Zohran Mamdani's $1M fundraising haul fueled by out-of-state donors, data reveals

More than half of the $1 million that Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign hauled in this summer is from out of town, New York City Campaign Finance Board data revealed. The Mamdani campaign announced last week that the democratic socialist raised $1,051,204.85 in July and August, the most recent filing period in the New York City mayoral race. While the campaign touted more than 8,628 unique donors in their latest fundraising haul, Campaign Finance Board data revealed that 53.5%, or $562,422, of Mamdani’s fundraising came from outside the state of New York. Just one in eight of Mamdani's unique