Politics | Michael Bloomberg Bloomberg Endorses Scott Brown NYC mayor hosting fundraiser for Mass. senator By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jul 26, 2012 12:52 PM CDT Copied Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes, left, speaks with New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg during the Rio C40: Megacity Mayors Taking Action on Climate Change in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) Michael Bloomberg holds a number of left-leaning views, but technically the New York City mayor is a political independent—and he’s definitely leaning to the right when it comes to the Massachusetts Senate race. Politico reports that Bloomberg is hosting an Aug. 15 fundraiser for incumbent Scott Brown, who is fighting Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren to hang on to his seat. Bloomberg, a Massachusetts native, supports Brown because of what a spokesman calls the senator’s “tough stand” on gun control, according to the New York Times. Read These Next A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. A lesson in minding your own business ... at 30,000 feet. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. Desperate search for missing campers continues in Texas. Report an error