 Born in Manhattan and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, de Blasio graduated from New York University and Columbia University before a brief stint as a campaign manager for Charles Rangel and Hillary Clinton.He started his career as an elected official on the New York City Council, representing the 39th district in Brooklyn from 2002 to 2009.After serving one term as public advocate, he was elected mayor of New York City in 2013 and reelected in 2017.