Jenifer Rajkumar campaigns for re-election amid debate over South Asian American community support
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Updated · The New York Times · Apr 25
Jenifer Rajkumar campaigns for re-election amid debate over South Asian American community support
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 25
At a Vaisakhi festival in Queens, Rajkumar addressed hundreds at a Sikh temple, emphasizing the power of South Asian representation as she seeks another term.
Her Democratic primary opponent, David Orkin, a democratic socialist, also visited the temple with progressive South Asian volunteers to court the same voter base.
The race highlights whether the community’s political support hinges more on shared ethnic identity or on ideological alignment, following Zohran Mamdani’s historic mayoral win last year.
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