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Weiner Likely to Run for Public Advocate

Source close to City Hall says Weiner will go for public advocate

by
Adam Chandler
July 16, 2012
(Andrew Burton (Getty))
(Andrew Burton (Getty))

An article in this morning’s New York Times speculated about a possible second act for Anthony Weiner, the (sort of) disgraced former congressman and erstwhile rising political star.

The New York Post is now reporting that Weiner is considering a run for mayor or public advocate, however, a source close to City Hall told The Scroll that he will most likely pursue public advocate in 2013 to pave the way for a mayoral run in 2017 (assuming he wins at all). Weiner, 47, who is sitting on a $4.5 million war chest for campaign, has up to $1.5 million in public matching federal funds set to expire at the end of 2013.

Adam Chandler was previously a staff writer at Tablet. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Slate, Esquire, New York, and elsewhere. He tweets @allmychandler.