PartialImmigrationPROMISE #1
Manage NYC migrant crisis.
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Verdict reasoning
NYC received over 200,000 migrants 2022-2024 from southern-border buses. Adams declared fiscal emergency; substantive shelter and services strain.
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Eric Leroy Adams
D · NYAge 65· Moderate DemocratFull review · both-sides stress-test
Eric Adams is the 110th Mayor of New York City. Federally indicted in September 2024 on 5 counts (bribery, wire fraud, foreign campaign contributions). Indictment dismissed by DOJ in April 2025 after Trump administration directed prosecutors to drop the case. Adams subsequently registered as Independent for 2025 re-election.
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Eric Leroy Adams
Democratic·NY·Other
36%kept · 14 promises graded
5kept
7partial
1broken
1You decide
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- among Democratic politicians63rd of 63
- among all politicians90th of 90
Four promises that define the record
Promises that define the record.
Four promises chosen to span how voters across the political spectrum view this politician's record.
You DecidePersonalPROMISE #2
Federal indictment + dismissal.
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Verdict reasoning
Federally indicted September 2024 on bribery and foreign-contribution charges. Charges dismissed April 2025 by DOJ under Trump administration. Critics characterized dismissal as politically motivated; supporters as DOJ correctly declining a weak case.
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#3
KeptInfrastructure
Pass infrastructure investment.
Voted YES on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, November 2021).
#4
KeptClimate
Climate action / Inflation Reduction Act.
Voted YES on the Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022), $369B in climate spending.
#5
KeptHealthcare
Lower prescription drug prices.
Voted YES on IRA Medicare drug-pricing negotiation provisions.
#6
PartialVoting Rights
Restore voting rights / John Lewis VRA.
Voted YES on cloture; failed 49-51 due to Republican filibuster + Manchin/Sinema opposition to rule change. Per /methodology, blocked-by-Congress when politician took maximally available action routes to PARTIAL.
#7
PartialReproductive Rights
Defend reproductive rights / WHPA.
Voted YES on Women's Health Protection Act cloture; failed 49-51 (Manchin NO).
#8
PartialGun Policy
Pass gun safety legislation.
Voted YES on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 2022). Assault-weapons ban did not pass.
#9
KeptJudiciary
Confirm Biden judicial nominees.
Voted YES on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson + the majority of lower-court Biden nominees.
#10
KeptForeign Policy
Support Ukraine.
Voted YES on every major Ukraine aid package 2022-2024.
#11
PartialCivil Rights
Pass Equality Act / LGBTQ+ protections.
Cloture failed Republican filibuster. Respect for Marriage Act passed (signed December 2022).
#12
PartialEducation
Cancel student debt.
Supported Biden's broad cancellation (SCOTUS-struck-down). Approximately $138B in narrower cancellations approved.
#13
BrokenLabor
Raise the federal minimum wage to $15.
The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (included in early ARP drafts) was stripped on Byrd-rule objection. No standalone vote reached the floor.
#14
PartialTaxes
Restore the SALT deduction cap.
House-passed BBB included full SALT restoration; killed in Senate. Cap remains at $10k through TCJA expiry. Per /methodology, blocked-by-Senate when politician took maximally available action routes to PARTIAL.
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