Democratic lawmaker blasts Mamdani as ‘job-killing socialist’ after Jeffries endorsement Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., criticizes House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ endorsement of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and urges schools to teach about the Oct. 7 attacks on ‘Saturday in America.’ NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Even up until the last hour, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., played it coy about endorsing Zohran Mamdani in the New York City