Nonetheless, Ms. Malliotakis, an assemblywoman from Staten Island, has a daunting task in taking on the incumbent mayor, who handily won the Democratic primary last week and retains a vast financial advantage. In financial disclosure reports filed on Friday with the city Campaign Finance Board, Ms. Malliotakis reported taking in $241,530 in contributions from Aug. 29 to Sept. 18, bringing her total donations received in the campaign so far to $734,412. Mr. de Blasio reported receiving $272,037, with total contributions to date of more than $5 million. Most telling, Mr. de Blasio had more than $2.3 million in the bank, while Ms. Malliotakis has $162,950. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyStill, Ms. Malliotakis has now raised and spent a total of more than $500,000, which qualifies her to participate in the first general election debate on Oct. 10.

Source: New York Times September 22, 2017 23:10 UTC