Most candidates hoping to be New York City's next mayor have shared their views on the arrest of Columbia University grad Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian protestor and mediator — though two of the biggest names in the race have remained near silent on the matter.

Several Democratic candidates for New York City mayor are slamming the ICE arrest on their turf of Mahmoud Khalil, the recent Columbia University graduate and Palestinian protest leader. Those issuing condemnations include both Jewish candidates,

Andre Dickens was an ambitious Atlanta City Council member who surprised even the most veteran politicos when he went from single-digit polling to the mayor’s office by defeating two high-profile candidates — former mayor Kasim Reed in the race to the runoff and then City Council president Felicia Moore in one of the most lopsided mayoral elections in modern history.