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She's a Democratic Socialist who affirmed Israel's right to exist. Can she be LA's next mayor?

Summarizing Louis Keene in Forward · Published Thursday, February 19, 2026
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JL;DR SUMMARY Nithya Raman, a Los Angeles City Councilmember and member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), is eyeing a bid for the Los Angeles mayoralty. 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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Bds Movement  Jewish Community  Community Engagement  Los Angeles  Progressivism  Nithya Raman  Dsa 

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"LOS ANGELES City Councilmember Nithya Raman won the backing of two very different organizations the last time she ran for office."
Sherman Oaks, California, United States
"With Raman an outsider candidate for the council seat and not favored in the election, the responses attracted little attention outside of DSA. She eventually won in an unusually shaped jurisdiction that included Jewish and Israeli neighborhoods like Hancock Park and Sherman Oaks and young, progressive pockets like Koreatown and Silver Lake."
Silver Lake, California, United States
"With Raman an outsider candidate for the council seat and not favored in the election, the responses attracted little attention outside of DSA. She eventually won in an unusually shaped jurisdiction that included Jewish and Israeli neighborhoods like Hancock Park and Sherman Oaks and young, progressive pockets like Koreatown and Silver Lake."
Valley Village, California, United States
"I know if I had a need, she would take my phone call and would do her best to be of assistance, said Rabbi Sarah Hronsky, who leads Temple Beth Hillel, a Reform synagogue located just outside her district in Valley Village."
Hancock Park, California, United States
"With Raman an outsider candidate for the council seat and not favored in the election, the responses attracted little attention outside of DSA. She eventually won in an unusually shaped jurisdiction that included Jewish and Israeli neighborhoods like Hancock Park and Sherman Oaks and young, progressive pockets like Koreatown and Silver Lake."
Koreatown, California, United States
"With Raman an outsider candidate for the council seat and not favored in the election, the responses attracted little attention outside of DSA. She eventually won in an unusually shaped jurisdiction that included Jewish and Israeli neighborhoods like Hancock Park and Sherman Oaks and young, progressive pockets like Koreatown and Silver Lake."
California, United States
"Others outside the district say Ramans DSA connections are inherently disqualifying. Nate Miller, an LA-based public relations executive who specializes in Jewish affairs, said that while he was frustrated with Bass, he could not vote for a member of the movement."
New York City, New York, United States
"Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, drew on a groundswell of progressive support to win elected office in 2020 and 2024."

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