I guess this is what happens when you nominate a republican
Lhota Resigns From MTA; Will Explore Run For NYC Mayor
On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board approved a major fare and toll increase, but attention was focused instead on the political future of its chairman, Joseph Lhota, who used the occasion to express his interest in running for mayor. NY1's Bobby Cuza filed the following report.
The timing was peculiar. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota talked about a run for mayor Wednesday minutes after presiding over the most politically unpopular move imaginable: a fare hike.
"Mr. Lhota, if you’re a Republican candidate, will you stick to the doctrine of no new taxes?" said one person who spoke at an MTA board meeting Wednesday. "What else is a fare hike but a new tax on working people?"
Fare hike notwithstanding, Lhota, a Republican, is now poised to make a splash in next year’s mayor’s race. A former deputy mayor under Rudolph Giuliani, his handling of the MTA’s post-Sandy recovery won him high marks and prompted talk of a run, though it’s also now opening him up to criticism.
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http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/174223/lhota-resigns-from-mta--will-explore-run-for-mayor
Lhota was made the head of the MTA by Cuomo. Things go well for him in some aspects and he runs for mayor as a republican. As far as I know, Lhota might be their only candidate at this time.