Only 12% of the money contributed to Alex Bores’ congressional campaign actually come from donors living in the Manhattan district he’s running to represent. That’s a far lower rate of local contributions compared to his top rivals in the 12th Congressional District, a review of candidates’ fundraising filings with the Federal Elections Commission shows. And while it’s notable for an Assembly member who represents the district, it underscores the national interest in the New York contest.
The congressional district, which includes all of Midtown Manhattan and the Upper West and East Sides, is one of the wealthiest in the country, with investment managers and law firm partners routinely donating to political campaigns from coast to coast.
Yet the vast majority of Bores’ $2.2 million total donations come from somewhere else. Sixteen percent of the money he’s brought in has come from Manhattan, compared to 41% for Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg and 68% for Assembly Member Micah Lasher, who is backed by outgoing Rep. Jerry Nadler. New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher, who also represented the district, had 62% of donations originating from Manhattan – though he dropped out of the race in December to run in a special election for the state Senate, which he won in early February…