Lena Dunham Endorses Scott Stringer

Lena Dunham Image by Getty Images

By Anne Cohen July 11, 2013

Lena Dunham, native New Yorker, has spoken.

The writer, director and producer of the HBO series “Girls”, took to Twitter on Thursday to announce who she supports in the hot race for the city’s third most important municipal office — New York City Comptroller.

I’m a native New Yorker & I like my leaders with grit, integrity & executive realness. That’s why I support @stringer2013 for Comptroller.

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ampmdash; Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 11, 2013

Just to make sure we understand the full meaning of her decision, Dunham included a handy link.

And since we all need a little help on this one: http://t.co/y4SS4bmdOG

ampmdash; Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 11, 2013

The race for the New York City Comptroller’s Office escalated when former governor Eliot Spitzer announced that he would be challenging Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer in the upcoming elections.

Anne Cohen was the Forward’s deputy digital media editor. When she’s not looking for the secret Jewish history of Voodoo in New Orleans, or making lists about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she writes for The Assimilator. She graduated from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism with an M.S. magazine concentration in 2012.

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