After weeks of speculation, SATC actress Cynthia Nixon announced her gubernatorial run on Twitter on Monday. As she explains in her first campaign ad, she was born and raised in New York City and believes it’s time for our government to change.

Nixon, 51, has long been an advocate for victims and a political activist. In recent years, she’s shifted her focus from acting toward politically charged causes, like the fight for funding in many New York City schools. She received the Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award in February of this year.

“Cynthia hasn’t been bought and paid for by special interests and won’t be accepting any corporate contributions in this campaign. Instead our campaign will be powered by the people,” her campaign site explains.

Nixon will challenge incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo later this year.

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GOOD LUCK, CYNTHIA! 

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