The candidates in 2021 elections submitted their campaign disclosure reports to the New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYCCFB) last Friday. Among the citywide candidates, some of the biggest winners were Mayoral candidate Ray McGuire; Comptroller candidate David Weprin; and incumbent Public Advocate Jumaane Williams (D).
Jan. 15 was the deadline by which all candidates had to submit the details of their fundraising from July 2020 to Jan. 2021. These numbers will determine their eligibility for the third round of NYCCFB’s campaign matching funds program, which will take place on Feb. 15.
Of all the candidates, Ray McGuire took home the biggest sum by far: a total of $4,885,379 in private funds. In a distant second was Mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan ($941,174), followed by Zachary Iscol ($746,190) and Maya Wiley ($720,608).
Wiley, however, had by far the highest number of contributors: 6,976. McGuire came in second with 3,709, and Dianne Morales came in third, with 3,049.
In the Public Advocate race, incumbent Jumaane Williams outraised his challengers by a huge margin. He took in $105,186 in total, while candidate Theo B. Chino raised $17,473 and Anthony L. Herbert raised $13,820. Williams also boasted a relatively small average donation size – $127.
In the Comptroller race, David Weprin received the most in private funds ($282,211) from the second greatest number of contributors (1.049). Notably, only 15.56 percent of that money came from donors outside New York City; among the Comptroller candidates, only Brad Lander received a smaller percentage of his private funds from out-of-city donors (5.33 percent). Lander also had the distinction of having the greatest number of contributors among the Comptroller candidates (2,089).
Look below for a readout of every candidate who raised $1,000 or more:
Office Candidate Private Funds
Received# of Contributors Average
Contribution% of funds
from Outside NYCMayor Ray McGuire $4,885,379 3,709 $1,317 31.69% Mayor Shaun Donovan $941,174 1,644 $572 37.22% Mayor Zachary Iscol $746,190 1,943 $384 45.13% Mayor Maya Wiley $720,608 6,976 $103 37.34% Mayor Scott Stringer $458,051 2,238 $205 24.75% Mayor Eric Adams $426,260 1,228 $347 32.58% Mayor Kathryn Garcia $304,532 1,572 $194 26.14% Mayor Dianne Morales $179,670 3,049 $59 25.3% Mayor Carlos Menchaca $62,602 727 $86 21.57% Mayor Art Chang $57,271 277 $207 38.84% Mayor Isaac Wright, Jr. $50,029 93 $538 61% Mayor Loree Sutton $35,755 209 $171 33.55% Mayor Joycelyn Taylor $18,131 297 $61 37.69% Mayor Cleopatra Fitzgerald $7,000 4 $1,750 0% Mayor Andrew Yang $4,726 10 $473 100% Mayor Aaron Foldenauer $4,419 19 $218 37.96% Mayor Paperboy L. Prince $3,428 3 $20 0% Mayor William A. Pepitone $2,930 38 $77 46.42% Mayor Christopher S. Kreitchman $2,600 2 $1,300 96.15% Mayor Edward Cullen $2,020 9 $224 97.77% Public Advocate Jumaane Williams $105,186 825 $127 13.68% Public Advocate Theo B. Chino $17,473 2 $8,737 99.97% Public Advocate Anthony L. Herbert $13,820 122 $113 11.14% Comptroller David Weprin $282,211 1,049 $269 15.56% Comptroller Brian Benjamin $239,284 620 $386 28.44% Comptroller Brad Lander $164,482 2,089 $79 5.33% Comptroller Kevin Parker $117,981 657 $180 27.2% Comptroller Mary T. Liftin $25,575 30 $853 43.99%
