I’m Suspending My Campaign for Congress. Here’s Why:
FROM JAMI’S DESK - FEBRUARY 23, 2026
Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for standing up. Thank you for proving that courage still exists in this country. I’m suspending this campaign. But our fight for the soul of the nation is just beginning.
New Faces of Democracy: Not Another Boring Candidate
JAMI ON THE AIRWAVES - February 18, 2026
DOJ Has Lost Its Way
FROM JAMI’S DESK - FEBRUARY 13, 2025
I’ve walked the halls of Congress, worked in the White House, and have held the powerful to account as a journalist. I have never seen a more brazen or more disgusting display of political grandstanding than what we saw from Pam Bondi this week.
Jami Floyd: The War on Women
FROM JAMI’S DESK — RESHARED ON JANUARY 22, 2026
The Fight for our Bodies, Our Voice, Our Lives
NY1: Jami speaks at first NY-12 candidate forum
NY1 - JANUARY 21, 2026
EXCERPT: The race features a number of intriguing alternatives...longtime TV and radio journalist and commentator Jami Floyd, who described herself to the audience at the well-attended forum as “a radical moderate.”
Newsweek: NY Democrat Calls Out Party’s Anti-Trump Focus Ahead of Midterms
NEWSWEEK- JANUARY 19, 2026
EXCERPT: “Everybody’s gonna say they’re gonna fight MAGA [Make America Great Again], but we need to fight for the people of this district,” she told Newsweek in a Zoom interview in mid-January. The New York native said the country is “teetering on the brink of losing our democracy” arguing that every seat in Congress matters.
Law & Disorder: We Need a Plan, Not a Slogan
FROM JAMI’S DESK - JANUARY 17, 2025
EXCERPT: My parents looked at a broken system and decided it could be fixed for the betterment of all. They did not seek to burn it all down or to undermine our democratic institutions…That’s my template for how I want to see us move forward now.
NY Amsterdam News: Jami Floyd builds congressional bid in crowded race to replace Nadler
NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS - JANUARY 15, 2026
EXCERPT: Floyd announced her campaign in the fall of 2025. She aims to be a “radical moderate” Democrat with “common sense” policies who is dedicated to compromise and making real changes for her constituents, uptown socialites and downtown New Yorkers alike.
Washington Examiner: Will this Upper West Side-based House district elect a full-throated Israel supporter?
WASHINGTON EXAMINER - JANUARY 9, 2026
EXCERPT: Floyd, whose husband is Jewish and who was close to her Holocaust survivor father-in-law, noted that as a member of the community board on the Upper West Side, she helped lead a statement that stood with Jewish people after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks — just as she had joined statements after the 2020 murder of George Floyd condemning the police.
NBC News: Jami’s Statement on Conway Entering NY-12 Race
NBC NEWS - JANUARY 6, 2026
EXCERPT: "George Conway is a life-long conservative Republican and not even from here. So why isn’t he running in Bethesda, Maryland, or Alpine, New Jersey, where he belongs?"
PRESS RELEASE: Congressional Candidate Jami Floyd Announces Operation Every Block
PRESS RELEASE - JANUARY 5, 2026
NEW YORK, NY — Jami Floyd, a candidate for Congress in New York’s 12th Congressional District in Manhattan, today announced that she will visit every block of NY-12, which roughly spans from 14th street to 110th street and from the Hudson River to the East River.
Rolling Stone: NY-12 Write-up
ROLLING STONE - JANUARY 1, 2026
EXCERPT: One thing is clear: A current of frustration and disappointment with the Democratic Party runs through many of the candidates’ campaign launch videos. Democrats have “lost the plot,” Jami Floyd, a former WNYC host who worked in the Clinton White House, says in hers.
The Free Press: NY-12 Candidate Roundup
THE FREE PRESS - DECEMBER 17, 2025
EXCERPT: There’s also…former All Things Considered host Jami Floyd, who’s looking to occupy the moderate lane (she cut her teeth as a hack in the Clinton White House) in a district that has concerns about mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Jami Floyd: Not in Our City
FROM JAMI’S DESK - NOVEMBER 26, 2025
SUBTITLE: One week after the Park East Synagogue mobbing, my Substack calls on every leader in this city, and every candidate in the NY12 congressional race to condemn discrimination and bigotry in all its forms. Now.
New York Times NY-12 Candidate Roundup
THE NEW YORK TIMES - NOVEMBER 19, 2025
EXCERPT: Ms. Floyd, 61, has aimed to stake out a moderate lane in the primary. She said she did not vote for Zohran Mamdani in the mayoral race, even as she has been critical of national Democrats for perceived lack of action in Washington. She has stressed the need for common-sense solutions to lower housing costs and grocery prices and bolster public safety.
The Daily Wire Quotes Jami’s Substack
THE DAILY WIRE - NOVEMBER 17, 2025
EXCERPT: Mamdani, who has proposed multiple socialist policies, could end up becoming a key factor in the race, as some in the running have already advocated for his candidacy or have critiqued his policies.
Jami Floyd Asks: Mayor Mamdani, Now What?
FROM JAMI’S DESK - NOVEMBER 11, 2025
EXCERPT: One week after his historic win, Zohran Mamdani’s message is clear — and so are his mistakes. Here’s what the new mayor gets right about New York families, and where his solutions go wrong.
Jami Floyd Attends the Power 100 Luncheon
THE DAILY BEAST - NOVEMBER 10, 2025
Jami spoke at the Power 100 Luncheon hosted by Joanna Coles of The Daily Beast. Read more about it from Laura Esposito’s article linked above. (Photo credit to Sophie Sahara).
NEWS12 EXCLUSIVE: Jami Floyd, candidate for Rep. Nadler’s seat, aims to be centrist voice in ‘crisis moment’
NEWS12 - October 21, 2025
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Floyd, a former ABC News and Court TV anchor who also served in the Clinton administration, says she's running as a moderate Democrat focused on results, not rhetoric.
