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COURIER L 18 IFE, DEC. 18–24, 2020 M BR B G
MAYOR
MAX?
Rose fi les for mayoral bid
BY ROSE ADAMS
Outgoing Congressman
Max Rose fi led paperwork
to jump into
New York City’s crowded
mayoral race on Dec. 10.
Rose’s fi ling with
the Campaign Finance
Board comes less than a
month after he conceded
defeat to state Assemblywoman
Nicole Malliotakis
in his re-election bid
for the Staten Island and
southern Brooklyn congressional
seat.
The nail-biting race
drew national attention
as each candidate funneled
millions of dollars
into attack ads to win
over the swing district.
Rose, a freshman congressman
and Army veteran,
eked out a victory
in the 11th Congressional
District against Republican
Dan Donovan in
2018, becoming the fi rst
Democrat to serve Staten
Island in more than 30
years. The district —
which encompasses a
swath of southern Brooklyn
including Bay Ridge,
Dyker Heights, and Bath
Beach, as well as parts of
Gravesend and Bensonhurst
— is the most conservative
in New York
City, voting predominantly
for President
Donald Trump in both
2016 and 2020.
In his two years in
offi ce, Rose has resisted
criticizing Trump and
made an effort to alienate
himself from his leftleaning
peers, such as
Congresswoman Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez and
Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Rose was famously one
of the last Democrats
to vote for Trump’s impeachment
inquiry in
2019 after initially arguing
that the process
would “deepen divisions.”
He later voted for
Trump’s impeachment,
arguing that his treatment
of the Hunter Biden
Congressman Max Rose’s Offi ce
scandal went too far.
But what likely
hurt Rose’s re-election
chances the most was his
participation in a march
protesting the police
killing of George Floyd
in June. Some protesters
at the demonstration
shouted, “Defund the police,”
making his appearance
a frequent attack
line in Malliotakis’ ads.
On election night,
Rose said he didn’t regret
participating.
“Young Staten Islanders
marched to express
their pain, and for that
they were called rioters.
They were called thugs,
all on national television,”
Rose said.
Shortly after Rose’s
concession to Malliotakis,
rumors began circulating
that he was considering
a mayoral run.
Following his campaign
fi ling on Dec. 10,
the congressman posted
a cryptic tweet hinting
at an announcement.
“@Taylorswift13 is
not the only one previewing
news tonight,”
he wrote, referencing
the singer’s new album.
“Stay tuned NYC!”
If Rose offi cially
jumps into the race, he
will join a crowded fi eld
of more than 20 other candidates
across the political
spectrum, including
former de Blasio staffer
Maya Wiley, Comptroller
Scott Stringer, former
Sanitation Commissioner
Kathryn Garcia,
and many others.
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