Eric Adams
Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and retired police officer who is the 18th borough president of Brooklyn. He is the Democratic Party nominee in the 2021 New York City mayoral election.
Adams served as an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department for over two decades, retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013, representing the 20th Senate district in Brooklyn. In November 2013, Adams was elected Brooklyn Borough President. He was reelected in November 2017 and is the first African American to hold the position.
On November 17, 2020, Adams announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City. Early polls showed Adams trailing only Andrew Yang, who benefited from name recognition from his 2020 Democratic presidential run. On July 6, 2021, the Associated Press declared Adams the winner of the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary. Adams is set to face Republican Curtis Sliwa in the general election and is heavily favored to prevail.
Adams is shown here in a West Harlem fundraiser organized by local Democratic advocate Corey Ortega. Along with Eric Adams and aspiring to be City Council Speaker is Council Member Adrienne E. Adams, a lifelong resident of Southeast Queens, who was elected to the New York City Council in November 2017, becoming the first woman elected to represent City Council District 28, which covers the Queens neighborhoods of Jamaica, Rochdale Village, Richmond Hill, and South Ozone Park.
Also featured in this fundraiser is Cordell Cleare—who served as chief of staff to outgoing Councilmember Bill Perkins for close to two decades—as the Democratic nominee in the upcoming Nov. 2 special election to replace Brian Benjamin in the state Senate. The special election for the now-vacant seat, which drew interest from area electeds including Assemblymembers Inez Dickens and Al Taylor, who represent adjoining parts of the district, will coincide with New York’s November general election, where city residents will vote for their next mayor, comptroller, borough presidents and City Council members. Senate District 30 spans Upper Manhattan neighborhoods including Harlem, East Harlem, and the Upper West Side. Benjamin was elected to the seat in a special election in 2017, serving nearly one full term before he was selected last month to be new Gov. Kathy Hochul’s second-in-command as lieutenant governor.
Read MoreAdams served as an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department for over two decades, retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013, representing the 20th Senate district in Brooklyn. In November 2013, Adams was elected Brooklyn Borough President. He was reelected in November 2017 and is the first African American to hold the position.
On November 17, 2020, Adams announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City. Early polls showed Adams trailing only Andrew Yang, who benefited from name recognition from his 2020 Democratic presidential run. On July 6, 2021, the Associated Press declared Adams the winner of the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary. Adams is set to face Republican Curtis Sliwa in the general election and is heavily favored to prevail.
Adams is shown here in a West Harlem fundraiser organized by local Democratic advocate Corey Ortega. Along with Eric Adams and aspiring to be City Council Speaker is Council Member Adrienne E. Adams, a lifelong resident of Southeast Queens, who was elected to the New York City Council in November 2017, becoming the first woman elected to represent City Council District 28, which covers the Queens neighborhoods of Jamaica, Rochdale Village, Richmond Hill, and South Ozone Park.
Also featured in this fundraiser is Cordell Cleare—who served as chief of staff to outgoing Councilmember Bill Perkins for close to two decades—as the Democratic nominee in the upcoming Nov. 2 special election to replace Brian Benjamin in the state Senate. The special election for the now-vacant seat, which drew interest from area electeds including Assemblymembers Inez Dickens and Al Taylor, who represent adjoining parts of the district, will coincide with New York’s November general election, where city residents will vote for their next mayor, comptroller, borough presidents and City Council members. Senate District 30 spans Upper Manhattan neighborhoods including Harlem, East Harlem, and the Upper West Side. Benjamin was elected to the seat in a special election in 2017, serving nearly one full term before he was selected last month to be new Gov. Kathy Hochul’s second-in-command as lieutenant governor.
