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.