Overview
- Weiner served 21 months in prison for transferring obscene material to a minor and remains a registered sex offender.
- In recent interviews he apologized for his past misconduct, described it as an addiction and said he has worked on his recovery.
- He has joked about his sexting scandals on podcasts while also arguing that female politicians face harsher standards than male counterparts.
- Weiner filed to run in the Democratic primary for Manhattan’s East Side District 2 council seat and is actively campaigning across the neighborhood.
- His candidacy has ignited debate over political redemption and whether past personal wrongdoing should bar a candidate from office.