DoorDash Spent $1.4M Trying to Stop Mamdani from Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why
Article URL: https://theintercept.com/2026/09/23/doordash-delivery-nyc-mamdani-wage-theft-settlement/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49821608 Points: 281 # Comments: 122
In the wake of Zohran Mamdani's historic $131.5 million settlement with New York City over underpayment of delivery workers, it has come to light that DoorDash had spent approximately $1.4 million on a campaign to prevent Mamdani from becoming mayor. This expenditure was significantly larger than DoorDash's typical contributions, making it one of the biggest donations in the 2025 mayoral race.
The company was found to have contributed a substantial sum to a super PAC called Fix the City, which ran aggressive campaigns against Mamdani's candidacy, portraying him as having "radically dangerous ideas" and posing a risk to New York City. Despite the criticism from other candidates, DoorDash remained one of the top donors to Fix the City, a virulently anti-Mamdani organization.
The settlement with the city is now valued at around 100 times the amount DoorDash spent on its unsuccessful election campaign.
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