Washington (CNN) Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has filed paperwork to participate in New York's 2021 mayoral race, according to city records. Yang's presidential bid ended earlier this year, and he spent time as a CNN contributor after leaving the campaign trail. At the time he ended his campaign, Yang had said he had no plans to run for mayor in New York, where he has lived for nearly 25 years. Already, Yang is joining a field of dozens of mayoral candidates, according to the city records. Largely unknown outside of tech circles before the 2020 primary, Yang won the affection -- if not always the votes -- of Democrats who appreciated his happy warrior persona on the debate stage and campaign trail.

Source: CNN December 24, 2020 01:18 UTC