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A new report reveals that former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is preparing to run for the state’s freshly drawn 10th Congressional district. Rep. Jerrold Nadler is leaving the 10th district to fight it out with Rep. Carolyn Maloney in the redrawn 12th district. State Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein informed the New York Post that the previous mayor stated to him that he is “committed to running in the race.”
“He’s in, he’s running – he’s calling people,” Eichenstein told the paper, claiming that de Blasio has a list of donors and other elected officials to inform.
“Based on the conversation that I had with him earlier today, he is running for Congress in the new NY-10 congressional district,” Eichenstein added. “He called me earlier this afternoon. While I will keep our conversation private, I will confirm that we spoke for over 20 minutes about his decision to run for this district.”
“These neighborhoods are not foreign to him. He’s been representing some of these neighborhoods since 2001, and whether it’s been perfect or not at all times, these relationships are long standing and run deep,” Eichenstein continued.
Eichenstein decreased to back the previous mayor at this time.
“I’m not endorsing anyone today, let’s see how this race shapes up and who will ultimately be on the ballot,” he told the Post.
The claims seem a total turnaround of what de Blasio stated back in February, when he appeared to rule it out.
“I’ve represented the neighborhoods of the 11th CD for years and I love the people who live here. It was gratifying to connect with community and elected leaders while I considered a run. I’m certain a progressive can win this seat and serve us in Washington,” de Blasio tweeted. “Back in January, I made a decision to focus on advocating for policies that would continue to drive down income inequality in New York – one of my proudest achievements. I’m going to stick with that decision – it was the right one then and it remains so.”
Back in January, I made a decision to focus on advocating for policies that would continue to drive down income inequality in New York – one of my proudest achievements. I'm going to stick with that decision – it was the right one then and it remains so (2/2)
— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) February 15, 2022
The recently drawn district will consist of lower Manhattan, brownstone Brooklyn, and Borough Park.
Democrat state senators Brad Hoylman and Simcha Felder, along with Assemblymembers Robert Carroll and Jo Anne Simon, and previous City Comptroller Scott Stringer suggested to Politico that they are likewise thinking about running for the seat.
The report includes, “De Blasio lives in Park Slope, which will be a core part of the new 10th District. The former mayor briefly flirted with running for Congress under district lines approved by the Democratic-controlled state Legislature, which would have lumped Park Slope into a Staten Island-based district held by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), but ultimately opted against it. ‘This seat actually is better than the other one,’ the de Blasio source said, predicting he could perform well among Orthodox Jews in Borough Park and public housing residents.”
