Wannabe contenders for the office of mayor of New York City in 2025 are set to officially disclose their fundraising totals on Monday – unofficially kicking off the election race that will determine who will reside in Gracie Mansion from January 2026.
The documents will provide the public and commentators with an overview of the momentum being generated by the opponents seeking to unseat Mayor Eric Adams as the Democratic nominee in advance of the election in late 2019. However, they will also demonstrate the extent to which Hizzoner has been able to raise money while a federal investigation hovers over his campaign and his defense trust fund solicits donations to pay for any associated legal fees.
The filing of current city comptroller Brad Lander for the first several months of the year will also be of great interest, as there have been weeks of speculation in political circles on when he will formally enter the primary, which is scheduled for June of next year.
The New York Post was informed by Mayor Eric Adams’s campaign that they had raised over $1 million in the last six months, making the entire war chest—including matching contributions from the city—above $8 million. The Adams camp raised little over $500,000 during the most recent filing period, which was less than the previous six months.
Former city comptroller Scott Stringer, whose previous attempt at becoming mayor failed in 2020, raised around $425,000, or $2.1 million with public matching, his committee said. After launching his exploratory committee in January, Stringer had six months to gather money. He received contributions from more than 2,100 people, averaging $157.
Before the filing, Zellnor Myrie’s campaign declined to share data. Myrie is a progressive state senator with a relatively unknown name compared to Stringer and Adams. He has been putting a lot of effort into raising money on social media, but his team has downplayed expectations by reminding media that the leftist candidate only announced his candidacy in May.
The campaign of Lander likewise declined to provide a sneak peek at the document, but if he were to publicly challenge Adams, he would do so with a war chest worth millions of dollars from his comptroller campaign.
