House impeachment counsel Daniel Goldman is also eying the seat after considering a run for state attorney general months ago, according to the political magazine City & State. “I’ve heard of candidates running front porch campaigns, but de Blasio may be the first to run an entire campaign from a television studio,” Burns followed up in another tweet.įormer U.S. “It’s a very Bill de Blasio move to announce he’s running on MSNBC, since he’s way more interested in being on national television than he is in talking to actual people who live in the district,” Niou spokesman Max Burns tweeted. Other state legislators who have expressed interest in running for the seat include Assembly members Robert Carroll (D-Brooklyn), Jo Anne Simon (D-Brooklyn) and Yuh-Line Niou (D-Manhattan) as well as state Sen. De Blasio during a news conference in 2021. My legislative record on these issues stands up to anyone,” Hoylman, a five-term senator, told the Post about his record on issues like climate change, voting rights, and abortion.
“We need strong, decisive leadership in Washington.
Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) has already announced plans to run in the 10th District, assuming its final lines get approved by a state judge Friday. Carolyn Maloney in the new 12th District, which includes Nadler’s longtime power base on the Upper West Side. Jerrold Nadler’s current district heavily overlaps with the 10th District, but Nadler has chosen to take on fellow Democratic Rep. APĬourt-appointed special master Jonathan Cervas created the new district after the state’s highest court invalidated the so-called “Hochulmander” approved by Albany Democrats. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that he is running for Congress. He’s the dude that won’t leave you alone at a party,” lefty activist Charles Khan tweeted Friday.įriday’s announcement comes two days after the Post reported on de Blasio’s interest in the newly-created district that includes lower Manhattan, parts of Brownstone Brooklyn and Borough Park. He formed an exploratory committee on Wednesday. 23 primary as well as a deep political backlash months after concluding an eight-year mayoral tenure many consider the worst in New York’s history. The 61-year-old faces a deep candidate field in the Aug.
“I know how to do it from years of serving the people of this city.” “Polls show people are hurting, they need help, they need help fast, they need leaders that can actually get them help now,” de Blasio added. “I’m declaring my candidacy for Congress in the 10th Congressional District in New York,” the failed 2020 Democratic presidential candidate told MSNBC Friday morning. Impeachment prosecutor takes campaign cash from billionaire Trump backerįormer Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that he is running for Congress in a new district straddling Manhattan and Brooklyn. Panhandling in the middle of traffic on NYC highways is now a thing De Blasio says dropping out of congressional race was ‘humbling’ - may work for non-profitĬan Bill de Blasio really afford to quit running for office?