New York Mayor de Blasio to contest Presidential election
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has announced his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election.
Announcing his bid on YouTube, de Blasio said: “Donald Trump must be stopped. I’ve beaten him before and I will do it again.”
He added: “I’m running for president because it’s time we put working people first.”
De Blasio, who is in his second term, joins a crowded field of Democrats seeking to move into the White House and that now total 23.
The central theme of de Blasio’s campaign will be “working people first.”
De Blasio has been New York City’s mayor since January 2014.
De Blasio has a history with several prominent Democrats very familiar with presidential runs. He was the campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s Senate campaign in 2000 and was sworn into office for his first term as mayor by Bill Clinton. Earlier this year, he was sworn in to his second term by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
