New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped a longtime Bernie Sanders staffer and former New York Times reporter as his communications director, his administration confirmed Monday.

Anna Bahr, who leads communications for the Vermont senator and worked on his presidential campaign, is the latest appointee to a high-profile role in the Mamdani administration.

Vt., criticizes President Donald Trump's Venezuela strikes while calling Nicolás Maduro a dictator, marking a shift from his previous stance.

Bernie Sanders was on hand to inaugurate Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York on Jan. 1, but why was Sen. Sanders given the job of swearing him in?

Bernie Sanders swears in NYC's new democratic socialist mayor without his famous viral mittens from Biden's 2021 inauguration, marking a visual departure.

Sen. Bernie Sanders was all smiles as he watched Zohran Mamdani, a fellow democratic socialist, be sworn in as the mayor of New York City on Jan. 1

Sen. Bernie Sanders, the punchy Vermont progressive, traded his viral meme mittens from Joe Biden's inauguration to celebrate Zohran Mamdani's rise.

Rumors that Sen. Bernie Sanders is staring down a $1.6 million tax bill have raced across social media, feeding into long running fights over who pays what to the Internal Revenue Service. The claim sounds explosive,

Zohran Mamdani, 34, became NYC mayor with AOC, Bernie Sanders at inauguration, after his controversial campaign produced an overwhelming victory.

Another board member, Tila Falic, also shared her view that if Mr. Sanders is unable to attend meetings and is not aligned with the museum’s mission, “he should be removed and give that seat to somebody who wants to take an active role and make a difference.”

Vermont’s Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders swore in Zohran Mamdani, the new Democratic mayor of New York City, during Mamdani’s inauguration on Thursday.

In 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency found U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, owed $1.6 million in unpaid taxes. In December 2025, a rumor spread that the Department of Government Efficiency had discovered that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, owed $1.6 million in unpaid taxes.