S4E04 MUSSAB ALI: MAYORAL CANDIDATE FOR JERSEY CITY "BLACK ZOHRAN MAMDANI" (PAKISTANI & MUSLIM)
S4E04: Meet Mussab Ali— Jersey City’s mayoral candidate (aka “Black Zohran Mamdani”) with a Pakistani, Muslim identity. He was the formerly elected President of the Jersey City Board of Education, has his JD from Harvard Law, and is a cancer survivor.
As BOE President, he made headlines as the youngest elected official in Jersey City history, and at the time, was the youngest Muslim elected official across the United States. His main competitor is Jim McGreevey, the disgraced former governor of New Jersey who resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal and corruption allegations.
❗10/14 TUES IS THE JERSEY CITY VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE❗
In this episode we cover a variety of topics across our 4 segments: ❓WHO IS MUSSAB ALI❓ ✏️MUSSAB ALI’S PLATFORM✏️ 🔦GRILLING MUSSAB ALI🔦 🗳️ELECTION INFO🗳️
We talk about Mussab’s family’s immigrant story, term on BOE bringing clean drinking water to Jersey City schools, battle with cancer, academic journey across Rutgers and Harvard Law, endorsements, cradle to career initiative, multifaceted platform, and more. We also grill him across Islamophobic/Zionist Q&A, Zohran Q&A, Competitors Q&A, Platform Q&A, and Online Criticism Q&A. Stick around until the end for key election information and how to get involved!
Mussab Ali’s Website (election info, volunteer, donate): https://www.ali2025.com/ Mussab’s IG: @mussabalijc (https://www.instagram.com/mussabalijc/) Mussab’s Tik Tok: @aliforjc (https://www.tiktok.com/@aliforjc)
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