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Eric Adams
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His ideological stance in brief: <\/strong>Conservative, pro-business Democrat who is now running as an independent candidate. More likely to criticize progressives than the Trump administration.<\/p>\n


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Major endorsements: <\/strong>A slate of uniformed workers unions, former Gov. David Paterson<\/p>\n


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Fundraising: <\/strong>$6.8 million in private funds raised so far. He has $3.9 million in the bank, as of the most recent disclosure deadline in August. He has been denied<\/a> public matching funds and so far failed to overturn the Campaign Finance Board\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n


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Where\u2019s home? <\/strong>Gracie Mansion, but he previously claimed to live<\/a> in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.<\/p>\n


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What is he running on? <\/strong>Delivering a \u201csafer, more affordable city,\u201d closing illegal smokeshops, the landmark City of Yes zoning reform will spur more housing. He petitioned on the \u201cSafe Streets, Affordable City\u201d and \u201cEndAntiSemitism\u201d ballot lines in November. You\u2019re technically only allowed one line as an independent candidate, but Adams said he would sue<\/a> to keep both.<\/p>\n


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What\u2019s holding him back? <\/strong>Federal corruption charges that were suddenly dropped by Trump\u2019s DOJ, coziness to Trump, abysmal approval ratings, being denied public matching funds\u2026 it\u2019s also not easy to win as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n


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What\u2019s his deal: <\/strong>There\u2019s a reason so many candidates have come out to challenge Adams. He certainly started 2025 with more political vulnerabilities than most incumbent mayors do. The most obvious, of course, is the fact that he faced a federal criminal indictment on bribery and corruption charges \u2013 at least until the Trump Justice Department instructed<\/a> the Manhattan U.S. Attorney to drop them. The mayor\u2019s overtures to the Republican president, including trips to Florida and Washington, D.C., to get in his good graces, seem to have paid off.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Adams has always maintained he did nothing wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Adams announced on April 3 that he\u2019d run for reelection as an independent instead of running in the Democratic primary. This move gave the mayor more time to make a case to voters on why he should be given a second term \u2013 and set up an unusually competitive general election in November \u2013 but he still faces great obstacles.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Adams has struggled to maintain a sense of stability in his administration. He was pressured<\/a> by the governor to clean house last year after multiple aides were touched by federal investigations, and he elevated trusted public servants in their place. But many of those aides have since tendered their resignations as well. There\u2019s also been chaos in the top ranks of the New York City Police Department during Adams\u2019 time as mayor. Most recently, his former interim police commissioner sued him alleging<\/a> he allowed rampant corruption within NYPD leadership. Jessica Tisch is a popular and successful police commissioner, but she\u2019s also Adams\u2019 fourth one \u2013 an unusually high level of turnover.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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So in short: He\u2019s a longshot. Adams\u2019 approval ratings have hit record lows<\/a>. The New York City Campaign Finance Board has deemed him ineligible to receive public matching funds (he\u2019s suing<\/a> them for that). Public safety is still a top concern for New Yorkers, and certain major crimes<\/a> have increased since he took office.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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But he does at least have a number of accomplishments to point to. <\/strong>Shootings and murders are way down since January 2022. Adams also got his sweeping City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning overhaul across the finish line. He\u2019s negotiated contracts with the vast majority of the unionized city workforce and unemployment in the city has fallen. And after his case was dropped, Adams has returned to campaign mode with a renewed sense of determination. In Mamdani, Adams sees an opponent he thinks he has a chance to beat.<\/a> Cuomo, he has called \u201ca liar and a snake.\u201d<\/p>\n


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Further reading:<\/strong>

\nIf you\u2019re in line to run for reelection, stay in line!

\nFor Zohran Mamdani, Eric Adams is a different kind of rival<\/a>

\nAdams and Adams announce $116 billion FY 26 NYC budget<\/a>

\nEric Adams, surrounded by faith leaders, officially launches his reelection campaign<\/a>

\nNew Yorkers want their mayor to be a good manager. What does that mean?<\/a>

\nEric Adams\u2019 survival strategy<\/a>

\nEric Adams\u2019 federal corruption charges dismissed<\/a>

\nEric Adams denied public campaign funds for reelection bid<\/a><\/p>\n

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