NYC mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams (D) unlocks matching funds after boost from Mamdani
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams received more than $2 million in matching funds Friday, giving her mayoral campaign a vital infusion of cash that arrived in part thanks to one of her opponents.
Adams’ campaign had previously struggled to meet thresholds for matching funds, which include at least $250,000 in qualified donations from at least 1,000 city donors. On May 18, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani – who is catching up to front-runner Andrew Cuomo in the polls for the upcoming Democratic mayoral primary – urged his supporters to donate to Adams.
The next day, campaign filings show Adams’ campaign brought in $72,109 in matching claims. That amount was the best day of fundraising she had so far, according to the most recent public disclosures.
Political observers widely interpreted Mamdani's move as an attempt to weaken Cuomo in the ranked-choice primary that allows candidates to team up with each other.
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