State Democratic officials withdrew the endorsement of a Minneapolis mayoral candidate who has drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayoral hopeful.

Omar Fateh, a self-described Democratic socialist, was endorsed by the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party during its July convention, making him the first Minneapolis mayoral candidate in 16 years to

Party has overturned Minneapolis party’s endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh (D), the democratic socialist challenging Mayor Jacob Frey (D), following allegations of a flawed process at the party’s convention last month.