NYC Campaign Finance Board Approves $23.3 Million in Additional Public Funds Payments to 2021 Candidates
04/15/2021
The NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) approved $23,365,739 in public matching funds payments to 159 city candidates in the 2021 election cycle during a public meeting held earlier this morning.
Today's public funds payments are based on campaign filings received from candidates through March 15. Including today's payment, the CFB has issued $72,196,632 to candidates, more than any previous election cycle in the program's 32-year history.
Six candidates for mayor, five for comptroller, 20 for borough president, and 127 City Council candidates qualified for public funds payments today. Five City Council candidates received a maximum public funds payment today.
Overall, 206 City Council candidates have qualified for public funds payments and 103 have received a maximum public funds payment.
More candidates are registered to run in the 2021 elections than in any previous New York City election cycle. More than 93 percent of all the individual contributions raised are less than $250 and more than 71 percent are from New York City residents.
To qualify for public funds, candidates must meet fundraising thresholds demonstrating support from within their communities. The eligibility thresholds encourage candidates to raise small contributions from voters living within the city.
The payments are detailed in the tables below and will be added to the CFB's campaign finance summary webpage by the end of the day.
Candidate | Payments Approved April 15, 2021 |
---|---|
Eric Adams | $317,295 |
Kathryn Garcia | $2,265,561 |
Dianne Morales | $2,247,681 |
Scott Stringer | $589,230 |
Maya Wiley | $906,437 |
Andrew Yang | $3,724,112 |
Total Mayor: | $10,050,316 |
Candidate | Payments Approved April 15, 2021 |
---|---|
Brian Benjamin | $274,506 |
Zachary Iscol | $525,019 |
Corey Johnson | $3,846,444 |
Brad Lander | $465,204 |
David Weprin | $140,115 |
Total Comptroller: | $5,251,288 |
Public Funds Payments - April 15, 2021 - BOROUGH PRESIDENT CANDIDATES
Candidate | Payments Approve April 15, 2021 | |
---|---|---|
Brooklyn | ||
Robert Cornegy, Jr. | $190,246 | |
Khari Edwards | $60,771 | |
Antonio Reynoso | $209,937 | |
Jo Anne Simon | $386,933 | |
Manhattan | ||
Lindsey Boylan | $92,796 | |
Elizabeth Caputo | $109,579 | |
Brad Hoylman | $201,522 | |
Benjamin Kallos | $126,499 | |
Mark Levine | $9,221 | |
Queens | ||
Elizabeth Crowley | $507,893 | |
Donovan Richards | $56,726 | |
Jimmy Van Bramer | $62,578 | |
Staten Island | ||
Lorraine Honor | $222,026 | |
Steven Matteo | $70,945 | |
Mark Murphy | $171,213 | |
Leticia Remauro | $30,552 | |
Bronx | ||
Fernando Cabrera | $210,786 | |
Nathalia Fernandez | $69,350 | |
Vanessa Gibson | $140,476 | |
Luis Sepulveda | $223,356 | |
Total Borough President: | $3,153,405 |
Public Funds Payments - April 15, 2021 - CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
Candidate | Payment on April 15, 2021 | |
---|---|---|
DISTRICT 1 | ||
Susan Lee | $43,814 | |
Gigi Li | $166 | |
DISTRICT 3 | ||
Leslie Boghosian Murphy | $21,014 | |
Phelan-Dante Fitzpatrick | $23,264 | |
Marni Halasa | $5,753 | |
Aleta LaFargue | $17,100 | |
Arthur Schwartz | $36,267 | |
DISTRICT 5 | ||
Rebecca Lamorte | $37,084 | |
Christopher Sosa | $8,793 | |
DISTRICT 6 | ||
Gale Brewer | $160,444* | |
Maria Danzilo | $160,444* | |
David Gold | $16,948 | |
DISTRICT 7 | ||
Shaun Abreu | $95 | |
Stacy Lynch | $48,853 | |
Lena Melendez | $5,130 | |
Corey Ortega | $10,925 | |
Raymond Sanchez | $129,078 | |
Luis Tejada | $4,788 | |
DISTRICT 8 | ||
Diana Ayala | $39,349 | |
DISTRICT 9 | ||
Cordell Cleare | $42,484 | |
Joshua Clennon | $26,494 | |
Billy Council | $41,306 | |
Ruth McDaniels | $46,413 | |
Athena Moore | $99,552 | |
Keith Taylor | $23,651 | |
DISTRICT 10 | ||
Josue Perez | $33,820 | |
DISTRICT 14 | ||
Fernando Aquino | $17,632 | |
Haile Rivera | $129,923 | |
Socrates Solano | $190 | |
Yudelka Tapia | $5,130 | |
DISTRICT16 | ||
Yves Filius | $91,299 | |
Althea Stevens | $14,478 | |
DISTRICT 18 | ||
Michael Beltzer | $10,617 | |
Darlene Jackson | $47,268 | |
Mohammed Mujumder | $95 | |
DISTRICT 19 | ||
Tony Avella | $1,923 | |
Adriana Aviles | $4,157 | |
Nabaraj KC | $69,981 | |
Vickie Paladino | $36,404 | |
John-Alexander Sakelos | $88,897 | |
DISTRICT 20 | ||
Neng Wang | $1,450 | |
Dao Yin | $84,003 | |
Ellen Young | $160,444* | |
DISTRICT 21 | ||
Ingrid Gomez | $14,303 | |
Francisco Moya | $149,379 | |
Talea Wufka | $5,708 | |
DISTRICT 22 | ||
Catherina Gioino | $40,037 | |
Felicia Kalan | $63,779 | |
Nicholas Velkov | $16,682 | |
DISTRICT 23 | ||
Sanjeev Jindal | $41,154 | |
Debra Markell | $31,700 | |
Harpreet Toor | $50,016 | |
DISTRICT 24 | ||
Moumita Ahmed | $52,569 | |
James Gennaro | $138,107 | |
Saifur Khan | $38,798 | |
Mohammad Uddin | $5,358 | |
DISTRICT 25 | ||
Fatima Baryab | $1,512 | |
Liliana Melo | $46,679 | |
Alfonso Quiroz | $58,482 | |
Carolyn Tran | $68,328 | |
DISTRICT 26 | ||
Jonathan Bailey | $54,104 | |
Lorenzo Brea | $190 | |
Julia Forman | $31,616 | |
Glennis Gomez | $32,778 | |
Denise Keehan-Smith | $31,312 | |
Badrun Khan | $31,046 | |
Heajin Kim | $13,467 | |
Jesse Laymon | $2,364 | |
Brent O'Leary | $14,014 | |
Emily Sharpe | $9,310 | |
Ebony Young | $29,165 | |
DISTRICT 27 | ||
Marie Adam-Ovide | $15,631 | |
Kerryanne Burke | $16,583 | |
Rene Hill | $15,214 | |
Al-Hassan Kanu | $12,061 | |
Harold Miller | $75,890 | |
Nantasha Williams | $261 | |
DISTRICT 28 | ||
Adrienne Adams | $143,534 | |
DISTRICT 29 | ||
Aleda Gagarin | $3,382 | |
Eliseo Labayen | $30,286 | |
Douglas Shapiro | $1,170 | |
Edwin Wong | $70,938 | |
DISTRICT 32 | ||
Joann Ariola | $109,516 | |
Michael Scala | $4,720 | |
Helal Sheikh | $30,742 | |
Kenichi Wilson | $2,630 | |
DISTRICT 33 | ||
Victoria Cambranes | $8,550 | |
Stuart Sherman | $31,160 | |
Benjamin Solotaire | $5,966 | |
April Somboun | $26,440 | |
DISTRICT 34 | ||
Jennifer Gutierrez | $2,630 | |
DISTRICT 35 | ||
Curtis Harris | $6,924 | |
Michael Hollingsworth | $2 | |
Regina Kinsey | $42,277 | |
DISTRICT 36 | ||
Tahirah Moore | $7,714 | |
Robert Waterman | $26,902 | |
DISTRICT 37 | ||
Darma Diaz | $18,696 | |
Rick Echevarria | $75,886 | |
DISTRICT 38 | ||
Yu Lin | $62,586 | |
Jacqueline Painter | $26,524 | |
Ceasar Zuniga | $160,444* | |
DISTRICT 39 | ||
Briget Rein | $5,510 | |
DISTRICT 40 | ||
Cecilia Cortez | $190 | |
Blake Morris | $15,139 | |
DISTRICT 42 | ||
Charles Barron | $8,436 | |
Wilfredo Florentino | $9,074 | |
Nikki Lucas | $47 | |
DISTRICT 45 | ||
Anthony Beckford | $68,218 | |
DISTRICT 46 | ||
Donald Cranston | $1,338 | |
Judy Newton | $160,349 | |
R. Dimple Willabus | $4,826 | |
DISTRICT 47 | ||
Ari Kagan | $11,020 | |
DISTRICT 48 | ||
Binyomin Bendet | $104,090 | |
Mariya Markh | $59,310 | |
Boris Noble | $33,442 | |
Inna Vernikov | $74,123 | |
DISTRICT 49 | ||
Selina Grey | $7,144 | |
Kamillah Hanks | $3,093 | |
Troy McGhie | $42,492 | |
Ranti Ogunleye | $16,659 | |
Michael Schnall | $35,819 | |
DISTRICT 50 | ||
Sal Albanese | $18,673 | |
David Carr | $25,620 | |
Marko Kepi | $160,444* | |
Sam Pirozzolo | $6,764 | |
George Wonica | $13,205 | |
DISTRICT 51 | ||
Joseph Borelli | $28,462 | |
Olivia Drabczyk | $43,107 | |
Total City Council: | $4,750,286 |
The CFB withholds five percent of the public funds payment until the final payment prior to the election. For primary election candidates, the withheld amount will be issued in the payment scheduled for June 17.
DISCLOSURE AND PAYMENT CALENDAR
Candidates in the 2021 New York City elections filed their most recent disclosure reports with the CFB on March 15, 2021. The payments listed above are based on campaign financial data provided by this deadline. The next opportunity for candidates to receive public matching funds is May 13, based on response to statement reviews with corrected invalid matching claims.
The next disclosure reports are due by midnight on May 21. There will then be a public funds payment on May 27 based on those disclosures. In total, there are eight public matching funds payments scheduled ahead of the primary elections on June 22.
HOW THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE PROGRAM WORKS
The CFB provides matching funds out of the city's General Fund to qualifying candidates at a rate of $8 for every $1 received from New York City residents, up to the first $175 for donations to City Council and Borough President candidates, and up to $250 for donations to citywide candidates, for a maximum payment-per-resident of $1,400 or $2,000, respectively.
To qualify for matching funds, candidates must demonstrate support from within their communities by meeting a two-part fundraising threshold and abide by the other requirements set in the Campaign Finance Act. For instance, to qualify for public funding in City Council races, candidates must raise at least $5,000 from city residents. Only the first $175 contributed per city resident counts towards meeting the threshold.
Additionally, City Council candidates must receive at least 75 contributions from residents of the district where they are running. Candidates also must comply with all program rules, including individual contribution limits and a prohibition on collecting contributions from corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships.
The matching rate increased to $8-to-$1 in November 2018 when it was adopted by voters along with other improvements to the matching funds program. For 2021, candidates may choose to participate in the previous program, which provides public funds at a $6-to-$1 matching rate. However, 98 percent of 2021 candidates participating in the program are choosing to abide by the new rules.
CANDIDATE SERVICES
The CFB's Candidate Services staff offers candidates extensive support by providing access to trainings, resources, and one-on-one guidance to help campaigns navigate their disclosure requirements and compliance obligations. For the 2021 elections, the agency published a detailed guidance document with the payment schedule, requirements, and applicable deadlines for candidates to follow.
FOLLOW THE MONEY
More information about the candidates' campaign finance data is available on the CFB website in the Campaign Finance Summary portal. Individual contributions, campaign spending, intermediaries, and independent PAC expenditures are available in the CFB's Follow the Money database.