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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 Jul 5, 2026 · Center Field Politics

Scout's Report

An experienced institutional candidate with 15 years in municipal government, a deep record of budget oversight, and broad coalition support.

Core Strength

Long, well-documented record and high reliability.

Core Weakness

A long municipal record means more past votes for opponents to scrutinize, though it also reflects extensive governing experience.

Recent Action

Released a fiscal-accountability platform for NY-10.

Key Metrics

Reliability
96%

Council/Comptroller meeting participation.

Initiative
19

Legislation and audits initiated (activity, not quality).

Documented Controversies
1

One documented administrative dispute; no ethics findings.

Funding Secured
$280M

Municipal appropriations and capital allocations (absolute).

Outside Influence
Low

Derived from PAC and outside-spending share of campaign funding.

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.

High Confidence

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.

Medium Confidence

Second Amendment—Supports3

New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.

Supports strong gun-safety laws consistent with New York policy.

Medium Confidence

Immigration—Supports13

Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.

Defends New York City sanctuary policies and immigrant-protection programs.

High Confidence

Roe v. Wade—Supports2

Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.

Supports abortion access and reproductive-rights protections.

High Confidence

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.

Low Confidence / Insufficient Data

Campaign Funding

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

Estimated Net Worth

Most recent estimate: $1M-$5M

Year-over-year change cannot be computed until additional disclosure years are added to this profile.

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.

On the 2026 Ballot

Sources

  1. NYC Comptroller — Official Record
  2. Ballotpedia — Brad Lander Profile
  3. NYT — NYC government coverage
  4. WSJ — Municipal finance coverage
  5. New York Post — Coverage of NYC pension and budget decisions
  6. New York City Campaign Finance Board
  7. Ballotpedia — Officeholder financial disclosure
  8. NYC Council — Intro 1253 (Climate Mobilization Act / Local Law 97)
  9. NYC Mayor’s Office — Climate Mobilization Act overview
  10. NYC Council — Intro 214-2014 (Right to Counsel in housing court)
  11. NY Times — "New York City Guarantees Lawyers for Tenants in Housing Court" (2017)
  12. NYC Council — Intro 152-2014 (Certificate of No Harassment pilot)
  13. NYC Comptroller — Brad Lander official site
  14. NYC Council — Legislative records (Brad Lander)
  15. Wikipedia — Brad Lander
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