De Blasio announces he will not run for New York governor
Former mayor declines to challenge Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul
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Your support makes all the difference.Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he would not run for governor of New York State, making one less Democrat seeking to replace incumbent governor, Kathy Hochul.
The former mayor, who left office on New Year’s Day and was succeeded by Eric Adams, tweeted a video making his announcement.
“No I’m not going to be running for governor of New York State, but I am going to devote every fiber of my being to fight inequality in the state of New York,” he said.
Mr De Blasio left office widely derided and made a failed run for the presidency midway through his second term as mayor.
His decision not to run means he will not challenge Ms Hochul, who replaced Mr De Blasio’s longtime political foe Andrew Cuomo after Mr Cuomo resigned in disgrace after the state’s attorney general released a report detailing multiple incidents of sexual harassment.
But other Democrats are set to challenge Ms Hochul this year, including Rep Tom Suozzi and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. In addition, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a run for governor before ultimately deciding to seek a second term as attorney general.
Republicans are also seeking to challenge New York’s first woman governor, including Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former GOP nominee Rob Astorino and Rep Lee Zeldin.
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