Comptroller candidate Mark Levine nabbed the endorsement Wednesday of Democratic firebrand — and potential gubernatorial challenger — Rep. Ritchie Torres because the race for the open seat narrows to a two-man main.
The Bronx congressman, a longtime colleague of Levine’s courting again to their days on the town council, is likely one of the extra outstanding lawmakers to again a candidate vying to turn out to be the town’s subsequent beancounter.
“I do know as comptroller he’ll aggressively watch New York’s funds and can ensure that metropolis businesses ship on the on a regular basis points dealing with New Yorkers in a fiscally accountable method,” Torres stated, including, “He has my full help.”
Levine known as the help a “actual honor” and hopes to crew as much as “tackle the price of residing, make New York extra reasonably priced and make life simpler for New Yorkers.”
Torres has been making headlines nearly each day as of late for his repeated assaults on Gov. Kathy Hochul and is rumored to be an early challenger to the governor, whose polling has taken a nose-dive within the fallout of the controversial restarting of congestion pricing.
The endorsement comes simply days after State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-District 38) bailed on the race and shifted her marketing campaign to problem incumbent Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
Whereas Levine, the present Manhattan Borough president, remains to be the front-runner in fundraising with greater than $725,000 in donations — bringing his complete warfare chest with matching funds to just about $2 million — Councilman Justin Brannan is biting at his heels.
Final week, on his official marketing campaign launch for the workplace, the present council finance chair introduced endorsements from 18 present and former metropolis and state lawmakers, together with Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn) and former Congressman Max Rose, together with 4 councilmembers.
The Brooklyn rocker-turned-lawmaker nonetheless lags in fundraising to Levine practically two-to-one after solely pulling in simply over $435,000.
These donations although will give him a financial institution to rival Levine when his public matching funds roll in subsequent month, in accordance with his marketing campaign which expects about $2 million after the deposit.
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