He previously worked as a corporate lawyer before founding a company that helped students prepare for school tests and a non-profit organization called Venture For America, which trains recent college graduates to work at startup companies. The Ivy League-educated son of Taiwanese immigrants and a native New Yorker, Yang would be the city’s first Asian-American mayor.ĭuring his presidential run, he argued that a universal basic income was needed to counteract the effects of automation, which he said threatened the jobs of millions of Americans. Registered Democrats will vote for their nominee on June 22, 2021, ahead of the general election on Nov. More than a dozen other candidates have already declared, including Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer and Maya Wiley, a civil rights activist and lawyer who previously worked for de Blasio.ĭe Blasio, a Democrat, is nearing the end of his second and final term.
Yang could not immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday. He has not formally declared his candidacy in New York, but should he proceed he would enter the race to succeed Mayor Bill de Blasio with the advantage of high name recognition among voters. He ended his campaign in February after poor showings in the first two state primary contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. Yang, who had no background in electoral politics, built an ardent grassroots following in the race to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for the presidency with his pledge to create a universal basic income that would pay every American $1,000 a month. presidential contender, has filed papers to run for mayor of New York City as a Democrat in next year’s elections, according to the city’s Campaign Finance Board. yang has no experience in government, let alone the kind needed for the office of new york city mayor - a massive job that involves managing more than 320,000 civil servants (including more than. Tech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang conceded in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor Tuesday night, telling supporters that his bid for City Hall had become too much of long-shot to continue his campaign.
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