Posted on 01/03/2026 8:11:29 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
She’s the power behind the red curtain.
Zohran Mamdani’s secretive, newly named chief of staff, Elle Bisgaard-Church, is a Democratic Socialists of America true believer who convinced the far-left group to back him for mayor and helped craft his “Department of Community Safety,” insiders said.
The two 34-year-olds forged similar paths to the heights of New York City political power — cutting their teeth in antiwar and pro-Palestinian college campus activism and toiling in lefty nonprofits before making the leap into state government.
“Few have played a more central role in this movement, or in every victory we have achieved together in the Assembly, than Elle,” Mamdani gushed — as he announced her elevation to City Hall chief of staff.
An Ivy League grad from California, Bisgaard-Church’s path intertwined with Mamdani’s when she became chief of staff for his state Assembly office upon his election in 2020.
She then jumped in with both feet as he launched his bid for mayor, serving as campaign manager — and getting widely credited for his stunning Democratic primary win — and then as senior adviser.
But Bisgaard-Church fiercely guards her privacy, eschewing social media and rarely granting interviews as the socialist Queens Assemblyman-turned-Mayor-elect Mamdani revels in the spotlight.
Her wedding over the summer wasn’t covered in the New York Times or acknowledged on Politico’s Playbook, unlike the nuptials of other high-profile government operatives, and she’s also never appeared on a “City & State Power List,” according to the outlet.

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Women are more easily fooled by free candy.
It figures. I wonder how many abortions she’s already had? An obvious member of the Satanic Church. /spit
Now that Trump doesn’t have anything else to do maybe he can snatch the commie terrorist Ma’amdami, et. al., from NYC and send them to Gitmo.
The replacement by social workers could get a boost if she would personally demonstrate how to do it. But, as with libs like her, it’s always “I have the idea, now let others do the actual work.”
wonder how many social worker deaths would prompt her to reconsider?
“Her wedding over the summer ...”
Who was the “lucky gal”?
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