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A two-time candidate for [[Mayor of New York City]], Weiner finished second in the Democratic primary in [[2005 New York City mayoral election|2005]]. He ran again in [[2013 New York City mayoral election|2013]], placing fifth in the Democratic primary.
In 2017, Weiner pled guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor and was sentenced to 21 months in prison.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/anthony-weiner-sentenced-sexting-case/story?id=50073424|website=ABC News|access-date=September 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925170353/http://abcnews.go.com/US/anthony-weiner-sentenced-sexting-case/story?id=50073424|archive-date=September 25, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He was also required to
On 10 December 2024, Weiner attempted a political comeback, announcing that he is running for [[New York City's 2nd City Council district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2024/12/10/us-news/anthony-weiner-officially-running-for-ny-city-council/|title=Disgraced ex-lawmaker Anthony Weiner officially files to run for NY City Council years after sexting scandal|website=[[New York Post]]|date=10 December 2024|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref>
== Early life and education ==
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Weiner was the chief sponsor of the [[Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act]] of 2009,<ref name="PACT" /><ref name="mail ban" /> which made the selling of tobacco in violation of any state tax law a federal [[felony|crime]], and effectively ended Internet tobacco smuggling by stopping shipments of cigarettes through the [[United States Postal Service]]. He claimed, "This new law will give states and localities a major revenue boost by cracking down on the illegal sale of tobacco", and added that "Every day we delay is another day that New York loses significant amounts of tax revenue and kids have easy access to tobacco products sold over the Internet."<ref name="mail ban" />
On July 29, 2010, Weiner criticized Republicans for opposing the [[
In response to pressure from Weiner, [[YouTube]] removed some of [[Anwar al-Awlaki]]'s inflammatory videos from its website in November 2010.<ref name="nytimes3" /> Weiner voted against the [[Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010]]. As a prominent Democratic opponent of the tax cut package passed by Congress, Weiner said Republicans had gotten the better of President [[Barack Obama]] in the negotiations to reach an agreement on the $858 billion deal and said the Republicans turned out to be "better poker players" than Obama.<ref name="poker players" />
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== Sexting scandals, prosecution, and guilty plea ==
{{Main|Anthony Weiner sexting scandals}}
On May 27, 2011, Weiner used his public [[Twitter]] account to send a link to a woman who was following him on the social media platform. The link contained a sexually explicit photograph of himself.<ref name="business insider" /><ref name="bellingham student" /> After several days of denying that he had posted the image,<ref name="emotional" /><ref name="I did not send" /> Weiner held a press conference at which he admitted he had "exchanged messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years" and apologized for his earlier denials.<ref name="weiner apologizes" /><ref name="press conf" /> After an explicit photo was leaked through the Twitter account of a listener of ''[[The Opie & Anthony Show]]'',<ref name="democrats push" /> Weiner announced on June 16, 2011, that he would resign from Congress,<ref name="WSJresign" /><ref name="pension" /> and he formally did so on June 21.<ref name="resign" /> A special election was held on September 13, 2011, to replace him; Republican businessman [[Bob Turner (New York politician)|Bob Turner]] defeated Democrat [[David Weprin]] to fill Weiner's seat.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Republican Wins House Race in New York, Seen as Obama Rebuke |date=September 14, 2011|website=[[Fox News]]|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corp.]] |location=New York City |url=
A second sexting scandal began on July 23, 2013, which was several months after Weiner returned to politics in the New York City mayoral race.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |first=Tom |last=McCarty |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/23/anthony-weiner-new-york-explicit-photographs |title=New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner says explicit photo is of him |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=23 July 2013 |access-date=3 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129225439/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/23/anthony-weiner-new-york-explicit-photographs|archive-date=November 29, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Weiner sent explicit photos under an alias to a 22-year-old woman with whom he had contact as late as April 2013, which was more than a year after he had left Congress.<ref name="guardian" /> The woman was later identified as Sydney Leathers.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sydney Leathers on Anthony Weiner: 'He had me wrapped around his finger because he knew I had him on a pedestal' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2013/08/05/sydney-leathers-on-anthony-weiner-he-had-me-wrapped-around-his-finger-because-he-knew-i-had-him-on-a-pedestal |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |location=Washington DC |date=August 5, 2013|access-date=October 23, 2015|issn=0190-8286|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923013609/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2013/08/05/sydney-leathers-on-anthony-weiner-he-had-me-wrapped-around-his-finger-because-he-knew-i-had-him-on-a-pedestal/|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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On July 27, 2013, Danny Kedem, Weiner's campaign chief, announced his resignation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Weiner's Campaign Manager Quits After Latest Revelations|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/nyregion/weiners-campaign-manager-quits.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 27, 2013|author=Barbaro, Michael|access-date=February 14, 2017|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217010723/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/nyregion/weiners-campaign-manager-quits.html|archive-date=February 17, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On September 10, 2013, Weiner lost the mayoral primary, winning only 4.9% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news|title=Live Results: New York City Primary Elections|url=http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2013/nyc-primary-results?rr|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=September 10, 2013|first=Aaron|last=Bycoffe|access-date=September 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913221037/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2013/nyc-primary-results?rr|archive-date=September 13, 2013|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==Year 2024 and New York City Local Elections 2025==
In November 2024, Weiner announced that he is considering running for public office again. He is considering running against New York State Assemblyman [[Harvey Epstein]] and two other Democrats in The New York City Council District currently occupied by term limited member [[Carlina Rivera]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/11/anthony-weiner-mulls-city-council-run-lower-manhattan/400964/?oref=csny-category-lander-featured-river | title=Anthony Weiner mulls a City Council run in lower Manhattan | date=November 9, 2024 }}</ref>
== Post-congressional private sector work ==
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On August 29, 2016, the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' said it would no longer carry Weiner's columns, which included his writings on New York City politics. On the same day, television channel [[NY1]] said Weiner would not be reprising his contributor role on any of its shows.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weill|first=Kelly|date=August 29, 2016|title=Anthony Weiner Loses Huma Abedin and Two Jobs on the Same Day|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/29/anthony-weiner-loses-huma-abedin-and-two-jobs-on-the-same-day.html|newspaper=The Daily Beast|access-date=August 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830172158/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/29/anthony-weiner-loses-huma-abedin-and-two-jobs-on-the-same-day.html|archive-date=August 30, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Weiner served as [[CEO]] of IceStone, a Brooklyn-based kitchen-countertop company.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hauser |first1=Micah |title=Anthony Weiner's Comeback Gig |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/04/anthony-weiners-comeback-gig |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=6 September 2021 |date=24 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Budds |first1=Diana |title=So Anthony Weiner Is Selling Countertops Now (And They're Actually Pretty Good) |url=https://www.curbed.com/2020/09/anthony-weiner-ceo-icestone-countertops.html |website=Curbed |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en-us |date=15 September 2020}}</ref> He left his role as CEO in August 2021, as the company transitioned to a worker-owned cooperative.{{
After leaving IceStone, he began working for [[WABC (AM)|WABC radio]] where he co-hosts a weekly live show with [[Curtis Sliwa]] and records a weekly podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stieb |first=Matt |date=2022-03-05 |title=Anthony Weiner Wants Your Attention Again |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/anthony-weiner-curtis-sliwa-radio.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Intelligencer |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Left Versus The Right – Curtis Sliwa and Anthony Weiner {{!}} 77 WABC |url=https://wabcradio.com/podcast/the-left-versus-the-right-curtis-sliwa-and-anthony-weiner/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=wabcradio.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Middle With Anthony Weiner {{!}} 77 WABC |url=https://wabcradio.com/podcast/the-anthony-weiner-show/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=wabcradio.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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