Items on a table during an election night party held by the Democratic Socialists of America - LA chapter at The Greyhound on Nov. 4, in Los Angeles. The same day she announced her surprise bid for mayor, Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman called a member of the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter. Leslie Chang, co-chair for the Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, at a rally at Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles on March 18. In New York, DSA member Zohran Mamdani was recently elected mayor on a platform of rent freezes and free city buses. Konstantine Anthony, a DSA member and Burbank City Council member who gathered signatures to reopen the endorsement window, is supporting Huang.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 21, 2026 15:51 UTC