New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced his candidacy for Congress over the past hour on December 10, stating "I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold," with expected endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and Working Families Party, according to X posts by @bradlander and @RebeccaKKatz during the 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. UTC window. @RebeccaKKatz described the anticipated support as "as big a show of force for this district as imaginable," listing the endorsements with checkmarks in her post at an unspecified time within the hour. Lander's announcement post included hashtags #FightDontFold, #LanderForNYC, and #LanderForCongress, signaling his intent to represent a New York City district.
