The rumors are true: Cynthia Nixon has confirmed she's running for governor of New York today with a video that touts her connection to the state and her dedication to making it stronger.

The 51-year-old actress was born in New York and has spent most of her life there.

"New York is my home. I've never lived anywhere else," she says in the clip, in which she describes herself as a "proud public school graduate" and public-school parent. Without mentioning incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo by name, Nixon insists "our leaders are letting us down."

She cites mass incarceration, a huge education disparity and the dysfunctional New York City subway as three causes near and dear to her heart. “I think there are a lot of people who would like me to run for a variety of reasons,” she said on the Today show. “And I think the Number One is education.”

While Nixon has never held public office, Nixon has been an outspoken activist for LGBT rights and other progressive causes.

She's already gotten support from big-name friends like Rosie O'Donnell and Sarah Jessica Parker, but she'll have a tough campaign ahead of her: A poll conducted by Siena College puts current governor Andrew Cuomo ahead of of the Sex and the City star 66% to 19% among registered Democrats. Nixon "is far from a household name in New York," Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg told EW.

"While Nixon does a little better among younger and upstate Democrats, she doesn't have the support of more than one-quarter of either group."

In January, Nixon penned an essay for CNN in which she castigated Donald Trump and called on everyday Americans to help restore American values.

"Taking our country back will require hard work," she wrote. "It means wresting our country's political system back from the gigantic corporate interests and billionaire donors that hold it in a death grip. It means respecting and restoring the power of the millions of everyday Americans who have been marginalized. And it means fighting back against elected officials who abuse the public trust through dishonesty, personal enrichment and bullying."

In the piece, Nixon called on readers to vote, but to also consider more bold action—including running for office. Nixon's wife, Christine Marinoni, left her job in education reform, leading some to speculate the actress was getting ready to announce her candidacy.

Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro is considered the front-runner for the Republican nomination.