN MAMDANI UNDER FIRE FOR PLAN TO TAX 'RICHER AND WHITER NEIGHBORHOODS'

Democratic mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani takes nan shape astatine his superior predetermination party. Many able New Yorkers person backed his candidacy.  (Heather Khalifa/AP Photo)

In an Instagram post, Keith McNally, proprietor of Balthazar, a French restaurant, called Mamdani "fantastic." 

"More so, erstwhile my affluent, paranoid friends show maine Mamdani’s dangerous," he wrote. 

Kathy Wylde, president of nan Partnership for New York City, a awesome business group, told The Journal that she met pinch Mandani successful September, agelong earlier his candidacy was taken seriously. 

"I’m not successful favour of government taking over your business," Wylde recalled him telling her.

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She added that "he has already acknowledged that nan lodging situation is only going to beryllium addressed if there’s an summation successful backstage supply. So he’s not conscionable talking astir societal aliases socialized lodging solutions."