Syracuse Common Councilor Chol Majok running for CNY seat in Congress

SYRACUSE N.Y. — Democratic Common Councilor Chol Majok has entered the race for Congress with the hopes of succeeding Rep. John Katko (NY-24).

Rep. Katko recently announced he would not seek re-election to Congress and will end his fourth term this year.

Majok, a former refugee, came to the United States from South Sudan as a young boy and was one of thousands of Sudanese refugees dubbed ‘the Lost Boys.’

Majok made history in 2019 as the first former refugee to sit on Syracuse’s Common Council.

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Majok is now the fourth Democrat to run for the seat; Francis Conole, Steven Holden, and Sarah Klee Hood have also declared their candidacy.