(Elliot) Spitzer Seeks Ballot for City Comptroller’s Race

Source: New York Times

Spitzer Seeks Ballot for City Comptroller’s Race
By MICHAEL BARBARO and DAVID W. CHEN
Published: July 7, 2013


Eliot Spitzer, who resigned as governor of New York five years ago amid a prostitution scandal, is re-entering political life, with a run for the citywide office of comptroller and a hope that voters have forgiven him his previous misconduct.


Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, hoping that voters have forgiven him his previous misconduct, will run for the citywide office of comptroller.

In an interview, Mr. Spitzer, a Democrat, said that he believes he could make a big impact in the role, and is asking New Yorkers to give him a second chance.

“I’m hopeful there will be forgiveness, I am asking for it,” he said in a telephone interview Sunday night.

His re-entry comes in an era when politicians —like Representative Mark Sanford of South Carolina and the New York mayoral contender Anthony D. Weiner — have shown that public disapproval, especially over sexual misconduct, can be fleeting, and voters seem open to those who seek forgiveness and redemption.

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