Tech entrepreneur and failed Democrat presidential candidate Andrew Yang has officially filed paperwork to run for mayor of New York City.

New York City’s primary election is scheduled for June 22, 2021, and so far, over 35 people have already filed paperwork for the upcoming mayoral race.

NBC4 reported that Yang had been widely reported to be “considering a bid for mayor,” and on Monday, the Public Policy Polling survey revealed that he had a lead over Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. “Yang would get 17 percent support in a Democratic primary, according to the PPP survey. That gives him a 1-point lead over Adams, with all other candidates at least 10 points back,” read the report.

Yang filed with the board on Wednesday. However, a source close to the tech entrepreneur said that Yang is still undecided whether to run in the 2021 mayoral race, but filing with the board is required as an initial step.

Yang created a name for himself in the mainstream media when he aspired to be the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2020 election. However, his first run was a failure, despite having a platform focused around implementing a basic universal income. His “freedom dividend” plan would have provided each American over 18 a $1,000 check from the government each month.

Yang ended his run for president in February, outlasting other New York candidates Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Recently, Yang made headlines when he proposed a “barcode” program for Americans to prove they have already received vaccination for the coronavirus. “Is there a way for someone to easily show that they have been vaccinated - like a bar code they can download to their phone? There ought to be,” Yang tweeted.

As a tech entrepreneur, his proposal was very much in line with his roots. But the public wasn’t all for his techy idea and instead expressed how foolish Yang’s suggestion was.

One said Yang deserved the Twitter backlash he was receiving, as he had absolutely no clue about what he was saying.

Another pointed out that his barcode proposal was sensitive to Jewish people.

While one user reminded Yang that NYC is home to the “largest concentration of Jewish population in the country.”

Born in Schenectady, New York, to Taiwanese immigrants, Yang is now a resident of Manhattan, according to his voter registration. He would be joining a crowded field of candidates competing to be the next mayor of America’s largest city.

And if Yang’s mayoral bid does not work out, he has signaled he could run for president a second time. “We all know if I ran again, it would be a lot more fun than the first time. Because the first time, you know, I was kind of climbing out of anonymity. The second time, you know, we’d have a blast from day one. I would 100% run for office again,” Yang previously said in an interview with Yahoo Finance.