Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s former deputy left the Republican Party as he considers a run to replace Mayor Eric Adams this year, sources told Politico on Friday.

Ed Skyler, former deputy mayor for operations under Bloomberg and now a Citigroup executive, recently changed his party affiliation from Republican to independent just before the deadline to register with the New York City Board of Elections, a possible indicator that he intends to run for mayor of New York according to Politico.

As an independent, Skyler could wait until after the Republican and Democrat primaries this summer to launch a campaign.

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