NYC Campaign Finance Board Approves Pre-General Matching Funds Payments to 2025 Candidates

10/09/2025

 

October 9, 2025 –Today, the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) voted to approve public matching funds payments for the November general election totaling $5,946,055 to 43 candidates. This payment is the twelfth payment of the 2025 election cycle. Today's payment determinations were based on disclosure statement #13 filings.


In today's meeting the Board also voted on non-payment determinations for participating candidates who have not yet demonstrated eligibility to receive a public funds payment, as of today’s meeting. Candidates not receiving public funds in today’s payment can demonstrate their eligibility for a future payment. After today, there will be one additional payment date before the general election in November.


New York City’s matching funds program eliminates barriers to participation by providing access to resources New Yorkers in every community can use to run for office. The candidates receiving payment today have met all the requirements of the Campaign Finance Act and Board Rules, have at least one opponent, and achieved a threshold level of public support by raising small-dollar contributions from the city residents they are seeking to represent. Please visit the CFB website to find information on the two-part threshold candidates must meet to qualify for public funds, as well as additional information on the legal requirements to qualify for public funds


The table below lists all candidates who have received a public funds payments throughout the 2025 election cycle. 

 

 

2025 PUBLIC FUNDS PRE-GENERAL PAYMENTS CHART

 
Candidate Office Today's Payment Primary General Total Amount Raised Percent in-district Percent small donors
Adams,
Adrienne   
Mayor $0  $2,481,020 $0 $607,749 86.5% 93.0%
Blake,
Michael   
Mayor $0  $2,096,907 $0 $565,110 63.6% 88.3%
Cuomo,
Andrew  *  
Mayor $2,329,463  $4,255,530 $482,024 $5,413,448 67.1% 58.4%
Lander,
Brad   
Mayor $0  $6,417,738 $0 $1,823,526 91.5% 82.9%
Mamdani,
Zohran  * † 
Mayor $1,029,721  $7,050,417 $4,707,591 $3,985,146 62.1% 94.3%
Myrie,
Zellnor  *  
Mayor $0  $3,532,810 $0 $949,080 88.8% 87.4%
Sliwa,
Curtis   
Mayor $1,158,547  $0 $3,299,337 $1,302,714 62.0% 92.2%
Stringer,
Scott   
Mayor $0  $4,418,651 $0 $1,118,361 90.4% 86.2%
Tilson,
Whitney  *  
Mayor $0  $2,349,364 $0 $800,980 65.3% 83.9%
Walden,
James  *  
Mayor $0 $0 $2,310,749 $1,029,733 75.4% 76.4%
Rajkumar,
Jenifer   
Public Advocate $0 $1,577,680 $0 $490,908 75.9% 84.1%
Williams, Jumaane    Public Advocate $22,105 $1,280,072 $31,091 $387,539 71.3% 87.8%
Brannan, Justin    Comptroller $0 $3,038,200 $0 $914,018 90.9% 81.5%
Levine,
Mark   
Comptroller $113,059 $3,903,648 $135,730 $1,357,682 83.2% 78.6%
Hoylman-Sigal,
Brad   
Manhattan Borough President $30,573 $1,327,152 $13,094 $485,661 85.4% 67.4%
Powers,
Keith   
Manhattan Borough President $0 $1,171,279 $0 $499,629 64.4% 63.8%
Sun,
Calvin  *  
Manhattan Borough President $0 $435,704 $0 $138,589 66.8% 72.6%
Gibson,
Vanessa   
Bronx Borough President $9,291 $781,564 $34,231 $470,712 55.1% 66.5%
Salamanca, Rafael    Bronx Borough President $0 $444,234 $0 $347,425 43.2% 54.2%
Edwards, Khari    Brooklyn Borough President $0 $782,960 $0 $209,708 67.0% 74.5%
Reynoso, Antonio    Brooklyn Borough President $0 $988,556 $2,660 $387,891 66.2% 66.3%
Richards, Donovan    Queens Borough President $0  $0 $426,596 $316,582 65.3% 56.9%
Colombo, Michael  *   Staten Island Borough President $21,067 $0 $235,249 $48,550 51.8% 93.8%
Fossella,
Vito   
Staten Island Borough President $28,614 $0 $176,225 $102,500 82.4% 46.2%
Coleman,
Jess  * † 
City Council (District 01) $0 $202,667 $0 $65,724 28.5% 85.0%
Marte, Christopher  †  City Council (District 01) $0 $202,247 $186,847 $97,037 40.8% 83.3%
Qiu,
Helen   
City Council (District 01) $68,081 $0 $96,110 $24,759 38.2% 96.4%
Yu,
Eric  *  
City Council (District 01) $0 $53,152 $0 $11,645 67.8% 90.4%
Batchu,
Sarah  * † 
City Council (District 02) $0 $202,667 $0 $89,668 29.1% 80.8%
Epstein, Harvey  * †  City Council (District 02) $2,280 $202,667 $156,831 $98,071 45.2% 84.0%
Gordillo, Andrea  * †  City Council (District 02) $0 $202,667 $0 $83,619 21.5% 84.0%
Ryan,
Allie   
City Council (District 02) $1,596 $90,176 $4,560 $15,492 53.0% 90.5%
Weiner,
Anthony   
City Council (District 02) $0 $189,264 $0 $56,043 33.2% 78.0%
Bottcher,
Erik  † 
City Council (District 03) $0 $200,017 $48,134 $148,024 54.5% 65.6%
Lara,
Jacqueline  *  
City Council (District 03) $0 $53,184 $0 $10,428 76.9% 90.4%
Romeo, Dominick City Council (District 3) $61,659 $0  $61,659  $19,069 50.5% 88.9%
Aronson, Vanessa  †  City Council (District 04) $0 $202,667 $0 $110,252 37.3% 65.0%
Athayde,
Kyle  *  
City Council (District 04) $17,898 $0 $112,579 $29,189 52.1% 81.9%
Bondy,
Faith  * † 
City Council (District 04) $0 $202,667 $0 $94,121 59.1% 60.1%
Maloney,
Virginia  * † ‡
City Council (District 04) $0 $202,567 $192,534 $206,272 25.8% 67.5%
Wetzler, Benjamin  * †  City Council (District 04) $0 $201,617 $0 $86,803 25.7% 77.3%
Bonsell,
Alina  *  
City Council (District 05) $72,922 $0 $56,536 $31,130 44.2% 87.2%
Abreu,
Shaun  † 
City Council (District 07) $0 $200,837 $112,493 $109,449 49.0% 76.9%
Okporo,
Edafe  * † 
City Council (District 07) $12,616 $202,467 $57,484 $58,353 37.6% 88.4%
Alayeto, Clarisa  *   City Council (District 08) $0  $163,392 $0 $41,463 31.0% 90.5%
Colon, Federico  *   City Council (District 08) $7,220  $54,280 $23,313 $15,845 50.4% 97.5%
Encarnacion, Elsie  * †  City Council (District 08) $0  $202,667 $8,722 $65,866 35.1% 79.0%
Lopez, Wilfredo  *   City Council (District 08) $0  $181,816 $0 $43,383 37.8% 88.9%
Reyes, Nicholas  *   City Council (District 08) $0  $50,092 $0 $11,691 46.8% 93.2%
Santana, Raymond  *   City Council (District 08) $0  $88,160 $0 $31,735 34.2% 89.1%
De La Rosa, Carmen    City Council (District 10) $0 $50,667 $48,134 $41,767 50.8% 88.6%
Dinowitz,
Eric  † 
City Council (District 11) $9,211  $202,667 $6,632 $88,658 52.0% 59.9%
Herbert-Guggenheim,
Danielle  *  
City Council (District 11) $0  $78,040 $0 $17,508 53.1% 92.9%
Riley,
Kevin   
City Council (District 12) $0  $156,251 $1,292 $86,166 44.5% 76.0%
Aldebol, Shirley  *   City Council (District 13) $50,236  $170,076 $60,082 $72,320 27.9% 86.1%
Diaz,
David  *  
City Council (District 13) $0  $53,200 $0 $13,822 70.1% 92.3%
Marmorato,
Kristy   
City Council (District 13) $67,953  $0 $120,487 $61,022 64.6% 74.7%
Rivera,
Joel   
City Council (District 13) $0  $98,920 $29,003 $22,905 43.2% 97.4%
Torres,
Jacqueline  *  
City Council (District 13) $0  $68,880 $0 $13,254 53.8% 96.5%
Cabrera, Fernando  †  City Council (District 14) $0  $201,320 $0 $33,015 40.9% 93.9%
Hodge Vasquez, Bryan  *   City Council (District 14) $0  $167,392 $0 $27,273 28.2% 93.1%
Sanchez, Pierina  †  City Council (District 14) $0  $202,667 $0 $101,608 20.7% 84.8%
Feliz,
Oswald   
City Council (District 15) $19,266  $0 $47,524 $39,609 48.1% 84.2%
Ortiz,
Antirson  *  
City Council (District 17) $0  $170,816 $0 $25,014 31.8% 96.4%
Perez Jr., Freddy  *   City Council (District 17) $0  $126,894 $0 $41,236 29.5% 84.7%
Sanchez, Justin  †  City Council (District 17) $6,080  $202,667 $25,145 $82,177 16.6% 84.1%
Santana,
Elvis  * † 
City Council (District 17) $0  $202,667 $0 $44,841 27.7% 86.7%
Caruso, Alexander  *   City Council (District 19) $0  $62,032 $0 $9,399 52.1% 99.4%
Chou, Benjamin  *   City Council (District 19) $123,584 $151,512 $59,607 $55,765 34.2% 94.6%
Paladino, Vickie   ‡ City Council (District 19) $0 $0 $192,534 $146,503 46.3% 59.6%
Ung,
Sandra   ‡
City Council (District 20) $0 $0 $192,534 $79,446 39.8% 60.5%
Wang,
Steven  *  
City Council (District 20) $5,966 $0 $70,034 $11,725 54.8% 99.5%
Aiken,
David  *  
City Council (District 21) $0 $110,720 $0 $18,617 36.1% 97.2%
Henriquez, Yanna  *   City Council (District 21) $0 $108,280 $0 $33,279 47.7% 88.6%
Montoya, Erycka  * †  City Council (District 21) $0 $201,944 $0 $45,119 20.5% 88.5%
Navarro, Sandro  *   City Council (District 21) $0 $0 $106,651 $21,311 25.8% 93.1%
Thomas-Henry, Shanel  * †  City Council (District 21) $0 $193,928 $29,440 $96,172 34.5% 69.2%
Chow, Bernard    City Council (District 23) $0 $0 $98,173 $19,020 37.1% 98.8%
Lee,
Linda   
City Council (District 23) $14,630 $0 $173,128 $45,421 46.7% 86.0%
Krishnan, Shekar  †  City Council (District 25) $10,402 $202,667 $33,741 $86,982 39.6% 73.3%
Pacheco,
Ricardo   
City Council (District 25) $0 $69,863 $0 $11,270 62.6% 91.6%
Hankerson, Tyrell  * †  City Council (District 28) $0 $202,667 $0 $67,880 32.3% 81.6%
Hitlall,
Romeo  * † 
City Council (District 28) $0 $202,167 $0 $44,907 60.5% 84.5%
LeGrand, Latoya  *   City Council (District 28) $0 $105,768 $0 $20,537 43.9% 89.5%
Singh,
Japneet  * † 
City Council (District 28) $0 $202,667 $0 $31,963 44.6% 96.0%
Wills,
Ruben   
City Council (District 28) $0 $82,720 $0 $14,440 53.0% 95.6%
Schulman, Lynn   ‡ City Council (District 29) $0 $0 $192,534 $124,840 23.5% 58.7%
Pogozelski, Paul  * †  City Council (District 30) $0 $194,584 $0 $25,900 63.8% 94.3%
Smyth,
Dermot  * † 
City Council (District 30) $0 $202,667 $0 $87,988 31.3% 72.9%
Vaichunas, Alicia  *   City Council (District 30) $8,930 $0 $176,662 $36,710 74.8% 89.5%
Wong,
Phil  *  
City Council (District 30) $0 $177,040 $101,726 $56,015 32.8% 93.0%
Gates,
Sabrina  *  
City Council (District 33) $0 $113,688 $0 $20,232 48.4% 96.1%
Restler, Lincoln  †  City Council (District 33) $0.00 $202,667 $0 $101,180 58.0% 67.9%
Ashman,
Dion  * † 
City Council (District 35) $0  $197,368 $0 $45,654 46.0% 72.5%
Hudson, Crystal  †  City Council (District 35) $0  $196,977 $48,609 $160,102 37.2% 65.0%
Osse,
Chi   
City Council (District 36) $0  $48,134 $0 $73,025 31.7% 95.6%
Aviles,
Alexa  † 
City Council (District 38) $760  $202,667 $178,537 $83,316 27.5% 88.4%
Quero,
Luis  *  
City Council (District 38) $12,616  $0 $59,592 $14,039 52.0% 95.0%
Ye,
Ling  * † 
City Council (District 38) $0  $202,640 $0 $37,858 38.0% 92.4%
Hanif, Shahana  †  City Council (District 39) $0  $202,667 $48,134 $101,999 46.3% 87.0%
Kornberg, Maya  * †  City Council (District 39) $0  $202,667 $0 $98,150 48.0% 78.7%
Arnwine, Dante  *   City Council (District 41) $0  $66,424 $0 $13,126 33.5% 95.3%
Cunningham, Bianca  *   City Council (District 41) $0  $72,912 $0 $30,576 28.4% 91.4%
Lynch, Lawman  *   City Council (District 41) $0  $106,326 $0 $23,719 38.6% 86.9%
Mealy, Darlene    City Council (District 41) $0  $75,130 $0 $26,900 61.8% 90.3%
Shaffer, Yehuda  *   City Council (District 41) $17,526  $0 $41,618 $8,773 60.1% 99.3%
Felder, Simcha    City Council (District 44) $48,046  $0 $101,386 $26,422 59.8% 93.3%
Tischler, Harold    City Council (District 44) $0  $0 $192,367 $30,601 55.0% 95.2%
Louis,
Farah   
City Council (District 45) $0  $0 $45,592 $50,394 45.3% 71.9%
El-gamasy, Hatem City Council (District 45) $40,485  $0 $40,485.00 $6,614 59.1% 98.8%
Clarke,
Athena  *  
City Council (District 46) $0  $0 $41,914 $17,050 47.7% 94.7%
Narcisse, Mercedes  †  City Council (District 46) $69,981  $202,667 $13,837 $149,800 31.7% 61.1%
Willabus, Dimple    City Council (District 46) $0  $140,040 $0 $32,532 54.0% 86.8%
Barsamian, Dikran  *   City Council (District 47) $0  $165,320 $0 $39,025 54.2% 84.0%
Santosuosso, Kayla  * †  City Council (District 47) $113,995  $202,667 $47,863 $79,254 48.7% 81.0%
Sarantopoulos, George  *   City Council (District 47) $148,489  $184,672 $40,637 $57,796 31.9% 92.5%
Usmanov, Fedir  *   City Council (District 47) $0  $114,600 $0 $15,500 53.4% 98.9%
Kagan,
Ari   
City Council (District 48) $0.00 $156,611 $0 $36,475 51.6% 91.4%
Vernikov, Inna    City Council (District 48) $0  $179,196 $0 $45,142 35.9% 83.1%
Blas,
Sarah  *  
City Council (District 49) $39,063  $68,308 $18,238 $22,220 64.0% 93.6%
Brown,
Telee  *  
City Council (District 49) $0  $90,120 $0 $16,560 94.4% 99.6%
Diakhate, Abou  *   City Council (District 49) $0  $90,685 $0 $16,790 74.6% 92.5%
Hanks, Kamillah    City Council (District 49) $62,282  $162,890 $2,750 $122,810 40.9% 54.6%
Shea,
John  *  
City Council (District 49) $40,812  $0 $84,246 $22,935 61.4% 87.6%
Carr,
David   
City Council (District 50) $4,180  $0 $149,745 $47,800 54.8% 65.8%
Mohan, Radhakrishna    City Council (District 50) $18,772  $0 $81,259 $18,248 50.0% 86.4%
Buthorn,
John  *  
City Council (District 51) $9,880  $64,240 $3,610 $21,500 70.9% 84.1%
Hagen,
Clifford  *  
City Council (District 51) $5,396 $0 $49,575 $9,439 73.0% 96.1%
Morano,
Frank  *  
City Council (District 51) $10,802  $162,230 $58,206 $71,616 49.8% 66.7%
All Candidates All Offices $5,946,055 $60,384,286 $16,085,642   $29,206,951  - -
* indicates candidates have not received public funds in a prior election
† indicates that candidate has received the maximum public funds payment
 
Key to the Candidates Receiving Public Funds Payments Table:
  • Today’s Payment: The amount of public funds paid to the candidate on October 9th. 
  • Total Payments to Date: The total amount of public funds paid to the candidate for the 2025 elections. The maximum public funds payment for each election can be found here
  • Total Amount Raised: The total dollar amount raised from individual, organizational, and all other contribution sources, as of September 29th.
  • Percent In-District: The percent of the number of contributions reported from individual residents in the candidate’s district, as of September 29th, excluding organizational and other contribution sources.
  • Percent Small Donors: The percent of aggregate contributions from individuals that totaled $250 or less (for candidates for Mayor, Public Advocate, or Comptroller), or $175 or less (for candidates for Borough President or City Council) as of June 9th, 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. 

Complete information about candidates’ fundraising and spending is available on the CFB website, through the Follow the Money Database and the Campaign Finance Summary


2025 PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES NOT RECEIVING PRE-GENERAL PUBLIC FUNDS PAYMENTS 

The table below lists candidates who are participating in the matching funds program and have filed a disclosure statement with the CFB, but have not yet demonstrated their eligibility for payment, as of today. The table also lists candidates who have declined to accept public funds in today’s payment. Explanations of the reasons for ineligibility for payment can be found in the key below.  

Candidate Name Office Reason(s) for Ineligibility
Adams,
Eric
Mayor COM
Estrada,
Irene
Mayor THR, PFD, VAE
Hernandez,
Joseph
Mayor THR
Dolan,
Martin
Public Advocate THR, NAC, VAR
Duran,
Gonzalo
Public Advocate THR, MDS, PFD, VAR, VAE
Ikezi,
Henry
Queens Borough President THR
Marrero,
Grace
Bronx Borough President THR, VAR, VAE, ERR, MEI
Acquafredda,
Janine
Brooklyn Borough President THR
Gomez,
Rolando
Manhattan Borough President THR, TRA, PFD
Malave,
Ismael
Comptroller THR
Kefalas,
Peter
Comptroller THR, MDS, VAR, VAE
Murillo,
Jason
City Council (District 2) THR
Schargel,
Gail
City Council (District 2) THR, PFD
Menin,
Julie
City Council (District 5) THR
Brewer,
Gale
City Council (District 6) UNP, THR, SON
Williams,
Jomo
City Council (District 7) THR, VAR, VAE
Encarnacion,
Elsie
City Council (District 8) XPL
Goodman,
Tyreek
City Council (District 8) THR, MDS, PFD
Salaam,
Yusef
City Council (District 9) UNP, THR, SON
Sanchez,
Pierina
City Council (District 14) UNP, SON
Stevens,
Althea
City Council (District 16) THR, SON
Findlay,
Emmanuel
City Council (District 16) THR, TRA, MDS, PFD, SON
Farias,
Amanda
City Council (District 18) THR, SON
Hierrezuelo,
Wilfredo
City Council (District 18) THR, MDS, SON
Wang,
Allen
City Council (District 20) THR, VAR
Chou,
Joseph
City Council (District 20) THR, TRA, PFD
Thomas-henry,
Shanel
City Council (District 21) XPL, SON
Caban,
Tiffany
City Council (District 22) UNP, SON
Chow,
Bernard
City Council (District 23) COM
Gennaro,
James
City Council (District 24) UNP, THR, SON
Frias,
Ramses
City Council (District 25) THR, VAE
Haque,
Shah
City Council (District 25) THR, PFD, VAR, VAE, MEI
Healy,
John
City Council (District 26) THR, SON
Won,
Julie
City Council (District 26) DPF, SON
Williams,
Nantasha
City Council (District 27) UNP, THR, SON
Hankerson,
Tyrell
City Council (District 28) UNP, SON
Rinaldi,
Jonathan
City Council (District 29) THR, MDS, PFD, VAR, VAE, ERR
Wong,
Phil
City Council (District 30) VAR
Brooks-powers,
Selvena
City Council (District 31) UNP, THR, SON
Ariola,
Joann
City Council (District 32) UNP, SON
Restler,
Lincoln
City Council (District 33) UNP, SON
Gutierrez,
Jennifer
City Council (District 34) UNP, THR, MDS, SON
Robertson,
Hector
City Council (District 35) THR, NAC, VAR
Rosenberger,
Benny
City Council (District 35) THR
Osse,
Chi
City Council (District 36) UNP, SON
Nurse,
Sandy
City Council (District 37) UNP, THR, SON
Kane,
Nickie
City Council (District 39) THR, NAC, MDS, VAR, VAE
Morgan,
Matthew
City Council (District 39) THR
Joseph,
Rita
City Council (District 40) UNP, OUT, SON
Mealy,
Darlene
City Council (District 41) MDS, VAR
Banks,
Christopher
City Council (District 42) THR, SON
Zhuang,
Susan
City Council (District 43) UNP, SON
Diaz,
Elijah
City Council (District 45) THR, VAR, ERR
Louis,
Farah
City Council (District 45) MDS, VAR, SON
Clarke,
Athena
City Council (District 46) VAR, VAE
Willabus,
Dimple
City Council (District 46) NAC
Vernikov,
Inna
City Council (District 48) UNP, SON
 

Ineligibility Reasons Key

  • COM: Withholding for non-compliance 
  • DPF: Declined public funds 
  • ERR: High percentage (20% or more) of documentation errors for contributions 
  • MDS: Missing disclosure statement
  • MEI: Missing employer information for 25% or more of contributions greater than $99 
  • NAC: Not actively campaigning 
  • OUT: Outstanding penalties or repayment obligations from a previous election 
  • OVR: Previous overpayment  
  • PFD: Did not submit personal financial disclosure to COIB before the deadline
  • SON: Did not submit Statement of Need before the deadline
  • THR: Did not meet threshold 
  • TRA: Did not complete compliance training before the deadline
  • UNP: Unopposed  
  • VAE: Variance between reported and documented expenditures greater than 40%  
  • VAR: Variance between reported and documented receipts greater than 10% 
  • XPL: Exceeded expenditure limit
DISCLOSURE AND PAYMENT CALENDAR
Candidates in the 2025 New York City elections filed their disclosures with the CFB on October 3rd. The above payments are based on campaign financial data provided by this deadline. The next filing disclosure reports are due October 24th

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 and $250 for citywide offices.

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 2025 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.
 

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