N. Y. - Lhota, Running for Mayor, Raises $730,000 in 2 Months
Joseph J. Lhota, a Republican running for mayor of New York City, over the past two months has raised $730,000, a sizable figure for such a short period and a show of political muscle for the first-time candidate. Mr. Lhota’s fund-raising, which was described by a person with close ties to his campaign, started on Jan. 12 and ended on March 11. A late entrant into this year’s race, he raised more in the first two months of the year than any candidate during the same period in 2005 or 2009, the last years in which there were mayoral campaigns.