DoorDash Spent $1.4M Trying to Stop Mamdani from Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mamdani.

Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference at City Hall in New York City on Sept. 14, 2026. via Getty Images Last year, well before DoorDash’s $131.5 million settlement with New York City for underpaying 264,000 delivery workers was announced Tuesday, the company spent around $1.4 million on the campaign to stop Zohran Mamdani, who oversaw the historic settlement, from becoming mayor.