Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio: Biography in Details

Who is Bill de Blasio?

Bill de Blasio is an American politician. Currently, he is serving as the 109th mayor of New York City.

Bill de Blasio is a member of the democratic party.

2020 presidential campaign

Bill is running for the post of president for the Democratic party.

On the 16th of May 2019, he announced the news. His main agenda for the election is for the federal minimum wage to be $15 per hour.

However, the Quinnipiac University poll of the New York voters states that 76% of the voters do not want him to run for president.

Bill de Blasio- Birth, Age, Ethnicity, Parents

He was born Warren Wilhelm Jr. on the 8th of May 1961 in Manhattan, New York City.

His ethnicity is Mixed (British-Germanic-French-Scottish-Irish-Italian).

His father, Warren Wilhelm was of mixed (British-Germanic-French-Scottish-Irish) ethnicity.

Also, his mother, Maria Angela was of Italian ethnicity.

He has two elder brothers, Steven and Donald.

Family Background

His father, Warren was a contributing editor of Time Magazine.

Also, he served in the second world war in a U.S army. Also, his mother, Maria served in the Office of War Information.

His parents divorced in 1969 as his father became an alcoholic.

Later, he along with his brother was raised by their mother along with her family.

When he was 18, his father committed suicide. At the time, he was suffering from lung cancer.

Blasio’s Education

In 1979, she graduated from the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge.

Later, he earned his bachelor’s degree with Honors in Urban Studies from New York University.

After that, Bill de Blasio received a master’s degree from the University of Columbia with Honors in international affairs.

During his High school and college days, he was active as a social activist and advocate for student’s rights.

Bill de Blasio- Career Timeline

– 1984- Urban fellowship for the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice.

– 1987- Political organizer for social justice group, Quixote Group. At the time, he was also associated with the Sandinista National Liberation Front as a supporter.

– 1994- campaign manager of the U.S. representative Charles Rangel.

– 1997- Regional director for HUD for New York for president Bill Clinton.

– 2001- elected for the post of New York City Council’s 39th district defecting Republican Robert A. Bell with a vote margin of 71%. In the council, he worked in the formation of laws for HIV/AIDS, and same-sex couples. and immigrant laws.

– 2009- He stood up for the post of New York City Public Advocate against the former advocate, Mark J. Green. Later, he won the election with a vote of 62%.

– 2014- he was elected as the mayor of New York City winning against the former city comptroller, William Thompson.

– On the 16th of May 2019, he announced that he will be running for the presidential post.

Blasio- Net Worth, Salary

The politician has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million.

His earnings as a mayor of New York are in the range of $258k per year.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Bill de Blasio has brown eyes with light hair.

His height is 6 feet and 5 inches and weighs around 80 kg.

Social Media Profiles

Bill has over 223.6k followers on Twitter, around 14.1k on Instagram, and more than 71k on Facebook.

On Twitter, he is following the personalities like Kevin Durant, Billy Bragg, and Jimi Hendrix.

He also has a self-titled YouTube channel too.

Trivia

• Officially, he took his mother’s surname when he was 22 years.
• He considers himself spiritual but not religious.
• He happens to the tallest mayor in New York’s history.

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