Stephanie Miner: 'I’m seriously considering running for governor'

ALBANY -- Don't tell Stephanie Miner the race for the Democratic nomination for governor is already too crowded.

The former Syracuse mayor on Monday modified her campaign account to allow her to raise money for a potential run for governor and said she is still actively considering entering the race.

Miner, the Syracuse mayor from 2010 through 2017, would enter a formidable field.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seeking a third term with $30 million in his campaign warchest, while Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon entered the race last month, turning it into a nationally watched race.

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But Miner has long eyed a potential run against Cuomo, who she has battled over the years — even as head of the state Democratic Committee.

And Miner said she won't let who is in the race change her own deliberations.

"What I have said is that I have never made the decision about whether to run for office based on who else is in it, how much money the other opponents have," Miner told the USA Today Network's Albany Bureau.

"I do it based on whether I think I have the ideas and the skills necessary to effectuate the kind of change that I think is necessary."

Miner on Monday said she changed her mayoral campaign account to "Miner for NY" as a way to "follow both the spirit and the letter of the law."

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Since she was term limited for mayor last year, she couldn't run again and instead switched her campaign accounts.

She had $207,000 in her campaign as of January.

Miner, 47, said there is no timeframe for when she will make a decision on whether to run for governor. The party's convention is planned for late May.

She continues to tour the state to give speeches and talk to supporters.

"For me, the decision is about whether I have the kind of ideas that can make people lives better in New York state," Miner said.