Last Friday was the deadline by which the candidates in 2021 elections had to submit their campaign disclosure reports to the New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYCCFB). According to the reports, Manhattan Borough President candidate Brad Hoylman and Council District 1 candidate Jenny Low enjoyed the most fundraising success during the period between July 2020 and Jan. 2021.
The disclosure reports detail the private fundraising each candidate did from last July to January. These numbers will determine their eligibility for the third round of NYCCFB’s campaign matching funds program, which will take place on Feb. 15.
From July 2020 to Jan. 2021, Hoylman accumulated $365,870 in private funds – more than that received between July 12th, 2020 and January 11, 2021 by Lindsey Boylan ($122,700), Mark Levine ($120,254) and Ben Kallos ($90,568) combined. Hoylman also boasted the largest overall number of contributors – 1,603.
However, Kallos also did quite well for himself. Although he only came in fourth in terms of total private funds received, he boasted the second highest number of contributors (1,025), as well as the second smallest average donation size ($88) – just barely behind Kimberly Watkins, who averaged $81 per donation.
Council District 1 candidate Jenny Low accumulated a whopping $86,453 – surpassing not only her fellow District 1 candidates, but every other City Council candidate in Manhattan. In a close second was District 5 candidate Julie Menin, who raised $73,187.
Low also led the District 1 race in overall contributors (478), placing her third among all of the Manhattan City Council candidates, after District 9’s Mario Rosser (491) and District 6’s Jeffrey Omura (628). Omura also reported an unusually small average donation size – $65, the smallest among all the candidates in District 6.
See below for an overview of every candidate who raised $1,000 or more:
Office Candidate Private Funds Received # of Contributors Average Contribution % of Money from Donors Outside NYC Manhattan BP Brad Hoylman $365,870 1,603 $228 19.98% Manhattan BP Lindsey Boylan $122,700 522 $235 27.43% Manhattan BP Mark Levine $120,254 888 $135 10.04% Manhattan BP Ben Kallos $90,568 1,025 $88 12.64% Manhattan BP Elizabeth Caputo $59,592 426 $140 26.4% Manhattan BP Kimberly Watkins $11,364 140 $81 21.72% CC01 Jenny Low $86,453 478 $181 26.28% CC01 Gigi Li $35,182 222 $158 4.43% CC01 Tiffany Winbrush $12,790 164 $78 44.75% CC01 Denny Salas $10,175 105 $97 41.03% CC01 Christopher Marte $5,606 114 $49 24.97% CC01 Maud Maron $4,698 41 $1,070 22.78% CC02 Carlina Rivera $24,170 258 $94 10.32% CC03 Arthur Schwartz $40,910 197 $106 9.85% CC03 Leslie Boghosian Murphy $30,771 200 $154 33.94% CC03 Erik Bottcher $19,088 140 $135 14.85% CC03 Phelan-Dante Fitzpatrick $15,413 216 $71 18.88% CC03 Aleta LaFargue $14,786 227 $65 25.23% CC03 Marni Halasa $13,718 183 $75 38.48% CC04 Keith Powers $46,558 273 $171 20.65% CC05 Julie Menin $73,187 368 $199 12.51% CC05 Billy Freeland $26,160 233 $111 27.47% CC05 Tricia Shimamura $17,000 212 $80 11.79% CC05 Kim Moscaritolo $11,790 134 $88 14.27% CC05 Rebecca Lamorte $10,325 172 $60 43.34% CC05 Christopher Sosa $5,971 168 $36 27.52% CC05 Marco Tamayo $2,900 1 $2,900 100% CC06 Jeffrey Omura $40,957 628 $65 24.01% CC06 Sara K. Lind $16,463 175 $94 17.51% CC06 David Gold $10,263 136 $75 11.78% CC06 Gale Brewer $2,916 22 $133 26.58% CC06 Zack Weiner $2,236 4 $559 0.81% CC07 Raymond Sanchez $36,805 414 $89 42.82% CC07 Stacy Lynch $24,873 297 $84 16.62% CC07 Corey Ortega $21,408 244 $61 9.76% CC07 Luis Tejada $18,520 321 $58 4.72% CC07 Maria Ordonez $10.968 202 $54 9.66% CC07 Daniel Cohen $9,189 132 $70 12.25% CC07 Shaun Abreu $7,505 46 $163 16.19% CC07 Marti G. Allen-Cummings $6,753 181 $38 20.86% CC07 Lena Melendez $6,444 159 $41 9.7% CC07 Carmen Quinones $3,330 105 $32 0% CC08 Diana Ayala $14,191 95 $149 17.76% CC09 Mario Rossser $47,963 491 $98 47.92% CC09 Cordell Cleare $31,699 225 $140 51.38% CC09 Keith Taylor $20,377 200 $102 39.76% CC09 William K. Council $17,170 180 $95 32.32% CC09 Joshua Clennon $14,308 188 $76 14.54% CC09 Kristin Jordan $13,340 234 $57 22.29% CC09 William A. Allen $13,213 179 $63 14.61% CC09 Ruth McDaniels $9,045 110 $70 7.68% CC09 Pierre Gooding $7,245 39 $186 77.09% CC10 Carmen De La Rosa $38,213 253 $151 38.81% CC10 Angela Fernandez $24,793 173 $143 27.67% CC10 Johanna Garcia $20,145 246 $82 5.63% CC10 Josue G. Perez $6,421 60 $107 3.58%
