Bill de
Blasio
2013 election for
Mayor
On January 27, 2013, de Blasio announced
his candidacy for Mayor of
New
York City in the fall election.
[37]
The Democratic primary consists of 9
candidates including big names such as Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former
U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner and, former New York City Comptroller and
nominee for Mayor in 2009 Bill Thompson.[38][39] Early polls following the
entrance of Weiner into the race in April showed De Blasio in fourth or fifth
place.[40]
De Blasio with his wife, Chirlane (left)
and children, Chiara and Dante
Despite this poor starting position, de
Blasio was able to gain the endorsements of many major Democratic clubs such as
the Barack Obama Democratic Club of Upper Manhattan as well as New York City's largest
trade union, SEIU Local 1199.
Celebrities such as Alec Baldwin
and Sarah Jessica Parker have also
given endorsements.[41][42] Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and U.S.
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke have also thrown in their
endorsements.[43]
De Blasio gained media attention during
the campaign when he and a dozen others, including City Councilman Stephen
Levin, were arrested for protesting the closing of Long Island College
Hospital.[44] Fellow Democratic mayoral hopefuls Anthony Weiner and City
Comptroller John Liu were also at the protest but stayed in the background to
avoid arrest. De Blasio and Levin were released a few hours later with a
disorderly conduct summons.[45]
Over time, de Blasio began to move up in
the polls and a mid-August poll showed him taking the Democratic lead for the
first time.
Service Employees
International Union
(SEIU)
Mary Kay Henry
is the president of the Service Employees
International Union (SEIU), and a director at the Economic Policy
Institute.
Note: Anna Burger was the
secretary-treasurer for the Service Employees
International Union (SEIU), and a director at the Economic Policy
Institute.
Andrew L. Stern
was the president of the Service Employees
International Union (SEIU), a director at the Economic Policy Institute, and a lifetime
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Lester Crown was a
lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank), is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and his son is
James S.
Crown.
James S. Crown is
Lester Crown’s son, a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago,
married to Paula Hannaway Crown,
and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Paula Hannaway
Crown is married to James S.
Crown, a member of the President's
Committee on the Arts and the
Humanities.
Sarah Jessica
Parker is a member of the President's
Committee on the Arts and the
Humanities.
Yo-Yo Ma is a member of
the President's Committee on the Arts and the
Humanities, and an artist in residence at the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Damian Woetzel
is a member of the President's Committee on
the Arts and the Humanities, and the arts program director for the
Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Robert K. Steel is
the chairman for the Aspen Institute (think
tank), and the deputy mayor for New
York
(NY).
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute, the Aspen Institute (think tank), the People for the American Way, the Harlem Children's Zone, and the Robin Hood
Foundation.
George Soros is the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Alec Baldwin is a
director at the People for the American
Way.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem
Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, and is the
New
York
(NY) mayor.
Frederick
A.O. Schwarz Jr. was the corporation counsel for New
York
(NY), and is a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational
Fund.
Raben Group is the
lobby firm for the NAACP Legal Defense &
Educational Fund, the People for
the American Way, and the Service
Employees International Union (SEIU).
Judith Scott is a
general counsel for the Service Employees
International Union (SEIU), a director at the Alliance for Justice, and a director at the
American Constitution
Society.
Robert Raben is a
director at the Alliance for
Justice, the president of the Raben Group, and was a director at the
American Constitution
Society.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the
Alliance for Justice, the American
Constitution Society, the Center
for American Progress, and the Economic Policy
Institute.
George Soros was a
supporter for the Center for American
Progress, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress, the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the
Economic Policy
Institute.
Melody C. Barnes
was an EVP for the Center for American
Progress, a principal for the Raben Group, is the vice provost for
New York University, and Barack Obama’s golf
partner.
John Brademas is
the president emeritus & life trustee for New
York
University, and
was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank).
Andrew L. Stern
was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank), a director at the Economic Policy Institute, and the
president of the Service Employees
International Union (SEIU).
Anna Burger was a
director at the Economic Policy
Institute, and the secretary-treasurer for the Service Employees International Union
(SEIU).
Mary Kay Henry
is a director at the Economic Policy
Institute, and the president of the Service Employees International Union
(SEIU).
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