**** Warning Spoilers ahead for Daredevil *****
Why does Wilson Fisk want to be Mayor? Well the simply answer is he is the Hero from his point of view. In Daredevil: Born Again we see that Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin is elected mayor. This is not new in the Daredevil comics world. Kingpin has been the mayor of New York City for a while. Kingpin loves New York City and even with his shortcomings he wants to protect his city. In Daredevil #20 by Chip Zdarsky we see Wilson Fisk down in the thick of it fighting back to back with Daredevil against Bullseye, Typhoid Mary and Rhino.
Don’t get me wrong Kingpin is an evil man and has committed many heinous crimes, but in his own twisted way he loves New York City and wants it to be prosperous. Granted he wants it to be prosperous in where he is perceived as the Hero and he gets to make a little money on the side as well. He should in no way be applauded for becoming Mayor Kingpin, instead he needs to be taken down and removed as Mayor. Sometimes people can be blinded by their ambition to be the savior, be the Hero that they run others down to get what to what they are trying to accomplish.
Suggested Reading: Daredevil (2019 – 2021) by Chip Zdarsky
Suggested Watching: Daredevil: Born Again – Season 1