Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty
Team includes Lina Khan, the FTC commissioner under Biden, and other Democratic former city officialsUS politics live – latest updatesZohran Mamdani’s incoming administration began taking shape on Wednesday as the New York City mayor-elect announced a transition team to help enact what he...
<p>Team includes Lina Khan, the FTC commissioner under Biden, and other Democratic former city officials</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/05/zohran-mamdani-new-york-nyc-donald-trump-mayor-election-california-new-jersey-virginia-latest-news-results">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/zohran-mamdani">Zohran Mamdani</a>’s incoming administration began taking shape on Wednesday as the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-york">New York City</a> mayor-elect announced a transition team to help enact what he called the city’s most ambitious policy platform in a generation, vowing to get right to work when he takes office on 1 January.</p><p>Speaking at a morning press conference in Queens, the 34-year-old democratic socialist revealed an all-female transition team led by Elana Leopold as executive director. It also includes co-chairs Maria Torres-Springer, the former first deputy mayor; Lina Khan, the former federal trade commission chair; the United Way’s president and CEO, Grace Bonilla; and the former deputy mayor for health and human services Melanie Hartzog.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/zohran-mamdani-transition-team">Continue reading...</a>
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