New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany
Independent spender
The super PAC of charter school advocacy group StudentsFirstNY, funded in recent cycles by Michael Bloomberg, Walmart heir Jim Walton and hedge fund donors to elect candidates who favor charter schools and education reform.
- Spent on council races (2025)
- $976,250
- Spent across all races (2025)
- $976,250
- Candidates touched
- 6
Spending by candidate (2025)
Money spent independently about each candidate, not given to their campaign.
- Kevin C. Riley $250,000 supporting
- Ty Hankerson $125,000 supporting
- Shaun Abreu $120,000 supporting
- Darlene Mealy $115,000 supporting
- Althea V. Stevens $105,000 supporting
- Clarisa Alayeto council candidate, not a current member $261,250 supporting