Bill de Blasio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bill de Blasio

109th Mayor of New York City

Date of Birth: 08-May-1961

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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About Bill de Blasio

  • Bill de Blasio (; born Warren Wilhelm Jr.; May 8, 1961) is an American politician who has served as the 109th mayor of New York City since 2014.
  • A member of the Democratic Party, he was New York City's public advocate from 2010 to 2013. Born in Manhattan, de Blasio graduated from New York University and Columbia University before a brief stint as a campaign manager for Charles Rangel and Hillary Clinton.
  • He started his career as an elected official on the New York City Council, representing the 39th district in Brooklyn from 2002 to 2009.
  • His tenure as public advocate saw a reformation of various educational, housing, and campaign finance policies.
  • He was elected mayor of New York City in 2013 and reelected in 2017. De Blasio's policy initiatives have included new de-escalation training for officers, reduced prosecutions for cannabis possession, implementation of police body cameras, and ending the post-9/11 surveillance program of Muslim residents.
  • In his first term, he implemented free universal Pre-K in the city.
  • He advocated for a millionaire tax, but New York Governor Andrew Cuomo rejected the proposal.
  • De Blasio has called attention to what he calls stark economic inequality in New York City, which he described as a "tale of two cities" during his first campaign.
  • He has supported socially liberal and progressive discourse on the city's economy, urban planning, public education, police relations, and privatization.
  • De Blasio has had mixed approval ratings among New Yorkers, and commentators have criticized his administration's management of city affairs.De Blasio ran in the Democratic primaries for the 2020 presidential election.
  • Despite an initial debate performance that was well-received by some, de Blasio registered consistently low poll numbers and failed to qualify for the third round of primary debates.
  • He suspended his campaign on September 20, 2019.

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