A poll released Monday shows the former presidential candidate as the early Democratic front-runner.
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FILE - Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks at "Our Rights, Our Courts" forum New Hampshire Technical Institute's Concord Community College, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Concord, N.H.
Author: TEGNA
Updated: 4:52 PM EST December 23, 2020
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has filed paperwork to run for mayor of New York City, according to multiple reports.
A poll released Monday by Public Policy Polling shows Yang leading a crowded Democratic primary field with 17% support followed by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams with 16%. Everyone else in the field was in single digits while 40% of respondents said they were not sure or wanted someone else.