Scott Stringer: Dossier on New York City Mayoral Candidate
'13.03.2025'
ForumDaily New York
The race for New York City mayor has begun. The election will be held on November 4, 2025. New York ForumDaily takes a closer look at each of the candidates for the job. Next up is the profile of Scott Stringer, the city's former comptroller.
Scott Stringer
Stringer plans to strengthen the NYPD, fight corruption, open up more land for affordable housing, expand child care and clean up the streets.
Position today: former controller.
Ideological position: a Manhattan liberal who had a chance to become the progressive candidate for mayor last cycle.
Main supporters: U.S. Congressman Jerry Nadler, New York State Assemblymembers Micah Lasher and Deborah Glick.
Fundraising: Stringer was the first mayoral candidate to qualify for public funding. He had raised $790 in private donations as of January. He had also received $000 million in public funding as of Feb. 2,8. He has an estimated $18 million in the bank.
Location: Financial District, Manhattan.
Problems: His 2021 mayoral bid collapsed amid sexual harassment allegations. Stringer vigorously denied one woman's allegations and fought them in court with a defamation lawsuit. He has been out of the political game for some time.
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Prospects: A former New York State Assembly member, Manhattan Borough President and City Comptroller, Stringer is certainly a candidate to become New York City mayor. He is close with Representative Jerry Nadler. The candidate is known as a seasoned political operator and a skilled canvasser, as evidenced by his impressive early fundraising numbers.
Today, he is motivated after a tough 2021 race. Then, Stringer finished fifth in the first round of ranked-choice voting. He received broad support from progressives and elected officials, many of whom ultimately turned on him after the allegations.
Stringer has won some of his fights, beating nine in 2005 candidates and became Manhattan Borough President; narrowly defeating former Governor Eliot Spitzer in the 2013 race for comptroller.
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