Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he will run for Congress in a redrawn district that includes his Brooklyn home.
FILE - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio winks at someone during the Columbus Day Parade in New York, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. The former New York City Mayor says he will run for Congress in a redrawn district that includes his Brooklyn home. De Blasio announced Friday, May 20, 2022 on MSNBCs Morning Joe that he will seek the Democratic nomination for the 10th Congressional District.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler represents New York’s 10th District now but will no longer live in the district under maps that have been Nadler has said he believed the new maps are unconstitutional — but if the proposed districts do become final on Friday, he intends to run in the 12th District, currently represented by Rep. Carolyn Maloney.De Blasio, 61, toyed with running for governor this year but decided not to challenge incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul. He also had a short-lived run for president in 2019.
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