How Shaun Donovan Would Run New York

A series of interviews with the candidates who want the job of running America's biggest city, published as lightly edited transcripts.

The next mayor?

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HOWARD WOLFSON: Let me start by asking you, as I’ve asked some of the other candidates, about your start in politics and government. You started off as a housing expert, which is different from others in the race. What led you to that field?