New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to enter Democrats’ 2020 race, adding another liberal voice and bringing the field to 23 candidates
By Michael Scherer Michael Scherer National political reporter covering campaigns, Congress and the White House Email Bio Follow May 15 at 8:12 PM New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, the twice-elected chief executive of the nation’s largest city, will announce on Thursday that he is joining the Democratic field of presidential candidates, according to two people involved in his campaign preparations.
His tenure in New York has been marked by a dramatic shift in policy focus to support lower-income residents, with new initiatives to support mental-health services, provide more affordable housing and create new early-childhood education options. He returned to New York for college, and after serving as campaign manager for then-Rep. Charles B. Rangel and then-Sen. Hillary Clinton , de Blasio was first elected in 2001 to the New York City Council as a representative in Brooklyn. He then was elected to become the city’s public advocate, where he became a vocal critic of then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg, setting the stage for his first mayoral campaign in 2013.
In a party that prizes diversity, de Blasio becomes the 14th white male candidate for president. But he is also the second candidate in the race in an interracial marriage, joining Sen. Kamala D. Harris . His wife, Chirlane McCray, a black poet and activist who has described her sexual orientation as fluid, has long been one of his closest advisers.
But the same poll also found significant opposition to his interest in higher office. Seventy-six percent of New York voters said he should not run for president. Forty-seven percent said such a run would be bad for the city.
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