NYTimes: Jessica Ramos Will Run for Mayor Against Eric Adams
Jessica Ramos, a state senator from Queens, is the latest candidate to challenge Mayor Eric Adams as his administration faces a series of federal investigations.
Jessica Ramos is hoping to become the first female mayor of New York City and the first Latino politician to lead the city.
Credit: Cindy Schultz for The New York Times
Sept. 13, 2024 Updated 9:00 a.m. ET
Jessica Ramos, a progressive New York State senator from Queens, announced early Friday that she was entering the race to unseat Mayor Eric Adams in next year’s Democratic primary.
Ms. Ramos is the fourth prominent Democrat to challenge Mr. Adams, whose administration faces numerous federal investigations, including one that led to the resignation on Thursday of New York City’s police commissioner.
Ms. Ramos said in an interview that the investigations of the mayor and his inner circle were troubling, and she used her campaign kickoff video to focus on Mr. Adams’s credibility.
“You’ll never have to wonder who I’m working for or who is paying me,” Ms. Ramos said in the video, as news footage of the investigation into Mr. Adams’s campaign is displayed. “We need to bring that trust back to City Hall.”