The Yang Gang his crew of rabid supporters who defend him online and attack detractors can be an unruly bunch and have come under criticism of late for questionable statements.
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Andrew Yang’s two campaign managers, his press secretary, his policy director and multiple senior advisers don’t actually work for his New York City mayoral campaign. They’re employed by Tusk Strategies, a lobbying firm that’s regularly hired by clients to advocate for or against bills that are being considered by the City Council and the mayor. And the arrangement raises concerns about what kind of access this lobbying firm – and the private clients that hire Tusk – would have to the mayor if Yang were to win the election.
“We believe that it is improper for the same firm to be both a campaign consultant, and then lobby the person that they helped to elect,” said Susan Lerner, executive director of good-government group Common Cause New York. Consultants build “a special relationship of trust” with the candidate, and Lerner added they’re increasingly cashing in on that relationship.
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NEW YORK Everybody’s ganging up on Andrew Yang.
The New York City mayor’s race has grown more vicious in recent weeks and the favorite target is Yang, who has come under attack for everything from his basic income and tax plans to his employment history and his second home upstate.
The aggressive hits on Yang reflect his status as front runner in recent polls, as the more established politicians who are now trailing him in the Democratic primary race scramble to take him down a notch and make an impression with the roughly half of voters who remain undecided.
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New York Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang speaks to members of the media along Canal Street April 5. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Yang, Adams to amend tax returns after questions about discrepancies
NEW YORK Two leading New York City mayoral contenders, Andrew Yang and Eric Adams, failed to properly disclose income on recent tax returns and have said they will amend their filings to reflect the additional earnings.
Andrew Yang never reported nearly $14,500 he paid himself in 2019 from his presidential campaign account and, over the course of three years, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams left off any money he received from renting out part of the house he occupies, POLITICO found through reviewing the candidates’ returns.