New Yorkers For A Better Future 2025
Independent spender
A super PAC run by lobbyist Jeffrey Leb of Capitol Consulting that raised $1.9 million to back moderate Council incumbents and oppose progressives. Top donors to Leb's PACs include hedge fund managers Bill Ackman and Daniel Loeb and developers like Two Trees, Extell and Related.
- Spent on council races (2025)
- $1,270,137
- Spent across all races (2025)
- $1,270,137
- Candidates touched
- 18
Spending by candidate (2025)
Money spent independently about each candidate, not given to their campaign.
- Darlene Mealy $257,215 supporting
- Justin E. Sanchez $98,041 supporting
- Alexa Avilés $23,659 supporting · $58,659 opposing
- Eric Dinowitz $73,656 supporting
- Julie Menin $72,668 supporting
- Inna Vernikov $54,706 supporting
- Christopher Marte $54,176 opposing
- Shaun Abreu $52,014 supporting
- Kamillah Hanks $22,217 supporting
- Shekar Krishnan $21,132 supporting
- Shanel Thomas-Henry $17,225 supporting
- Virginia Maloney $9,812 supporting
- Yanna M Henriquez council candidate, not a current member $222,504 supporting
- Wilfredo Lopez council candidate, not a current member $126,675 supporting
- Ari Kagan council candidate, not a current member $59,411 opposing
- Dermot Smyth council candidate, not a current member $26,744 supporting
- Faith Bondy council candidate, not a current member $9,812 supporting
- Rachel Storch council candidate, not a current member $9,812 supporting