From Fox News: Zohran Mamdani’s latest hire to his incoming staff includes the mayor-elect’s long-time chief advisor, who has been dubbed the “chief architect” of Mamdani’s campaign proposal to have social workers respond to certain non-violent 911 calls in New York City.
The heavily criticized proposal was drummed up by the Ivy League-educated, California-native Elle Bisgaard-Church, a relative political newcomer affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Bisgaard-Church was tapped by Mamdani Monday to once again be his chief adviser while running the helm at New York City’s City Hall after serving in the same post during his campaign and during his state assembly days.
Bisgaard-Church has been credited with being pivotal to getting Mamdani’s message to voters and campaign staff dub her the “chief architect” behind Mamdani’s Department of Community Safety proposal, according to CBS News.
When developing the Department of Community Safety proposal, which aims to replace police officers with mental health professionals to deal with non-life-threatening emergencies with a focus on subway stations, Bisgaard-Church reportedly spoke to mental health experts, public safety officials from other cities and former New York City Police Department (NYPD) Chief of Department Rodney Harrison. The new department will cost approximately $1.1 billion, according to a campaign proposal on Mamadani’s website.
The report notes that Bisgaard-Church, also played a major role in coordinating weekly meetings with the New York City DSA chapter throughout the campaign to incorporate leadership from the groups that helped Mamdani win.
Bisgaard-Church, 34, grew up in California. Mamdani’s mayoral campaign was the first political campaign she ever managed, and she is described as his “right hand” and “closest adviser.”
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