Former Congressman Anthony Weiner is taking another step back onto the political stage after the sexting scandal that upended his career.
Weiner has co-authored an opinion piece about the suffering in the Rockaways following Hurricane Sandy. The column, written with Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens), appears in Wednesday’s Daily News.
Weiner said he was simply trying to shine a spotlight on the battered and frequently forgotten neighborhood, which he represented in Congress for more than a decade.
“I care very deeply about the people in Rockaway as well as Manhattan Beach and Sheepshead Bay,” he said in a brief interview with the News.
“I owe them my political career and they have been very good to my family. I want to make sure their plight is known.”
Weiner said the op-ed is not part of a plan to repair his public image – but it’s sure to stoke new talk of a potential political comeback.
Weiner stayed out of the spotlight after resigning his congressional seat last year. He said he wanted to heal his relationship with his wife, Huma Abedin, after “the damage I have caused.”
h/t The Daily News
