Two-time loser Curtis Sliwa eying another NYC mayoral run in 2029
Curtis Sliwa, a former Republican candidate for New York City mayor, is considering another run in 2029. He made this announcement while speaking to students at Stanford University, where he expressed interest in challenging current Mayor Zohran Mandami. Despite previous electoral defeats, Sliwa remains optimistic about his chances and aims to secure the GOP nomination again.
- ▪Curtis Sliwa is contemplating a third mayoral run in New York City for the 2029 election.
- ▪He received only 7% of the vote in the 2025 election, trailing behind both Mayor Mandami and Andrew Cuomo.
- ▪Sliwa believes he has valuable insights into the city's issues and hopes to attract crossover support from Democrats.
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Metro exclusive details Two-time loser Curtis Sliwa eying another NYC mayoral run in 2029 By Rich Calder Published May 30, 2026, 8:06 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google He’s throwing his beret in the ring a third time. Former NYC Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa is seriously considering another mayoral run – and the revelation came, strangely, while he was in California last week. Sliwa was addressing a group of students at Stanford University on May 22 when someone asked if he’d run again. “I was there speaking about the dangers of AI (artificial intelligence), and many of the students there followed last year’s campaign intently, and some urged me to run,” he recalled.
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