A snapshot of top-tier NYC mayoral candidates in June’s primary election
While the majority of the mayoral candidates are Democrats, there are two Republicans running: Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels and Fernando Mateo, a spokesperson for the Federation of Taxi Drivers and United Bodegas of America. Their first debate proved feisty including the now-famous line by Mateo to Sliwa: “I have enough dirt to cover your body 18 feet over!”
New York City’s primary Democratic mayoral ballot reflects a dozen candidates; however, we’re focusing on the top eight contenders based on polling data.
Eric Adams, 60
— Democrat
— Graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Marist College.
— Former Captain in the NYPD. Currently Brooklyn Borough President
— Resident of Bedford-Stuyvesant
Shaun Donovan, 55
— Democrat
— Graduate of Harvard
— Former Commissioner of NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development under Mayor Bloomberg and Secretary of HUD under President Obama
— Resident of Boerum Hill in Brooklyn
Kathryn Garcia, 51
— Democrat
— Graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison
— Former Commissioner of New York City Sanitation Department
— Resident of Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ray McGuire, 64
— Democrat
— Graduate of Harvard
— Longtime investment banker, most recently global co-head of investment banking for Citigroup.
— Resident of the Upper West Side
Dianne Morales, 54
— Democrat
— Graduate of Stony Brook, Columbia, and Harvard
— Nonprofit administrator
— Resident of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Scott Stringer, 60
— Democrat
— Graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice
— Former New York State Assemblyman, Manhattan Borough President. Currently, NYC Comptroller
— Resident of the Financial District
Maya Wiley, 57
— Democrat
— Graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia Law School
— Formerly served as the board chair of the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board and counsel to the Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio
— Resident of Flatbush, Brooklyn
Andrew Yang, 46
— Democrat
— Graduate of Brown University and Columbia Law School
— Tech executive and former Democratic candidate for the White House
— Resident of Hell’s Kitchen
— Supports a localized version of Universal Basic Income
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