Liberal Republican Fiorello LaGuardia, a former Representative and a fierce opponent of Tammany Hall whom Hines had successfully forced from power in the 1932 Congressional election, was elected mayor in 1933, and Tammany Hall's longtime influence over local politicians faded. Hines would not fall.
Fiorello LaGuardia, a former Representative and opponent of Tammany Hall, was elected mayor in 1933 following Hines's successful removal of Tammany Hall from power in the 1932 Congressional election.  Hines continued to exert influence despite this change in political dynamics.