Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Whitney Tilson Will Run for NYC Mayor
- He joins crowded field challenging embattled Mayor Eric Adams
- Tilson says Democrats need to abandon ‘terrible ideas’
WATCH: NYC Mayoral Candidate Whitney Tilson
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Former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson plans to run for New York City mayor, joining a crowded field of Democrats seeking to succeed the embattled Eric Adams next year.
“We need to shake up our city government and abandon a lot of terrible ideas, which can only be done by an outsider – a businessperson, not a career politician,” Tilson said in a letter announcing his candidacy Tuesday. “We need a leader who can unify New Yorkers and bring fresh thinking.”