The Minneapolis DFL’s endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh for mayor — the first mayoral endorsement by the local party in 16 years — is teeing up a competitive race between Democrats’ moderate and progressive wings.

Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh is being likened to far-left New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as he runs for mayor of Minneapolis.

Fateh, 35, is the latest progressive candidate to ascend amid a shift away from establishment Democrats. His victory has drawn comparisons to that of Zohran Mamdani, the New York state assemblyman who last month beat out former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a primary election to become New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate.