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Actress Cynthia Nixon announced she is to run for governor of New York on March 19, 2018. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / Reuters
Actress Cynthia Nixon announced she is to run for governor of New York on March 19, 2018. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / Reuters
'Sex and the City' actress Cynthia Nixon to run for New York governor
Actress will challenge incumbent Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination