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Mamdani-backed Eli Northrup beats Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay in State Assembly race

JL;DR SUMMARY Eli Northrup, a public defender backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, won the Democratic primary for New York's State Assembly District 69 against Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityAlexandria Ocasio CortezBernie SandersBuffer ZonesZohran MamdaniNew York PoliticsEli NorthrupStephanie Ruskay

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Upper West Side, New York, United States
"Eli Northrup trounced Stephanie Ruskay Tuesday night in the hotly contested Democratic primary for the State Assemblys District 69, which covers much of the Upper West Side."
Morningside Heights, New York, United States
"The district includes all of Morningside Heights, including the Columbia University campus roiled in 2024 by pro-Palestinian protests over Israels actions in Gaza."
New York, United States
"Ruskay was endorsed by leading Jews in New York politics, such as City Council Speaker Julie Menin, City Comptroller Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal and former Borough President Ruth Messinger."
New York, United States
"Mamdani roiled this election season with endorsements of democratic socialists challenging incumbent congressional Democrats."

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