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Litigator Jim Walden Enters Crowded NYC Mayoral Primary Field

Name partner of a prominent boutique law firm joins five other contenders seeking to win the November 2025 election for the city’s top slot.
Litigator Jim Walden Enters Crowded NYC Mayoral Primary Field
Jim Walden (R), partner at Walden, Macht & Haran, testifies alongside Edwin Moses, emeritus chair of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, during an event on Olympic doping held by the The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), in Washington, on July 21, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Michael Washburn
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As New York City Mayor Eric Adams continues to fight federal charges of having accepted bribes in return for political favors, attorney Jim Walden has become the sixth candidate to enter the primary field in the hope of winning the 2025 mayoral election.

Formerly served as assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Walden joins, as an independent, a primary field including prominent figures in New York Democrat Party politics such as Comptroller Brad Lander, who has often been at odds with Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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