Brad Lander
Candidate, NY-10 · Democratic · New York
Brad Lander is a long-tenured NYC official and candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District with a municipal-finance record.
Profile last updated Sep 6, 2026 · Center Field Politics
Summary
An experienced institutional candidate with 15 years in municipal government, a deep record of budget oversight, and broad coalition support.
Recent Action
Released a fiscal-accountability platform for NY-10.
Documented Controversies
1 documented issue on file
One documented administrative dispute; no official ethics findings in the current snapshot.1
Where They Stand
Stances on the issues many voters care most about. Where a candidate has not given a clear answer we mark it "Mixed / Partial" or "Unclear" rather than guess. Positions are drawn from official records and bias-labeled news sources; they are descriptive only and are never scored.
Environment—Supports12
Climate protections and regulation versus fewer climate-related regulations on industry.
As Comptroller pushed pension-fund divestment from fossil fuels and backs aggressive climate policy.
Healthcare—Supports23
Expanding healthcare coverage for all versus expanding market-based, private insurance.
Supports universal coverage and expanded public health options; record is municipal rather than federal single-payer votes.
Second Amendment—Supports3
New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.
Supports strong gun-safety laws consistent with New York policy.
Immigration—Supports13
Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.
Defends New York City sanctuary policies and immigrant-protection programs.
Roe v. Wade—Supports2
Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.
Supports abortion access and reproductive-rights protections.
National Security—Unclear3
Whether diplomacy or military strength should be the primary national-security priority.
No clear, documented public position specific to U.S. military action against Iran.
Party Loyalty
Reliable Democratic vote with occasional independent positions.
In 15 years of NYC government — mostly one-party turf — his independence has shown up less as cross-party votes and more as breaking with his own party’s mayors and leadership on budgets, audits, and oversight.
Follow the Money
Ran in the 2025 New York City mayoral race under the NYC Campaign Finance Board’s public-matching program, not the FEC: $8.25M in total receipts, of which $6.42M was public matching funds and 82.9% of private dollars came from small donors. He subsequently won the 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. House NY-10. Raised $8.3M for the 2025 cycle (2025 mayoral cycle (final, through Jan 2026)), filed with New York City Campaign Finance Board.
Total raised (cycle 2025): $8,254,938 · Outside influence: Low
Net Worth Over Time
Most recent estimate: $1M-$5M
Year-over-year change cannot be computed until additional disclosure years are added to this profile.
On the 2026 Ballot
Sources
- NYC Comptroller — Official Record
- Ballotpedia — Brad Lander Profile
- NYT — NYC government coverage
- WSJ — Municipal finance coverage
- New York Post — Coverage of NYC pension and budget decisions
- New York City Campaign Finance Board
- Ballotpedia — Officeholder financial disclosure
- NYC Council — Intro 1253 (Climate Mobilization Act / Local Law 97)
- NYC Mayor’s Office — Climate Mobilization Act overview
- NYC Council — Intro 214-2014 (Right to Counsel in housing court)
- NY Times — "New York City Guarantees Lawyers for Tenants in Housing Court" (2017)
- NYC Council — Intro 152-2014 (Certificate of No Harassment pilot)
- NYC Comptroller — Brad Lander official site
- NYC Council — Legislative records (Brad Lander)
- Wikipedia — Brad Lander