Disgraced former 'Squad' member Jamaal Bowman pushes AOC to get Mamdani to appoint him NYC schools chancellor

Jamaal Bowman, the disgraced former Democratic congressman censured for pulling a Capitol fire alarm and found to have run a public school without a valid principal’s license, is aggressively lobbying to become New York City’s next schools chancellor, and promising a “revolution in our public schools” if he gets the job.

According to The New York Post, Bowman is “pushing hard” behind the scenes to secure the position from Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist whose victory has already rattled many city parents, especially Jewish families. A former “Squad” member in Congress, Bowman campaigned heavily for Mamdani. He has reportedly leaned on close ally Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to lobby the incoming mayor for the chancellor job.

Bowman said Thursday night on a Zoom call with the NYC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, “I’m an educator, lifelong educator. When we get universal child care y’all, it’s going to lead to a revolution in our public schools!”