Former city treasurer Scott Stringer raises six-figure sum in six months in race against Mayor Adams

Former city treasurer and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer has raised nearly $425,000 in the past six months since he established an exploratory committee to challenge Mayor Eric Adams in the 2025 race for City Hall, according to figures his campaign team released to the New York Metro.

Stringer’s campaign team, which released the numbers ahead of Monday’s campaign finance filing deadline, said the total came from about 2,100 small donations, 1,800 of which came from residents of the five boroughs – an average of $157 per donor. Of the $424,000 Stringer raised, $207,000 can be used to receive about $2.1 million in the city’s public matching funds program, the campaign team said.

The upcoming motion represents the first clear evidence that there is a serious challenge to the incumbent mayor in the 2025 Democratic primary.

Stringer, who previously served as Manhattan borough president and member of the New York Assembly, told amNewYork Metro that he found his proposal “very compelling” and that it showed that donors trusted his experience as a manager and financial watchdog.

“I think that reflects our grassroots campaign,” Stringer said. “I think it shows people’s willingness to fight for the direction of the city… I think people are coming to our campaign because they want change, and they’re expressing that with thousands of small donations. And when you add it all up, I think it’s pretty clear that we’re going to have enough funding to appear on TV and continue to build a door-to-door campaign.”

Stringer is making his second attempt to become mayor after finishing fifth in the 2021 Democratic primary after allegations of sexual harassment torpedoed his campaign. He strongly denies the allegations and is Lawsuit against one of his two accusersJean Kim, for defamation.

The campaign is “definitely making progress,” Stringer said, as fundraising has “exceeded our expectations.” By the end of the 2021 primary, Stringer had raised more than $6 million in grants, according to records from the city’s Campaign Finance Board – meaning he’s already about a third of the way there.

However, he pointed out that he had not yet made a decision on whether he would end the exploratory phase and formally declare his candidacy.

“The next step is to talk to community leaders, elected officials and union leaders and hear what they have to say,” he said. “And then my family and I will sit down in the summer and make a formal decision in the next few months.”

As for Adams, whose file will also be updated on Monday, the mayor ordered at the time of his last announcement in January. The mayor has been raising money steadily since then, even though his 2021 campaign is still underway Investigations by federal authorities about his fundraising campaign.

This investigation, which was conducted by the mayor falling poll ratings and a series of unpopular budget cuts he implemented last year – most of which have since been reversed – have left Adams in a politically weakened position, invited jumpers and other potential challenges.

One of these potential candidates is State Senator Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn), who set up an exploratory committee in MayThe prospects of success of his campaign will become even clearer when he files his papers on Monday.

Brad Lander, the current city treasurer, will also enter the race in the next few weeks. According to a report by the Daily News.