The major 2021 mayoral contenders

Of all the mayoral hopefuls, New York City Comptroller and numbers man Scott Stringer has the most in his campaign coffers – but he isn’t the only one laying the groundwork for a run.

Here are the declared and potential 2021 New York City contenders – and how much they’ve raised so far, as of the most recent filing.

Scott Stringer

Born: 1960

Home: Financial District, Manhattan

Current job: New York City comptroller

Previous jobs: Manhattan borough president, assemblyman

Fundraising: $2.59 million in 2021 account

Declared? Officially, no

Why he’ll win: Stringer is a political animal, with citywide executive experience, Upper West Side establishment credentials and a progressive track record.

Why he won’t: Stringer doesn’t fit the mold of the insurgent political movement he’s appealing to, and lacks the charisma of his main competitors.

Eric Adams

Born: 1960

Home: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Current job: Brooklyn borough president

Previous jobs: State senator, NYPD officer

Fundraising: $2.29 million in 2021 account

Declared? Verbally yes, officially no

Why he’ll win: Adams, the only major black candidate, is appealing to outer-borough voters with his law enforcement credentials and pragmatic politics.

Why he won’t: Adams has been flying under the radar and doesn’t speak the language of the left that’s politically en vogue.

Ruben Diaz Jr.

Born: 1973

Home: Soundview, Bronx

Current job: Bronx borough president

Previous job: Assemblyman

Fundraising: $931,000 in 2021 account, $384,000 in previous accounts 

Declared? Yes

Why he’ll win: Diaz has close ties to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Bronx Democratic machine, and can appeal to Spanish-speaking voters as the only Latino in the race.

Why he won’t: Those Cuomo and machine ties could actually hurt him. Not to mention his gaffe-prone father with the same name.

Corey Johnson

Born: 1982

Home: Chelsea, Manhattan

Current job: New York City Council speaker

Previous jobs: New York City councilman; Manhattan Community Board 4 chairman

Fundraising: $432,000 in 2021 account

Declared? Officially no, just “exploring”

Why he’ll win: Johnson is full of charisma and big ideas, building allies in a City Council with a growing list of progressive wins.

Why he won’t: No City Council speaker has gone on to win higher office – maybe because it’s easy to make political enemies.

Christine Quinn

Born: 1966

Home: Chelsea, Manhattan

Current job: President and CEO at Win, a homeless services provider

Previous job: New York City Council speaker

Fundraising: $263,000 in previous accounts

Declared? No, but she’s reportedly thinking about it

Why she’ll win: There’s an opening for a woman in the race, and Quinn has an intriguing record working to fix homelessness, one of the city’s biggest problems.

Whe she won’t: Quinn couldn’t win in 2013, and her time out of government could make her an even weaker candidate this time around.

Editor's note: This post has been updated with more recent fundraising numbers as of July 17, 2019.