Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tapped into money from his state campaign coffers directly to his city account in an attempt to compete with Zohran Mamdani, who has become a prodigious fundraiser since winning the Democrat mayoral primary, Politico said.

Cuomo has raised $507,660 over the last five weeks and has transferred $68,225 from his state account that he used in his prior campaigns for governor. Cuomo has $1.2 million on hand, according to his filing with the New York City Campaign Finance Board.

Mamdani reported raised $1.05 million over the past month, according to his filing. Mamdani has $4.4 million and is expected to be eligible for $2.2 million in matching funds from the New York City Campaign Finance Board, Politico reported. Cuomo is hoping to receive $400,000.

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