MSNBC analyst Maya Wiley leaving network to mull NYC mayoral run: reports
A successful run would make Wiley the first Black woman to lead the Big Apple
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MSNBC legal analyst Maya Wiley is leaving the network to consider a potential run for New York City mayor, according to reports.
The New York Times first reported on Tuesday that Wiley, who previously served as a top counsel for current NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and on the NYPD oversight agency, is floating a mayoral run herself. A successful candidacy would make Wiley the first Black woman to be mayor of the Big Apple.
MSNBC confirmed her departure to various outlets, including the Times.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Wiley, who holds degrees from Columbia and Dartmouth, is also a university professor at The New School and a civil rights lawyer. She joined MSNBC in 2018.
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Wiley isn't the only cable news personality to have rumored mayoral aspirations. CNN contributor Andrew Yang was reportedly floating a bid for de Blasio's job shortly after suspending his presidential campaign.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"You know, we’re looking at it,” Yang told BuzzFeed News back in March.
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A source close to Yang did not deny that he was considering mayoral aspirations to Fox News at the time.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}De Blasio's second term as mayor expires in 2021.