Jerry Nadler

Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Abandons Run for Congress

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced Tuesday he is no longer a candidate for New York’s tenth congressional district. He withdrew after two months campaigning, lamenting it’s clear “people are looking for another option.”

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - JUNE 11: Former New York mayor and now congressional candidate Bill De Blasio marches in the Brooklyn Gay Pride parade on June 11, 2022 in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)