National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first bobblehead of Zohran Mamdani, who was elected the 111th mayor of New York City yesterday. With his victory over former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mamdani will become New York City’s first Muslim and first Asian American mayor. Mamdani’s bobblehead joins a wide range of political bobbleheads produced by the Museum including bobbleheads of all U.S. presidents and many first ladies, world leaders, senators, governors, and other elected officials. The bobbleheads are being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.
Standing on a circular red, white, and blue, stars and stripes base bearing his name, the smiling Mamdani bobblehead is wearing a dark suit with a red tie and giving a wave with his right hand. Each bobblehead will be individually numbered and they are only available through the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Store. The bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in February, are $30 each plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order.
Born in Kampala, Uganda, the 34-year-old Mamdani immigrated to South Africa with his family when he was five years old and then to the United States when he was seven, settling in New York City. After receiving a bachelor’s degree with a major in Africana studies from Bowdoin College in Maine in 2014, he entered local politics as a campaign manager for Khader El-Yateem and Ross Barkan. Mandani was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 2020, defeating five-term incumbent Aravella Simotas in the Democratic primary. He was reelected without opposition in 2022 and 2024. As a member of the New York State Assembly from the 36th district, he represented the Queens neighborhood of Astoria.
In October 2024, Mamdani announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election. He won the Democratic primary in an upset victory over Andrew Cuomo, who remained on the ballot for the general election and would campaign as an independent. Mamdani’s campaign platform, which opposed wealth inequality, fascism, racism, militarism, and imperialism has been considered by outlets to be an heir to the policies of former New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It includes support for fare-free city buses, public childcare, city-owned grocery stores, LGBTQ rights, a rent freeze on rent-stabilized units, additional affordable housing units, comprehensive public safety reform, and a $30 minimum wage by 2030. Mamdani also supports tax increases on corporations and those earning above $1 million annually.
“We have been receiving a lot of requests for a bobblehead of Zohran Mamdani as he has grown in popularity during the campaign both regionally in New York and nationally,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “We think his supporters will enjoy having this new bobblehead as Mamdani takes over leadership of America’s largest city.”
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