NYC Council Speaker Menin launches PAC to aid state Dems — and potentially boost own standing to run for higher office

Fuente: New York Post

City Council Speaker Julie Menin has launched her own statewide PAC to boost Democrats in November — fueling speculation she may be trying to spread her tentacles for a potential run for higher office. Menin, 58, filed her “New York Rising PAC” with the State Board of Election last week, a move that political sources told The Post is an obvious way for the increasingly powerful New York City pol to “advance to the next step. ” 4 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced a handshake agreement on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at City Hall in New York.