New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attends a news conference in New York City, U.S., July 8, 2016.Reuters/Brendan McDermid

Who is Bill de Blasio?

Current job: Mayor of New York City.

Age: 58.

Family: De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray have a daughter, Chiara, and a son, Dante.

Hometown: New York, New York, raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Political party: Democratic.

Previous jobs: New York City Public Advocate, New York City Councilmember representing Brooklyn.

Who is Bill de Blasio's direct competition for the nomination?

Based on a recurring series of national surveys we conduct, we can figure out who the other candidates competing in Bill de Blasio's lane are, and who the broader opponents are within the party.

De Blasio is a more recent addition to our surveys and at this time has an insufficient sample size for which to draw conclusions.

INSIDER has been conducting a recurring poll through SurveyMonkey Audience on a national sample to find out how different candidate's constituencies overlap. We ask people whether they are familiar with a candidate, whether they would be satisfied or unsatisfied with that candidate as the nominee, and sometimes we also ask whether they think that person would win or lose in a general election against President Donald Trump.

What are Bill De Blasio's policy positions?

On healthcare:
On immigration:
On climate change:
On campaign finance/election reform:
On abortion:
On LGBTQ rights:
On education:
On guns:
- New York City has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country, mainly limiting gun licenses to former law enforcement officials, professional bodyguards, and people who can establish a strong need for self-defense.
- As mayor, de Blasio has partnered with the NYPD to direct resources towards reducing gun violence in neighborhoods with the highest rates of shooting incidents and stopping gun trafficking.
On criminal justice reform:
On trade:
- De Blasio has not yet publicly commented on his stance on trade or the Trump administration's tariffs on China and the EU.
On foreign policy:
On taxes:
On jobs and the economy:
On technology:

What are Bill De Blasio's political successes?

How much money has Bill De Blasio raised?

Since De Blasio only entered the race on May 16, he hasn't disclosed any fundraising numbers yet. His campaign will be required to file their first official quarterly fundraising report with the Federal Election Commission on July 15.

Could Bill De Blasio beat President Trump?

So far, de Blasio's early polling numbers bode very poorly for his presidential prospects.

The latest version of INSIDER recurring survey of the 2020 Democratic primary found that despite 51% of respondents having heard of him - a fairly good level of name recognition - just 10% would be satisfied with him as the nominee and 44% would be actively dissatisfied, the highest dissatisfaction level any 2020 candidates have received in our surveys so far.

And just 12% of respondents believed de Blasio would beat Trump in a head-to-head match-up compared to a staggering 49% who thought he would lose. For comparison, 32% of our survey respondents believe a generic Democrat would beat Trump and 30% think a generic Democrat would lose.