
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announces he's running for Congress
CNN
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Friday that he will run for Congress in a newly drawn district that includes parts of Manhattan and his home borough of Brooklyn, and he soon drew a high-profile primary challenger in Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones.
De Blasio left office less than six months ago after serving two terms as mayor. He had previously considered a run for governor before deciding against it. But with the jumbling of New York's redistricting process, which has seen one congressional map drawn by state Democratic lawmakers struck down by New York's highest court and a new one, drawn by a court-appointed "special master," now approved, de Blasio saw his opportunity.

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