The Briefing Room
State Chapters => NY/NJ => Topic started by: Gefn on December 11, 2020, 07:53:40 pm
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Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is telling New York City leaders that he intends to run for mayor in the city, according to a report in The New York Times.
The entrepreneur is reportedly expected to announce his bid next week, according to the newspaper. He would be the second Asian American candidate to run for mayor of the U.S.'s largest city.
Yang has met with New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D), the Times reports, and a spokesperson for the Rev. Al Sharpton told the newspaper that Yang plans to meet with him next week.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/andrew-yang-telling-new-york-city-leaders-he-intends-to-run-for-mayor-nyt/ar-BB1bQla6 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/andrew-yang-telling-new-york-city-leaders-he-intends-to-run-for-mayor-nyt/ar-BB1bQla6)