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.

Endorsements

  • State Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson

    State Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson

  • City Council Member Tiffany Cabán

    City Council Member Tiffany Cabán

  • Assemblymember Robert Carroll

    State Assemblymember Robert Carroll

  • Congressman Greg Casar

    Congressman Greg Casar

  • State Assemblymember Emily Gallagher

    State Assemblymember Emily Gallagher

  • State Senator Andrew Gounardes

    State Senator Andrew Gounardes

  • Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez

    Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez

  • State Senator Liz Krueger

    State Senator Liz Krueger

  • 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

  • Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso

    Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso

  • State Senator Julia Salazar

    State Senator Julia Salazar

  • State Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest

    State Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest

  • Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez

    Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez

  • Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

    Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

  • 504 Democratic Club

  • Abundance New York

  • Bay Ridge Democrats

  • BKForge (Brooklyn for Reproductive & Gender Equity)

  • Broadway Democrats

  • Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats

  • College Democrats of America

  • College Democrats of New York

  • CUFFH Action

  • Emgage Action

  • Fordham College Democrats

  • Four Freedoms Democratic Club

  • Hell's Kitchen Democrats

  • IATSE Local 161

  • Independent Neighborhood Democrats

  • Indivisible Brooklyn

  • Jews for Racial & Economic Justice

  • Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club

  • Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn

  • Make the Road Action

  • New Kings Democrats

  • New York Working Families Party

  • NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees

  • New York Progressive Action Network

  • PSC-CUNY

  • Stonewall Democrats of NYC

  • Three Parks Independent Democrats

  • The Unity Democratic Club

  • UAW Region 9A

  • Upper West Side Action Group

  • Village Independent Democrats