ALBANY – Tim Wu, a Columbia Law professor credited with coining the term “net neutrality,” is considering a run for state attorney general.
“I’m thinking about it,” Wu told the Daily News. “It’s a great job. I’ve started to give it some real thought.”
Wu four years ago ran an unsuccessful primary challenge to Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in which he garnered nearly 40% of the vote.
He said his decision whether to run this year won’t be affected by the recent announcement by city Public Advocate Letitia James that she will be seeking the Democratic nomination for state attorney general.
James has already received support from some unions and elected leaders.
“I believe in contested primaries,” he said. “I don’t think anyone should be deterred. I don’t believe in anointed candidates.”
Wu recently served as the senior enforcement counsel and special adviser to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned abruptly last week after a New Yorker magazine story accused him of physically assaulting four women.
Besides James, former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a Hudson Valley Democrat, are also said to be considering possible runs for AG.
Also considering a run is Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout. She and Wu ran as a ticket in the 2014 Democratic primary for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively.
