From Fox News: Galvanized by President Donald Trump’s sweeping second-term agenda, a new generation of progressive Democrats is working to redefine the party’s future.
The original “Squad,” a group of young, left-wing lawmakers, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 as a referendum on Trump’s first term.
Now, with Trump back in the Oval Office and Republicans controlling both the House and Senate, a new wave of progressive candidates is emerging across the country.
The report provides a list of “America’s next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party’s future.”
- Zohran Mamdani, 33 – Born in Uganda, a Muslim and a Democrat Socialist, expected to win the election as New York City’s next mayor
- Omar Fateh, 35 – Born in Washington, D.C. to Somali immigrant parents, a Muslim and Democrat Socialist, running for mayor of Minneapolis
- Kat Abughazaleh, 26 – the progressive Gen Z candidate running for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District next year. She is a former journalist and activist who often protests outside ICE centers
- Aftyn Behn, 35 – a former healthcare community organizer and current Democrat state representative in Tennessee, now running for U.S. Congress. She has been described by local Democrats as “our very own AOC of TN.”
- Mallory McMorrow, 39 – a Democrat state senator in Michigan, now running for U.S. Senate. Has called for Sen. Chuck Schumer to step down as party leader.
Squad 2.0: Meet America’s next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party’s future https://t.co/8cwfJwvaR8
— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) October 13, 2025
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