Carlos Menchaca: Difference between revisions

On October 9, 2020, Menchaca registered a campaign with the [[New York City Campaign Finance Board]] and released a statement on social media about a potential run for mayor in the [[2021 New York City mayoral election]]. On October 22, he posted a video on his Twitter account officially announcing his candidacy for mayor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gartland|first=Michael|title=Brooklyn Councilman who blocked Industry City deal sets stage for NYC mayoral run|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-mayoral-race-carlos-menchaca-20201009-jfhdvltmyfby3po7imulwidehi-story.html|access-date=2020-10-09|website=nydailynews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Schindler|first=Paul|date=2020-10-09|title=Is Carlos Menchaca Running for Mayor?|url=https://www.gaycitynews.com/is-carlos-menchaca-running-for-mayor/|access-date=2020-10-09|website=Gay City News|language=en-US}}</ref> As of mid-January 2021, Menchaca had raised approximately $62,000 from donors, spent $48,000 on his campaign, and had about $14,500 left.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citylimits.org/2021/01/18/major-financial-disparities-among-citys-large-mayoral-field/|title=Major Financial Disparities in City's Large Mayoral Field|date=January 18, 2021|website=City Limits}}</ref> Menchaca ended his campaign on March 24, 2021 and later endorsed [[Andrew Yang]] for Mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gothamist.com/news/carlos-menchaca-calls-it-quits-crowded-race-nyc-mayor |title=Archived copy |access-date=2021-03-24 |archive-date=2021-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324133741/https://gothamist.com/news/carlos-menchaca-calls-it-quits-crowded-race-nyc-mayor |url-status=dead }}</ref>