Mr. Williams had not yet disclosed his fund-raising figures as of Tuesday morning. But Mr. Suozzi, who is aggressively challenging Ms. Hochul from her right flank, plans to report on Tuesday that he raised more than $3.3 million since entering the race in November, and transferred another $2.1 million from his congressional campaign account, according to Kim Devlin, his senior adviser.Though he trails in the polls, the funds indicated that Mr. Suozzi would have the resources he needs to mount a primary challenge in the near term, and his campaign announced a slew of new hires. Mike Florio, Mr. Suozzi’s congressional chief of staff, will be campaign manager, and Bill Burton, a veteran national Democratic operative, will serve as a strategist.Republicans, benefiting from a national backlash against Democrats, believe they have a shot at winning a statewide race — something they have not done in New York since 2002.Representative Lee Zeldin, a Long Island Republican, appears to be his party’s current front-runner and was expected to announce a multimillion fund-raising haul on Tuesday. He is competing against Rob Astorino, a former Westchester County executive, and Andrew Giuliani, the son of Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor.The candidates, and any political groups supporting them financially, are required to file a detailed list of their contributions and expenditures with the state’s Board of Elections by the end of Tuesday. Several campaigns, like Ms. Hochul’s, previewed top-line numbers before submitting the paperwork, making it difficult to assess where their money was coming from or how it was being spent.Ms. Hochul’s campaign, for instance, initially trumpeted that more than 87 percent of contributions had come from New York State. But it did not indicate the average size of donations or how many were under $200, numbers that typically help gauge the level of grass-roots support for a campaign.Under New York law, Ms. Hochul’s campaign can accept up to $69,700 from a single person, among the highest limits in the country for states that regulate campaign cash.
Hochul Outpaces Foes by Raising Record-High $21.6 Million for Campaign
