New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a democratic socialist, filed paperwork on Monday to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) next year.
Ossé represents the city’s 36th District, which includes North Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, in the New York City Council. He has represented the district since 2021.
The New York Post was the first to report last week that the 27-year-old council member was preparing to challenge the House Democratic leader against the wishes of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, whom Ossé endorsed…