City Council Speaker Julie Menin has launched her own statewide PAC to boost Democrats in November — fueling speculation she may be trying to spread her tentacles for a potential run for higher office.

Menin, 58, filed her “New York Rising PAC” with the State Board of Election last week, a move that political sources told The Post is an obvious way for the increasingly powerful New York City pol to “advance to the next step.”

“Menin is redefining what it means to be an activist speaker by helping Democrats in other parts of the state and planting IOUs in the future,” said a knowledgeable Democratic source who knows Menin well.

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