Justin Brannan raises $57,000 for council run
Six other potential candidates eyeing seat
Democratic city council hopeful Justin Brannan has raised more than $57,000 from hundreds of local donors for his campaign and said he is poised to qualify for the city’s matching funds program.
Brannan, who held a fundraiser at Cebu Bar & Bistro in Bay Ridge on Jan. 10, said that with matching funds from the city’s campaign finance program, he would have an impressive $157,000 since announcing his candidacy on Dec. 9. He raised $13,000 at the Jan. 10 event alone, according to his campaign.
Brannan is one a several candidates seeking to succeed term-limited Councilmember Vincent Gentile, a Democrat who has represented the 43rd Council District (Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) since 2003.