Ashik Siddique

Ashik Siddique
National Co-Chair of the
Democratic Socialists of America
In office
August 2023 – August 2027
Preceded byOffice established
National Political Committee of the
Democratic Socialists of America
In office
August 2021 – August 2023
Personal details
Born1988 (age 37–38)
PartyDemocratic Socialists of America

Ashik Siddique (/ɑːʃiːk sɪdik/ ah-SHEEK sih-DEEK, born 1988) is an American democratic socialist political activist. Siddique is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), where he was elected as national co-chair from 2023 to 2027[1] and National Political Committee member from 2021 to 2023.[2] Siddique works as a research analyst at the National Priorities Project of the Institute for Policy Studies.[3][4][5]

Election results

In 2018, Siddique ran for Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) district 4C03 in Washington, D.C.,[6][7] but lost to an incumbent.[8]

Siddique joined DSA in 2017.[5] At DSA's 2021 National Convention, Siddique was elected to the DSA National Political Committee (NPC).[2][9] After DSA's 2023 National Convention, Siddique and Megan Romer were elected as national co-chairs, a newly created position.[10][11] In 2025, Siddique and Romer were re-elected as co-chairs.[12][1][13]

Siddique is a member of DSA's Groundwork caucus,[1][14][13] an ecosocialist caucus that supports the democratic road to socialism.[14][15]

Political activity

In 2018, Siddique coined "doomscrolling".[4][16][2]

In 2019, Siddique argued that the national military budget should be cut substantially in favor of the National Priorities Project's "Poor People's Moral Budget", which would greatly increase social spending.[3][17]

In 2020, Siddique argued that DSA's Green New Deal hopes would falter without building "organized power to do anything about it", such as expanding labor unions.[2] In 2021, Siddique argued that DSA should focus on winning governing power.[18] In 2024, Siddique argued that DSA must identify where DSA's electoral project will succeed and build "five-year and longer-term program[s]" to win.[19]

In December 2023, Siddique joined a five-day hunger strike outside the White House calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, alongside DSA members including Zohran Mamdani, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush, and Cynthia Nixon.[20][21] In March 2025, Siddique spoke at a protest for detained pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil outside Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse.[22] In April 2025, Siddique described the detention of pro-Palestinian activists and student protesters as an "alarming step in the direction of authoritarianism" in the United States.[23] In July 2025, Siddique and DSA rejected US representative Andy Ogles' call to denaturalize Mamdani as "xenophobia and Islamophobia".[24]

In August 2024, Siddique spoke at the March on the DNC.[25]

In July 2025, after Zohran Mamdani's win in the Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City, Siddique took the 9am-10am slot on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to speak about DSA and democratic socialism.[26] In November, Siddique argued that DSA's rapid growth and Mamdani's general election win proves the popularity of "democratic socialist ideas"[27] and "the hunger for a real alternative to the status quo",[28] which "the Democratic party has not really presented".[29] Siddique highlighted that Mamdani first entered politics in 2017 to canvass for a pro-Palestine New York City Council candidate.[30] In December 2025, Siddique criticized Mamdani's retention of Jessica Tisch as Police Commissioner.[31]

In October 2025, co-chairs Siddique and Romer visited Stockholm for a meeting with Die Linke of Germany and the Socialist Left Party of Norway. Siddique praised Claudia Sheinbaum's presidency and hoped to field a similarly successful DSA candidate in the 2028 presidential election.[32][33]

Personal life

Siddique grew up in Brooklyn, New York City, in a Bangladeshi Muslim family.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Böhnel, Max (August 16, 2025). "Mass socialist politics vs. the vanguard party". Portside. The day before, delegates had re-elected Megan Romer and Ashik Siddique as co-chairs. [....] Like SMC, Groundwork represents the more reformist wing of the DSA, but with a greater focus on ecosocialism. [....] Siddique, a member of the Groundwork caucus[.]
  2. ^ a b c d Featherstone, Liza (November 28, 2021). "The Road to Climate Action Might Run Through Labor Law Reform". Jacobin. Siddique, thirty-three, along with many other DSA activists, is instead seeking to turn the despair of the moment into action that could save the world. [....] "The biggest gap," says Siddique, a national organizer in DSA's Green New Deal Working Group and a newly elected member of the organization's National Political Committee, "is just the lack of organized power to do any of that."
  3. ^ a b Nelson, Chris (July 5, 2019). "Peace and Justice: Poor People's Moral Budget". National Priorities Project.
  4. ^ a b Zimmer, Ben (December 11, 2020). "'Doomscrolling': A Twitter habit is the new, high-tech way to slide into despair". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 9, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Ashik Siddique". Groundwork DSA. November 2023. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024.
  6. ^ Cohen, Matt (October 24, 2018). "The DC Democratic Socialists of America Are Going Hyperlocal for the Upcoming General Election". Washington City Paper.
  7. ^ Schneider, Drew (October 28, 2018). "Interviews with candidates for ANC 4C and 4D". Petworth News.
  8. ^ Schneider, Drew (November 6, 2018). "Petworth ANC election results offers few surprises". Petworth News.
  9. ^ "August Dispatch — Hit the ground running". Democratic Left. Democratic Socialists of America. August 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Siddique, Ashik; Romer, Megan (January 5, 2024). "Winning In Hard Times – Building A Brighter Future In The New Year". Democratic Left. Democratic Socialists of America.
  11. ^ Romer, Megan; Siddique, Ashik (August 6, 2025). "Co-Chairs Megan and Ashik Review Their Terms". Democratic Left. Democratic Socialists of America.
  12. ^ Cheung, Kylie (August 17, 2025). "Democratic Socialists Think They're on a Winning Streak. Can They Build on Zohran Mamdani's Victory?". Rolling Stone. That's why, at this year's National Convention, DSA members voted to create full-time, paid positions for two political leadership positions – National Co-Chairs! Meet Ashik and Megan, your new National Co-Chairs, and hear how DSA committees, chapters, and campaigns had wins in hard times during 2023, and how we'll be organizing for a brighter future in 2024.
  13. ^ a b Chretien, Todd (2025-09-15). "Decision Time at DSA". Jacobin.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ a b Sterne, Peter (January 1, 2026). "Get to know DSA's internal caucuses". City & State New York. NYC-DSA co-Chair Gustavo Gordillo is a Groundwork member, as is national DSA co-Chair Ashik Siddique.
  15. ^ "A Bite-Sized Intro To DSA Factions". The Rose Garden. August 6, 2025. Ideology: Democratic road to socialism with eco-socialist flavor[.]
  16. ^ Phelps, Addison (April 16, 2025). "Why students doomscroll". The Crimson White.
  17. ^ Nelson, Chris (July 5, 2019). "July 5, 2019 Nel Adams, Vanessa Aragon; Women's Health; Ashik Siddique National Priorities Project; Keesha Hills, Haven of Hope on Wheels". KZFR Community Radio. Pacifica Foundation. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019.
  18. ^ Edmund, Emma (February 16, 2020). "Organizers strategize for Green New Deal at YDSA conference". The Daily Northwestern.
  19. ^ Datlof, Sam (November 13, 2024). "Democratic Socialists of America Needs a Unified Strategy". Jacobin.
  20. ^ Jeong, Andrew (November 28, 2023). "Actress Cynthia Nixon joins hunger strike urging cease-fire in Gaza". The Washington Post.
  21. ^ Siddique, Ashik. "Hunger Striking for a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza". National Priorities Project.
  22. ^ "DSA cochair Ashik Siddique speaks at Mahmoud Khalil's court conference rally today, outside, the federal courthouse in NYC". Facebook. Democratic Socialists of America. March 12, 2025.
  23. ^ Ghanem, Noureldein (April 5, 2025). "US protesters rally against Gaza genocide, students' arrests amid crackdown on pro-Palestine voices". TRT Global.
  24. ^ Weigel, David (July 1, 2025). "Republicans test a new red line: Denaturalization". Semafor.
  25. ^ Siddique, Ashik (August 19, 2024). Ashik Siddique at March on the DNC. C-SPAN.
  26. ^ Geerges, Mimi (July 25, 2025). Washington Journal: Ashik Siddique on Democratic Socialists of America's Role in US Politics. C-SPAN.
  27. ^ Yilek, Caitlin; Walsh, Joe (November 4, 2025). "Here's what Mamdani's NYC mayoral win, and the rise of a democratic socialist, could mean for Democrats nationwide". CBS News.
  28. ^ McDonald-Gibson, Charlotte (June 29, 2025). "Mamdani's surprise win in New York spurs battle for soul of the Democrats". The Observer.
  29. ^ McDonald, Maia (August 17, 2025). "Democratic socialists think they're on a winning streak – can they build on Zohran Mamdani's victory?". The Guardian.
  30. ^ Dovere, Edward-Isaac (July 9, 2025). "Some of Mamdani's far-left allies want to primary Hakeem Jeffries and other NYC Democrats". CNN.
  31. ^ Powell, Michael (January 1, 2026). "The Question-Mark Mayoralty / Zohran Mamdani's New York". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on January 1, 2026.
  32. ^ Bjerg Sturm, Magnus (2025-10-28). "USA:s nästa president kanske blir en socialist". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2026-02-09. Han sneglar på Mexikos socialistiska president Claudia Sheinbaum. Hon började som borgmästare i Mexiko City och nu leder hon landet.
  33. ^ Ingemarsson, Laura (2025-10-27). "Zohran Mamdanis amerikanska socialister i Sverige". Dagens ETC. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
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