Whitney Tilson: Dossier on New York City Mayoral Candidate

The race for New York City mayor is on – the election will be held on November 4, 2025. New York ForumDaily tells the details of each of the candidates for mayor of the city. Today we will talk about Whitney Tilson, investor and editor.

Whitney Tilson

Tilson, a former hedge fund manager, announced late last November that he would run for mayor. He fell short of his ambitious goal of raising nearly $15 million in co-financing by January 8. But he still did well.

Tilson wants to reduce violent crime, grow the city's economy and curb excessive city government spending.

Position today: investor and editor at Stansberry Research (investment research company).

Ideological position: Pro-charter Wall Street school, centrist politician, focused on public safety.

Main supporters: Bill Ekman.

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Fundraising: $424 in private donations as of Jan. 968 and $11 in the bank. He is not yet eligible for government matching funds.

Location: Upper East Side, Manhattan.

Problems: He has no experience in politics, his name is little known. He is a millionaire, but not super rich.

Prospects: Tilson is running for political office for the first time after years of donating to Democratic candidates. He has a history of philanthropy in the education field, particularly with regard to charter schools.

He co-founded the Democrats for Education Reform PAC. Tilson helped found Teach for America, a yearlong service program that places recent college graduates in struggling public schools.

Some of his top priorities: growing the city's economy by 50% over the next decade, reducing violent crime by 50% during his first term, solving the "cost of living crisis," curbing "out-of-control city government spending," and "prioritizing citizens and permanent legal residents in the allocation of city resources."

Before announcing his plans to run for mayor, Tilson made national headlines when he called on President Joe Biden to drop out of the race in July 2024.

Dossiers on other candidates:

• Eric Adams;
• Andrew Cuomo;
• Jessica Ramos;
• Brad Lander;
• Scott Stringer;
• Zellnor Miri;
• Zohran Mamdani;
• Adrienne Adams;
• Michael Blake.
• Jim Walden.