(L-R) Zohran Mamdani, James Talarico, Jon Ossoff and Abdul El-Sayed. (Photos: AP)
\n\nAmerican politics is getting younger, and millennials and Gen Z have noticed. In June 2025, Zohran Mamdani, then a 33-year-old state assemblyman, beat former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary. He went on to win City Hall and is now, at 35, one of the most talked-about politicians in the country.
\n\nThe 3 November midterms have brought in more millennial faces: Jon Ossoff, 39, James Talarico, 37, and Abdul El-Sayed, 42. Gen Z and fellow millennials are watching, and the timeline is not shy about it. Their clips are getting shared, stitched and fan-edited, with plenty of “wait, he’s the senator?” energy in the replies.
\n\nPretty privilege, it seems, has found its way to the Democratic side of the aisle. So here is a look at the millennials we are noticing, and not just for the work. The good-looking presence helps, too.
\n\nBorn in Kampala to Indian origin parents – Mahmood Mamdani and Mira Nair, and raised in Queens, Mamdani was a state assemblyman and a former rapper (stage name Young Cardamom) when he took on the Democratic establishment. He beat Cuomo twice, in…
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