About Brad Lander

Brad Lander is a dad, a Brooklynite, and a lifelong public servant who has spent his career solving New Yorkers problems – first as an affordable housing leader, then in the City Council, and now as NYC Comptroller.

Brad loves New York City – sending his kids to public schools, and dedicating his life's work to public service. For years, Brad ran housing organizations like the Fifth Avenue Committee and the Pratt Center for Community Development, building and saving thousands of affordable homes. On the City Council , Brad passed groundbreaking legislation to protect workers. In Gowanus, he led the largest redevelopment effort in the city that created thousands of units of affordable housing.

As New York City Comptroller, Brad has shown the courage to stand up for what's right. He was the first public official to stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk when they stole $80 million in taxpayer money from our city, and he rejected Eric Adams’s no-bid contract that wasted $432 million in taxpayer money. He’ll stand up to anyone for New Yorkers and fight like hell to protect us from Donald Trump.

As Mayor, Brad will bring honesty, public integrity, and competence back to City Hall. Brad’s top priorities as Mayor are to get seriously mentally ill people off the streets and subways and build affordable housing. He will do that by bringing competence and integrity back to City Hall.

Brad lives with his wife, Meg Barnette, in Brooklyn where they raised two children, Marek and Rosa, both of whom graduated from NYC public schools. He loves Prospect Park, CUNY graduations, street food, and is a proud season ticket holder for the New York Liberty.

Marek Barnette, Rosa Lander, Brad Lander, Meg Barnette

Marek Barnette, Rosa Lander, Brad Lander, and Meg Barnette. Credit: Alex Woodworth Photography

Endorsements

  • Congressman Greg Casar

    Congressman Greg Casar

  • Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez

    Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez

  • Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

    Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

  • Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso

    Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso

  • State Senator Kristen Gonzalez

    State Senator Kristen Gonzalez

  • State Senator Andrew Gounardes

    State Senator Andrew Gounardes

  • State Senator Liz Krueger

    State Senator Liz Krueger

  • State Senator Gustavo Rivera

    State Senator Gustavo Rivera

  • State Senator Julia Salazar

    State Senator Julia Salazar

  • State Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson

    State Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson

  • Assemblymember Robert Carroll

    State Assemblymember Robert Carroll

  • State Assemblymember Monique Chandler-Waterman

    State Assemblymember Monique Chandler-Waterman

  • State Assemblymember Emily Gallagher

    State Assemblymember Emily Gallagher

  • State Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest

    State Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest

  • State Assemblymember Claire Valdez

    State Assemblymember Claire Valdez

  • City Council Member Alexa Avilés

    City Council Member Alexa Avilés

  • City Council Member Tiffany Cabán

    City Council Member Tiffany Cabán

  • City Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez

    City Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez

  • Council Member Shahana Hanif

    Council Member Shahana Hanif

  • Council Member Crystal Hudson

    Council Member Crystal Hudson

  • City Council Member Sandy Nurse

    City Council Member Sandy Nurse

  • City Council Member Chi Ossé

    City Council Member Chi Ossé

  • City Council Member Lincoln Restler

    City Council Member Lincoln Restler

  • New York Working Families Party

  • UAW Region 9A

  • PSC-CUNY

  • IATSE Local 161

  • UNITE HERE Local 100

  • MEBA Union: The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association

  • Transport Workers Union Local 320

  • Make the Road Action

  • CUFFH Action

  • New York Progressive Action Network

  • NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees

  • New York State Tenant Bloc

  • New York Communities for Change

  • Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club

  • Stonewall Democrats of NYC

  • Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn

  • Abundance New York

  • Community Voices Heard Power!

  • The Jewish Vote

  • Emgage Action

  • Sunrise Movement NYC

  • Indivisible Brooklyn

  • College Democrats of America

  • NYU College Democrats

  • Fordham College Democrats

  • College Democrats of New York

  • Climate Changemakers

  • 504 Democratic Club

  • Bay Ridge Democrats

  • BKForge (Brooklyn for Reproductive & Gender Equity)

  • Broadway Democrats

  • Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats

  • Four Freedoms Democratic Club

  • Hell's Kitchen Democrats

  • Independent Neighborhood Democrats

  • Library PAC

  • New Kings Democrats

  • Three Parks Independent Democrats

  • The Unity Democratic Club

  • Upper West Side Action Group

  • Village Independent Democrats

  • Eleanor Roosevelt Independent Democrats