Sept. 15 (UPI) -- With less than two months before the New York City mayoral election, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has endorsed fellow Democrat Zohran Mamdani to lead the city.

Hochul, also a Democrat, issued her endorsement Sunday, penning a New York Times opinion piece.

"The question of who will be the next mayor is one I take extremely seriously and to which I have devoted a great deal of thought," she said.

"I am endorsing Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani."

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