Bill de Blasio took which office on 1st January 2014?
Bill de Blasio reverse the effects of the court decision. On January 27, 2013, de Blasio announced his candidacy for Mayor of New York City in the fall election. The Democratic primary race included nine candidates, among them Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner, and former New York City Comptroller and 2009 mayoral nominee Bill Thompson. After Weiner joined the race in April, early polls showed de Blasio in fourth or fifth among the candidates. Despite his poor starting rank in the primary race, de Blasio was able to gain the endorsements of major Democratic clubs such as the Barack
Bill de Blasio the heavily Democratic city. The campaign finance activities of the de Blasio 2013 committee to elect became the reported subject of a federal corruption investigation reportedly being led by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. Other Government authorities are also involved in investigations, some of which reportedly overlap, including whether campaign donors received preferential treatment from City Hall. The investigation was closed in March 2017 with no charges. In 2017, de Blasio won reelection to a second term with 66.5% of the vote against Republican Nicole Malliotakis. De Blasio was sworn into office on January 1, 2014, by former President Bill Clinton.