We were on TV for three days in three boroughs. We actually raised more money than we did in (the race for lieutenant governor in) 2018. We're ramping up, we actually have more support than we did when I ran in 2018. I thank God every day for my family and what the outcome has been and that a lot of folks that we are fighting for can have the same outcomes.

So as I mentioned, every campaign has some things they have to go through. One of the things that I always tried to do is to use anything I'm dealing with to uplift other New Yorkers, or use whatever position I have or are the tools I have to lift up what others are going through. I think there are things in every campaign that impact it. Could you speak about how that was impacting your race and what you're doing in this final sprint of the campaign? There was some recent coverage that discussed some of the struggles that your campaign was having up to this point and some of the family struggles you've been encountering. I also know that we're going into June in a much stronger position than when we went into June in 2018, so we're really excited about this month and sharing our vision for the state. I think people are just now starting to pay attention to the governor's race, which I think is helpful to our campaign because it's not a sprint, as opposed to a long campaign. How do you see the state of the governor's race at this moment? This interview has been edited for length and clarity. We caught up with Williams to talk about his chances, the state of the race and how he views the Democratic Party.

In 2018, he ran a closer than expected campaign for lieutenant governor against Hochul – coming within 7 points of beating her and cementing his status as a statewide progressive rising star. The New York Times recently reported that Williams and his wife India Sneed have decided he will stay in the race despite Sneed’s battle with cervical cancer and the recent premature birth of their daughter. Kathy Hochul, who has $18.6 million in her campaign account.

Proud leftist and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is running for governor in the Democratic primary with just about $131,000 on hand, according to the most recent fundraising numbers.

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