Anthony Weiner Running for Mayor [VIDEO]: 'I Made Some Big Mistakes,' YouTube Campaign Commercial Announces Candidacy for New York Office

After months of speculation, former United States Representative Anthony Weiner has announced his candidacy for New York City Mayor. Weiner, a Democrat, resigned from the House of Representatives back in 2011 after a scandal surrounding some lewd text message pictures (sexts) were spread around the Internet. In his new campaign commercial, Weiner admits to his past faults and is hoping for a second chance at political office The video also features his wife Huma Abedin and their infant son Jordan Zain Weiner.

On his Facebook page, Anthony posted the following message announcing his candidacy for New York City Mayor:

Friends,

 I want you to know that today I am launching my campaign for mayor of New York City. In the video below, I talk about why I'm running and how I will fight for middle class families and those struggling to get into the middle class. Nothing is more important.

 I've put together 64 new ideas to move our city forward. After you watch the video, I hope you'll take a moment to stay on my website (www.anthonyweiner.com) and look them over. Then, I hope you'll let me know what you think.

 Thanks for watching and I hope you will consider being a part of this campaign.

Check out the campaign commercial right here:

Though it has only been two years since his resignation from Congress due to the scandal, many people have wondered about him running for New York City Mayor. With that question officially answered, do you think that voters can get past the sexting scandal?

After the revealing pictures circulated around the Internet, Weiner initially denied his involvement in the photos. Eventually he held a press conference that would lead to his resignation announcement. He admitted he had "exchanged messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years"