New York Campaign Finance Board Approves Matching Funds payments

09/05/2023

Last week, the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) approved public matching funds payments totaling $1,027,004 ahead of the November general elections. This payment marks the third opportunity for 2023 candidates to qualify for public funding by raising small contributions from NYC residents.

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 8/31: The amount of public funds paid to the candidate on August 31st.

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 and five percent of all payments are reserved until the last payment.

Total Amount Raised: The total dollar amount raised from individual, organizational, and all other contribution sources, as of August 25th.

Percent In-district: The percent of the number of contributions reported from individual residents in the candidate’s council district, as of August 25th, excluding organizational and other contribution sources.

Percent Small Donors: The percent of aggregate contributions from individuals that totaled $175 or less, as of August 25th, 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 8/31	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	$33,212	$76,912	$183,675	$90,487	44.3%	84.7%
Qiu, Helen *	01	$12,008	$79,648	$0	$11,673	44.8%	97.4%
Rivera, Carlina	02	$0	$0	$111,106	$41,648	59.8%	90.1%
Ryan, Allison	02	$0	$0	$61,648	$14,188	76.7%	88.2%
Bottcher, Erik	03	$0	$43,700	$0	$129,534	50.2%	74%
Powers, Keith	04	$60,260	$103,960	$0	$57,745	44.2%	56.1%
DiStasio, Diane *	06	$78,090	$78,090	$0	$18,335	50.5%	91.7%
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	$81,864	14.9%	88.5%
Taylor, Al * †	09	$0	$0	$184,000	$41,224	40.1%	88.3%
DeLaRosa, Carmen	10	$0	$0	$97,680	$44,415	45.5%	85.4%
Perez, Guillermo *	10	$0	$0	$87,760	$18,760	54.9%	99.7%
Dinowitz, Eric	11	$0	$43,700	$0	$62,145	56.4%	74.6%
Ahmed, Aisha *	12	$0	$0	$58,440	$9,660	71.9%	95.3%
Riley, Kevin	12	$2,351	$5,462	$98,998	$93,718	42.7%	71.1%
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	$722	$7,372	$145,640	$41,815	53.5%	89.5%
Velazquez, Marjorie	13	$0	$0	$113,347	$98,841	33%	75.8%
Zherka, HasimeSamantha *	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	$0	$9,462	$184,000	$54,555	25.4%	87.6%
Feliz, Oswald	15	$43,700	$43,700	$0	$25,385	64%	83%
Farias, Amanda	18	$1,472	$43,224	$0	$60,812	24.9%	85%
Avella, Tony	19	$30,499	$33,364	$183,216	$41,052	69.5%	83.7%
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	$0	$174,372	$0	$128,926	55.2%	66.6%
Chen, JinLiang *	20	$143,298	$143,298	$152,741	$52,790	77.2%	93.8%
Pai, Yu-ChingJames	20	$19,038	$124,564	$0	$24,598	62.2%	92.2%
Ung, Sandra ‡	20	$0	$174,800	$0	$83,458	48.2%	63.1%
Caban, Tiffany ‡	22	$131,100	$174,800	$46,000	$63,536	29.5%	90.6%
Castro, Charles *	22	$0	$0	$0	$23,165	39.9%	92.9%
Klingman, Kelly *	22	$65,953	$65,953	$0	$12,988	63.1%	90%
Behar, Steve	23	$0	$0	$180,344	$29,903	45.8%	91%
Chow, Bernard *	23	$0	$174,681	$0	$26,329	33.2%	96.7%
Lee, Linda	23	$0	$58,809	$183,000	$99,381	37.2%	66.5%
Rahman, Rubaiya *	23	$0	$0	$183,900	$29,075	53.6%	98.8%
Gennaro, James	24	$712	$174,799	$0	$63,561	55.7%	80.6%
Baryab, Fatima †	25	$37,240	$169,556	$184,000	$46,655	44.3%	99.7%
Krishnan, Shekar †	25	$0	$36,191	$184,000	$61,853	59.6%	74.3%
Pacheco, Ricardo *	25	$0	$0	$108,088	$16,928	70.4%	91.5%
Jeffcoat, Marvin	26	$8,417	$66,215	$0	$15,417	54.4%	89.3%
Kim, Hailie	26	$0	$0	$168,520	$25,015	49.1%	94.5%
Won, Julie †	26	$0	$77,178	$184,000	$94,629	30.8%	82.2%
Felder, Ethan *	29	$0	$0	$156,104	$39,843	54.6%	87.8%
Nijjar, Sukhjinder * †	29	$17,594	$17,594	$184,000	$29,390	54.5%	98.5%
Schulman, Lynn †	29	$5,715	$49,415	$184,000	$82,982	33.6%	65.5%
Gutierrez, Jennifer	34	$0	$1,467	$105,632	$32,729	46.9%	87.8%
Prince, Paperboy *	34	$0	$0	$0	$6,827	45.5%	98.6%
Nurse, Sandy	37	$0	$43,700	$0	$61,559	18.5%	92.8%
Aviles, Alexa	38	$96,839	$140,539	$0	$41,730	36.5%	89.6%
Hanif, Shahana	39	$0	$43,700	$0	$49,076	48.9%	81.5%
Joseph, Rita	40	$43,700	$43,700	$0	$70,575	24.8%	70.1%
Mealy, Darlene	41	$0	$0	$46,000	$22,336	52.7%	81.5%
Banks, Chris	42	$0	$0	$164,320	$36,835	55.3%	91.6%
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	$63,802	$63,802	$0	$11,780	51.3%	96%
Ng, Stanley *	43	$0	$0	$183,780	$39,662	35.5%	92.9%
Tan, Ying * †	43	$42,104	$43,457	$184,000	$33,707	35.6%	98%
Zhuang, Susan * †	43	$0	$174,610	$184,000	$70,632	38%	89.9%
Tischler, Harold * †	44	$6,080	$169,693	$184,000	$53,343	48.8%	96.3%
Yeger, Kalman †	44	$768	$27,847	$184,000	$60,153	43.8%	67%
Narcisse, Mercedes	46	$0	$43,699	$0	$88,163	32.8%	65.1%
Brannan, Justin	47	$0	$170,264	$0	$147,421	41.1%	67.6%
Kagan, Ari †	47	$71,059	$76,516	$184,000	$55,465	39.9%	82%
Pereira, Avery *	47	$0	$0	$43,960	$10,350	62.7%	93.4%
Adler, Amber	48	$6,369	$81,001	$0	$15,807	38.4%	97.1%
Kazatsker, Igor *	48	$4,902	$17,404	$87,888	$14,376	62.6%	96.5%
Vernikov, Inna †	48	$0	$18,985	$184,000	$58,760	40.9%	78.5%
Hanks, Kamillah	49	$0	$173,850	$0	$115,257	40.8%	51.7%
All Candidates	All Districts	$1,027,004	$3,585,053	$7,096,791	$3,625,513
* 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. Five percent of all payments are withheld until the final payment before the election.

DISCLOSURE AND PAYMENT CALENDAR Candidates in the 2023 New York City elections filed their disclosures with the CFB by August 25th. The above payments are based on campaign financial data provided by this deadline. The next filing disclosure reports are due on October 6th.

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.