About Brad Lander

Brad Lander is running for Mayor to deliver a safer, more affordable, and better-run city for all New Yorkers. Honest and tough-minded, Brad has devoted his life to fighting for New York City – and has the record of results to prove it.

As a citywide official with the broadest coalition of support, the strongest record of results, and top fundraising, Brad is the best-positioned candidate to defeat Andrew Cuomo and restore honest, decent, and effective leadership to City Hall.

Brad is fed up with City government that’s failing to deliver for New Yorkers. As the current New York City Comptroller, Lander has been the City’s watchdog, holding Mayor Eric Adams accountable and saving taxpayers over $2.5 billion.

As a City Council Member and as a housing leader for two decades before entering elected office, Brad preserved and created tens of thousands of units of genuinely affordable housing.

Brad’s top priorities as Mayor are to end homelessness for people with serious mental illness, declare a “state of emergency” to combat the housing affordability crisis, and make our communities safer.

Brad is the only candidate who brings three things New York City needs most right now: strong, experienced leadership, outstanding public integrity, and real solutions to tackle our toughest problems.

As Donald Trump and Elon Musk deport our neighbors, illegally claw back federal funds, and undermine our democracy, we urgently need a Mayor who will stand up for New York City and run it better so that we can prove our shared values work.

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, NYC street food, and is a proud season ticket holder for WNBA champions the New York Liberty.