WilmerHale Partner Brendan McGuire has published an op-ed in the New York Daily News titled “Here’s what to demand from mayoral candidates, to build more honest city government.” In this article, McGuire examines what tangible steps voters should demand from candidates to demonstrate their genuine commitment to rebuilding a foundation of trust.
Excerpt: Boss Tweed once proclaimed to the city he controlled: “I don’t care who does the electing, as long as I get to do the nominating.”
In June, voters, not a political boss, will be responsible for nominating the next Democratic candidate for mayor, anointing the likely favorite to win election in November. The challenges facing the next occupant of City Hall are as daunting as at any time in modern history: an evolving pandemic, a potentially crippling multi-billion dollar budget gap, deeply rooted racial inequities, and a troubling rise in violent crime, just to name a few.
