Mary Jobaida, a candidate in the upcoming special election to replace Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the 36th Assembly District, might have considered dropping out of the race after frontrunner Diana Moreno picked up the Queens Democratic Party nomination and fellow candidate Rana Abdelhamid picked up endorsements from a swath of progressive lawmakers. But dropping out was never an option for Jobaida, who has centered her campaign on advocating for constituents often excluded from the political process.
Jobaida, a Bangladeshi immigrant living in Queensbridge Houses since 2001, was the first candidate to file to succeed Mamdani in the 36th District after his victory in the 2025 mayoral election.
