NYC Campaign Finance Board Approves Matching Funds Payments

11/03/2023

On Thursday, November 2nd the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) issued public matching funds payments to 47 candidates totaling $894,749.

To qualify for public funds, candidates must demonstrate support by raising small contributions in their communities. This encourages the candidates to spend more time speaking to voters and less time fundraising. Click here to see the exact thresholds that candidates must meet to qualify for public funds. The table below lists all candidates who have been awarded public funds in the 2023 election cycle. It also includes the following calculations:

Payment 11/2: The amount of public funds paid to the candidate on November 2nd.

Total Public Funds Paid (Primary/General): The amount of public funds paid to the candidate for the 2023 election cycle. The maximum public funds payment for each election is $184,000.

Total Amount Raised: The total dollar amount raised from individual, organizational, and all other contribution sources, as of October 23rd.

Percent In-district: The percent of the number of contributions reported from individual residents in the candidate’s council district, as of October 23rd, excluding organizational and other contribution sources.

Percent Small Donors: The percent of aggregate contributions from individuals that totaled $175 or less, as of October 23rd, excluding organizational and other contribution sources. Aggregate contributions refer to the total dollar value of all contributions reported from a donor. For example, the aggregate contribution from a donor who made two $5 contributions is $10.

2023 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC FUNDS PAYMENTS

Candidate

District

Payment 11/2

General

Primary

Total Amount Raised

Percent in-district

Percent small donors

Jung,
Ursila *

01

$0

$0

$156,968

$48,378

38.5%

78.9%

Lee,
Susan †

01

$0

$0

$184,000

$42,598

56.9%

86.5%

Marte, Christopher

01

$21,549

$98,461

$183,675

$104,869

43.8%

83.2%

Qiu,
Helen *

01

$42,970

$141,960

$0

$20,908

39.1%

97.1%

Rivera,
Carlina

02

$0

$0

$111,106

$45,298

59.3%

89.8%

Ryan,
Allison

02

$0

$0

$61,648

$14,188

76.7%

88.2%

Bobrick,
Robert *

03

$47,176

$47,176

$0

$6,668

51.7%

100%

Bottcher,
Erik

03

$2,300

$46,000

$0

$141,251

52.2%

74.3%

Powers,
Keith

04

$6,542

$111,832

$0

$60,495

44.3%

55.7%

Robinson,
Brian *

04

$21,672

$97,573

$0

$18,651

41.7%

91.8%

Brewer,
Gale

06

$33,109

$167,416

$0

$58,464

49.4%

80.8%

DiStasio,
Diane *

06

$19,940

$106,656

$0

$23,447

47.7%

90.9%

Dickens,
Inez

09

$0

$0

$180,084

$68,186

46.8%

73.6%

Jordan,
Kristin

09

$0

$0

$78,128

$26,205

44.7%

92.3%

Salaam,
Yusef *

09

$0

$0

$144,092

$84,454

15.1%

88.3%

Taylor,
Al * †

09

$0

$0

$184,000

$41,224

40.1%

88.3%

DeLaRosa, Carmen

10

$0

$0

$97,680

$46,540

45.5%

85.5%

Perez,
Guillermo *

10

$0

$0

$87,760

$18,760

54.9%

99.7%

Dinowitz,
Eric

11

$2,300

$46,000

$0

$63,213

56.7%

74.8%

Ahmed,
Aisha *

12

$0

$0

$58,440

$9,660

71.9%

95.3%

Riley,
Kevin

12

$80

$5,542

$98,998

$93,703

42.9%

71.3%

Ferrara,
Bernadette

13

$0

$0

$77,840

$15,568

77.2%

92.6%

Havranek, George * †

13

$0

$0

$184,000

$47,679

86.1%

81.5%

Marmorato,
Kristy *

13

$76,824

$102,360

$145,640

$64,660

50.5%

87.6%

Velazquez, Marjorie

13

$36,882

$168,672

$113,347

$139,393

25.5%

74.8%

Zherka,
Hasime Samantha *

13

$0

$0

$59,844

$12,483

78.1%

98.9%

Bradshaw, Rachel *

14

$0

$0

$63,600

$14,295

65.8%

87.4%

Sanchez, Pierina †

14

$1,098

$10,560

$184,000

$55,355

25.3%

87.4%

Feliz,
Oswald

15

$0

$43,700

$0

$26,525

64%

83%

Farias, Amanda

18

$2,276

$45,500

$0

$61,612

24.9%

85%

Avella,
Tony

19

$35,079

$126,256

$183,216

$64,268

68.8%

82.2%

Bae,
Christopher * †

19

$0

$0

$184,000

$52,934

29.7%

81%

Graziano, Paul

19

$0

$0

$158,600

$22,450

60.4%

96.9%

Paladino, Vickie ‡

19

$8,708

$183,450

$0

$212,163

63.6%

64.5%

Chen, JinLiang *

20

$9,440

$165,240

$152,741

$52,790

77.2%

93.7%

Pai, Yu-ChingJames

20

$35,848

$165,200

$0

$31,813

57%

89.9%

Ung,
Sandra ‡

20

$9,200

$184,000

$0

$84,308

47.9%

62.9%

Caban,
Tiffany ‡

22

$9,200

$184,000

$46,000

$64,157

29.8%

90.2%

Castro, Charles *

22

$0

$110,450

$0

$23,165

39.8%

92.9%

Klingman, Kelly *

22

$29,563

$110,184

$0

$19,688

62.8%

90%

Behar,
Steve

23

$0

$0

$180,344

$29,903

45.8%

91%

Chow, Bernard * ‡

23

$9,194

$183,875

$0

$27,909

32.2%

96.5%

Lee,
Linda ‡

23

$34,857

$184,000

$183,000

$136,055

30.7%

68.9%

Rahman, Rubaiya *

23

$0

$0

$183,900

$29,075

53.6%

98.8%

Gennaro, James ‡

24

$8,451

$183,250

$0

$63,486

56.1%

80.2%

Baryab, Fatima † ‡

25

$9,200

$184,000

$184,000

$46,655

44.1%

99.7%

Krishnan, Shekar †

25

$30,327

$69,596

$184,000

$75,678

57.1%

73.1%

Pacheco, Ricardo *

25

$0

$0

$108,088

$16,928

70.4%

91.5%

Jeffcoat, Marvin

26

$6,065

$74,180

$0

$16,112

53.6%

89.7%

Kim,
Hailie

26

$0

$0

$168,520

$25,015

49.1%

94.5%

Won,
Julie †

26

$6,862

$84,040

$184,000

$96,379

30.7%

81.9%

Ramgopal, Rusat *

28

$2,300

$46,000

$0

$11,995

50.3%

96.3%

Felder,
Ethan *

29

$0

$0

$156,104

$42,793

53.9%

86.9%

Nijjar, Sukhjinder * †

29

$2,606

$25,520

$184,000

$29,390

54.5%

98.5%

Schulman, Lynn †

29

$24,303

$123,924

$184,000

$110,584

29.6%

68.9%

Restler, Lincoln

33

$2,300

$46,000

$0

$51,095

58.3%

69%

Gutierrez, Jennifer

34

$0

$1,467

$105,632

$34,229

46.9%

87.8%

Nurse,
Sandy ‡

37

$9,200

$184,000

$0

$64,509

17.9%

92.2%

Vega,
Isaiah *

37

$43,312

$43,312

$0

$7,148

52.9%

97.1%

Aviles,
Alexa

38

$4,267

$146,136

$0

$43,105

36.1%

89.4%

Rodriguez, Paul *

38

$79,608

$79,608

$0

$13,929

44.8%

96%

Hanif, Shahana

39

$2,300

$46,000

$0

$50,166

48.9%

81.7%

Joseph,
Rita

40

$0

$43,700

$0

$70,645

24.7%

70.5%

Mealy, Darlene

41

$0

$0

$46,000

$22,336

52.7%

81.5%

Banks,
Chris

42

$0

$0

$164,320

$45,260

52.4%

88.3%

Barron, Charles

42

$0

$0

$97,848

$25,837

54.3%

89.6%

Chan,
WaiYee * †

43

$0

$0

$184,000

$64,079

40.1%

89.9%

Labella,
Vito *

43

$22,536

$113,470

$0

$19,170

40.7%

93.5%

Ng,
Stanley *

43

$0

$0

$183,780

$39,662

35.5%

92.9%

Tan,
Ying * †

43

$23,989

$133,976

$184,000

$45,462

30.1%

97%

Zhuang, Susan * † ‡

43

$9,200

$184,000

$184,000

$73,352

37.5%

90.1%

Tischler, Harold * † ‡

44

$9,200

$184,000

$184,000

$54,993

47.5%

96.4%

Yeger, Kalman †

44

$1,545

$29,392

$184,000

$60,163

44%

67.2%

Narcisse, Mercedes

46

$2,301

$46,000

$0

$88,263

32.9%

64.9%

Brannan, Justin ‡

47

$9,986

$180,250

$0

$179,018

41.9%

65.1%

Kagan,
Ari † ‡

47

$44,157

$175,440

$184,000

$76,209

39.9%

80.2%

Pereira,
Avery *

47

$0

$0

$43,960

$10,300

63%

93.4%

Adler,
Amber

48

$0

$108,338

$0

$31,508

32.4%

93.7%

Kazatsker, Igor *

48

$14,928

$51,750

$87,888

$18,581

64.8%

97%

Vernikov,
Inna †

48

$29,999

$56,014

$184,000

$66,300

39.3%

79.7%

Hanks,
Kamillah

49

$0

$173,850

$0

$124,043

41.5%

53.7%

All Candidates

All Districts

$894,749

$5,653,276

$7,096,791

$4,239,785

   

* The 2023 election cycle is the first time the candidate is being paid.

† The candidate has received the maximum public funds payment for the primary election

‡ The candidate has received the maximum public funds payment for the general election.

DISCLOSURE AND PAYMENT CALENDAR

Candidates in the 2023 New York City elections filed their disclosures with the CFB by October 23rd. The above payments are based on campaign financial data provided by this deadline. The next disclosure reports will be due Monday, December 4th.

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 candidates.

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.

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 2023 elections, the agency published a detailed guidance documents 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.