Mayoral Candidates Combat Cuomo, Vie for Debate Stage With Just Weeks Left
With just weeks to go before early voting in the June primary for mayor, new campaign disclosures show the Democratic field’s fundraising coalescing around five candidates — with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo advancing a juggernaut and rivals amassing resources to stand out on the ranked-choice ballot.
After a sputtering start, the disclosures filed Friday with the Campaign Finance Board show City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has experienced a surge in campaign dollars, putting her in position to likely obtain public matching funds.
Cuomo, meanwhile, got a big financial boost from well-connected fundraisers known as intermediaries — among them attorney Arthur Aidala, a longtime supporter of Mayor Eric Adams who’s now backing Cuomo, consistently the front-runner in every poll.
Speaker Adams, Cuomo, city Comptroller Brad Lander, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani and state Senator Zellnor Myrie all appear to have made the “leading contenders” cut for the second and final debate before early voting begins June 1, either by hitting at least 5% in key polls or by raising and spending at least $2.37 million.
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