Overview
- His campaign reports 29,746 contributors with an average gift of $88 and says 95% of donations were under $250.
- Mamdani’s totals and donor count exceed the transitions of Eric Adams and Bill de Blasio despite far smaller average contributions.
- Transition funds are slated for hiring and retaining staff, covering office operations, and standing up the new administration.
- More than 71,000 people have applied for roles in the administration, with applicants from every New York City ZIP code.
- The transition counts over 400 advisers across 17 committees and has told more than 150 Adams staffers to leave by the Jan. 1 swearing-in.