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Mayor Eric Adams to run for re-election

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday that he would run for reelection as an independent, not as a Democrat as he did in his first, successful mayoral bid.
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“Though I am still a Democrat, I am announcing that I will forego the Democratic primary for mayor and appeal directly to all New Yorkers as an Independent candidate in the general election,” Adams sa...
U.S. News & World Report |
The decision by the embattled mayor of the nation's most populous city means that he will not face a crowded field of nine candidates, including former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in June's Democ...

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