Zohran Mamdani (D) leads mayoral candidates in fundraising with $2.8M in matching funds
Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani has received more than $2.8 million in matching funds in the latest funding cycle of the 2025 mayoral election, the most of any candidate in the race.
Mamdani, who announced his candidacy for mayor last October, received 2,827,443 from the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) after raising $640,712 during the last round of funding.
Mamdani was one of just four mayoral candidates to receive matching funds through the city’s 8-to-1 taxpayer-funded public matching funds system. This system seeks to encourage city candidates to finance their campaigns with small donations rather than large donations from private donors.
Other candidates to receive matching funds during the latest round of funding include New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, former Comptroller Scott Stringer, and State Sen. Zellnor Myrie Lander. Lander has received an accumulative $3,674,414 in matching funds since entering the race—the most of any candidate—but only received $696,656 in the latest cycle.
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