City comptroller candidates have one less opponent to face with Rajkumar exit

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‘Lady in Red’ Jenifer Rajkumar nixes comptroller run, announces campaign for NYC public advocate instead: ‘Will allow me to better help a city in crisis’

Jenifer Rajkumar -- a close pal of Mayor Eric Adams -- announced her new campaign to "better help a city in crisis" Monday after saying for months she panned to run for city comptroller.

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Jenifer Rajkumar to drop from comptroller's race, run for public advocate

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Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar to run for public advocate, dropping bid for comptroller

Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar is dropping her campaign for city comptroller to challenge incumbent Jumaane Williams for the role of New York City public advocate. Rajkumar, a close ally of Mayor Adams, announced the switch-up five months after announcing her campaign to be the city’s fiscal watchdog,  “Our City is facing a crisis of governance and can no longer afford the out-of-touch agenda of extremists like Jumaane Williams,” Rajkumar said …

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Assemblywoman Rajkumar exits comptroller race, launches public advocate campaign

Rajkumar joins an already crowded field of Democrats that includes incumbent Jumaane Williams.

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State Assemblywoman Jennifer runs for City Public Advocate and gives up on City Comptroller race

New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar announced on Monday (27) that she would withdraw her candidacy for the position of City Comptroller and would instead run for New York City Public Advocate.

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NY State Assemblywoman Rajkumar enters race for NYC Public Advocate

Jenifer Rajkumar on one of her public meetings. PHOTO: nyassembly.gov New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, the only Indian American in Albany, threw her hat into the race for New York City Public Advocate January 27, 2025. Rajkumar switched from her earlier bid for NYC Comptroller which she announced last August, a race that had several contenders, to Public Advocate, which at the moment is fielding just one opponent. In a press releas…