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Campaign Funding

Harvey Epstein · District 2 · 2025 election cycle

$713,227Total with public funds$167,875 raised + $545,352 in public matching funds
$167.9KTotal raised
775Donors
1,745Contributions
$50Median gift
50%Matchable

$83,562 of this total (50%) was eligible for NYC small-donor public matching, from 597 of the donors below. Eligibility is determined by the Campaign Finance Board.

Where the money came from

Inside the district: 34% · $57,870Partly in the district: 13% · $22,152Outside the district: 52% · $87,854
  • Inside the district$57,870 · 331 donors34%
  • Partly in the district$22,152 · 127 donors13%
  • Outside the district$87,854 · 317 donors52%

Approximate. Filings record a ZIP code, never a street address, and ZIP codes cross council district lines. A ZIP mostly inside the district counts as inside; one that only partly overlaps is counted on its own line.

Every donor

775 donors
DonorEmployer / occupationLocationGiftsTotal
Beranbaum, JoanRetiredInside the district8$2,100$350 matchable
Bilek, Mary LuRetiredOutside the district6$2,100$350 matchable
Duane, ThomasRetiredPartly in the district2$2,100$350 matchable
Jacobs, RobRetiredOutside the district2$2,100$350 matchable
LEVIN, ERICLABEL IDENTIFICATIONOutside the district2$2,100
Eliot, AnitaCandidate’s spouseThe Committee of Interns and RInside the district5$2,075$350 matchable
Buhl, MiriamWeilOutside the district4$2,050$350 matchable
Galowitz, PaulaRetiredOutside the district4$2,050$350 matchable
Tobias, GabrielBowman for CongressOutside the district4$2,050$350 matchable
Eliot, KenRetiredOutside the district2$2,000
Epstein, BarbaraRetiredOutside the district2$2,000
Lifsec, BrianRetiredInside the district6$1,560$350 matchable
New York Building Congress, InPolitical committeeNot reportedOutside the district2$1,500
Rakoff, LoisRetiredInside the district15$1,500$350 matchable
Sosnick, AaronA.R.T. Advisors LLCOutside the district3$1,225
Kimbell, SaraRetiredOutside the district9$1,200$350 matchable
Praschak, AndrewRetiredOutside the district15$1,175$350 matchable
Yang, EstherSelf-EmployedOutside the district5$1,175$350 matchable
Bailey, IrisRetiredInside the district6$1,060$300 matchable
2025, FariasFarias 2025Outside the district1$1,050
Committee on Political EducatiPolitical committeeNot reportedOutside the district1$1,050
Communication Workers of AmeriPolitical committeeNot reportedOutside the district1$1,050
Council of Supervisors and AdmPolitical committeeNot reportedOutside the district1$1,050
DC 37 Political Action CommittPolitical committeeNot reportedOutside the district1$1,050
Julie Menin 2025Political committeeNot reportedOutside the district1$1,050
NYC District Council of CarpenUnion / employee orgNot reportedOutside the district3$1,047
AIA New York Political ActionPolitical committeeNot reportedInside the district2$1,000
Berresford, GeoffreyRetiredInside the district6$1,000$350 matchable
Burdick, ChristopherNYS AssemblyOutside the district2$1,000
Heaton, SharonSbliftoffOutside the district2$1,000
Hewitt, HERMANH. F. Hewitt RealtyPartly in the district4$1,000$350 matchable
Kurashige, VickiRetiredOutside the district2$1,000
Projansky, DanOverplay Games, Inc.Partly in the district2$1,000$350 matchable
1199 SEIU - NYS Political ActiPolitical committeeNot reportedOutside the district1$1,000
Antonini, VittorioSelf-EmployedInside the district1$1,000$175 matchable
Committee of Interns and ResidPolitical committeeNot reportedOutside the district1$1,000
Nislick, StephenSelf-EmployedOutside the district1$1,000
Brandstein, HowardSixth Street Community CenterInside the district10$900$350 matchable
Alexander, EmilySelf-EmployedOutside the district5$875
Burger, MichèleRetiredOutside the district3$850$350 matchable
Cramer, TomRetiredOutside the district3$850$350 matchable
Metzinger, JimRetiredInside the district4$825$350 matchable
Kruse, JenniferUnemployedInside the district4$800$350 matchable
Stanton, JoshuaEast End TempleOutside the district2$720$350 matchable
Bove, AnneRetiredOutside the district6$600$350 matchable
Howard, SusanNational Lawyers Guild NYC ChaPartly in the district10$600$350 matchable
McWater, DavidFlycatcher managementOutside the district2$600
Sircus, MauraUnemployedInside the district4$550$350 matchable
Fitzpatrick, ThomasRetiredInside the district3$525$350 matchable
Kramer, MichaelRetiredInside the district3$525$350 matchable

Source: NYC Campaign Finance Board contributions, 2025 cycle. Contributor names, employers and amounts are public record. Street addresses are not published by the CFB and are not shown here.