TV and film actress Cynthia Nixon announced on Mar. 19 that she would be running against current Governor Andrew Cuomo for the title of New York Governor.
Nixon is best known for her work on the hit show 'Sex in the City'. She announced her bid with a video post on Twitter. The announcement became trending nationwide within 20 minutes after being posted, according to The New York Times.
This will be Nixon’s first time running for an elected office position. She will be running against a two-term incumbent who has over $30 million in campaign funds, according to the Times.
Nixon’s official website explains her decision to run for office and provides personal background. The website also explains the hashtag #CuomosMTA – a movement she is running on which has critiqued the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s handling of the New York subway system under Cuomo.
“I’m running for Governor because we want our state back. We want our government to work again,” Nixon said on her website. “We’re tired of the corruption and dysfunction in Albany, and we’re tired of politicians who campaign as Democrats but govern like Republicans.”
CNN reports that Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams publicly invited Nixon on a guided tour of the NYC Housing Authority development to hear directly from tenants about neglect within the state government.
“New York’s eight years under the Cuomo administration have been an exercise in living with disappointment, dysfunction, and dishonesty. Our state could be a place where every single New Yorker has what we need to thrive, if only we could stop our governor from selling New York off to the highest bidder,” Nixon said on her website.
