November 4 was a day full of electoral excitement. Votes were held across various states, and all eyes were on Joharan Mamdani in New York City. He won by a large margin, becoming the youngest Muslim immigrant mayor in history.
Mamdani aims to work for the welfare of ordinary people—ensuring affordable housing, access to food and essential goods, and affordable public transportation. He plans to raise taxes on the wealthy by just two percent to benefit lower-income residents. He stated, “This city was built by immigrants, for immigrants.”
Previously, President Obama passed the Affordable Care Act to provide healthcare within people’s means. Now, efforts to cut taxes have threatened to repeal the act. With the SNAP programme suspended, access to food for low-income families may be limited.
November 4 also saw other historic events: Abigail Spanberger became Virginia’s first female governor, J. Jones was elected Attorney General from the same party, Nikki Sherrill became governor in New Jersey, and California’s Proposition 50 passed with 64% of the vote.
The significance of humane leadership has once again been demonstrated.
TSN