With Election Day just a week away, 21 city candidates have each surpassed the $100,000 fundraising threshold.
The group includes five mayoral candidates, led by City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez with over $309,000 raised, down to Liv Østhus with approximately $138,000. Each of these candidates has received the maximum $100,000 in public campaign financing available for mayoral contenders. Rene Gonzalez, Carmen Rubio, and Keith Wilson also benefit from spending by independent interest groups.
Among council candidates, District 3’s Tiffany Koyama Lane, a teacher and union organizer, tops the fundraising list with around $208,000, including $120,000 in public funds. Following her is City Commissioner Dan Ryan, who has raised over $196,000, with $80,000 from public financing.
Notably, though women make up just over 25% of the candidate pool, three of the top five fundraisers across all council races are women. Two of them, Tiffany Koyama Lane and anti-hunger advocate Angelita Morillo in District 3, are frequently seen campaigning together, urging voters to rank each other as their first and second choices.
