Christopher X. Brodeur is an artist, writer, and musician. [1] Brodeur has been acquitted and found not guilty after being arrested [2] and spending time in jail [3] for harassing members of New York City's mayor's press office staff. [2] He ran for mayor of New York City in 2001, [4] after losing to Julia Willebrand [5] in the Green Party primary, [6] and in 2005 he won 4% in the Democratic Party primary. [2]