Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will not seek election to be governor
New York — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday he will not seek election to the governor’s office this year.
But de Blasio, who was born in Manhattan, said on Twitter that he is “going to devote every fiber of my being to fighting inequality in the state of New York.”
I am not going to be running for Governor of New York State, but I am going to devote every fiber of my being to fighting inequality in the state of New York. pic.twitter.com/cBZ03BpO0s
— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) January 18, 2022
The 60-year-old served as the city’s mayor from 2014 until 2021, and had been hinting at a run for governor.
A poll released Tuesday, conducted by Sienna Research, show the state’s current governor, Kathy Hochul, has a commanding lead among New York Democrats. Hochul, who replaced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo after he resigned amid a sexual harassment investigation, led de Blasio by 34 percentage points in the poll.
Last year in November, de Blasio filed paperwork to create a fundraising committee and spoke about a statewide education plan, but did not clarify his gubernatorial aspirations.
In 2013, de Blasio became the first Democrat to serve as New York City mayor since 1993.
