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CityAndStateNY.com
August 7, 2017
Other DEMOCRATS
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NEIL GRIMALDI Neil Grimaldi is a lawyer who has run for a number of offices, including for president last year and for mayor in 2013, when he garnered 4,677 votes in the Democratic primary. He has not reported raising any funds this election cycle.
RICHARD BASHNER
ROQUE “ROCKY” DE LA FUENTE Rocky De La Fuente is a millionaire from California who ran unsuccessfully for president as a Democrat in 2016. He was disqualified due to too few petition signatures, but he said he plans to appeal. He has raised $628,000 and has $213,000 on hand.
Richard Bashner is a commercial lawyer and a member of Brooklyn’s Community Board 6. He promises to make government more transparent, extend MTA service, and support the movement for a constitutional convention. He has raised close to $100,000.
COLLIN SLATTERY Collin Slattery, a 28-year-old web entrepreneur, says he is running to help make city housing and transit more affordable. He plans to energize other millennials in hopes of toppling de Blasio for the Democratic nomination. He has raised less than $2,000.
DARREN DIONE AQUINO Darren Dione Aquino is a longtime advocate of the disabled. He has called for improved police-community relations.
ROBERT GANGI Gangi is the founder of Police Reform Organizing Project, and his campaign is focused largely on police reform as well as racial and economic equality. He previously served as the executive director of the Correctional Association of New York for nearly three decades.
MICHAEL TOLKIN Tolkin is a tech entrepreneur who has emphasized using technology to improve government. Tolkin made a $5 million in-kind contribution to his campaign and loaned himself another $225,000, which makes up the bulk of his campaign contributions.
WALTER N. IWACHIW A native New Yorker, Walter Iwachiw unsuccessfully ran for president in 2016 and New York City mayor in 2013. He has not reported any fundraising.