Daniel Lurie has spent $10 per SF resident on his mayoral bid
Daniel Lurie’s spending has put him in league with the most expensive self-funded mayoral campaigns in U.S. history.
In 2009, Michael Bloomberg set a new standard, spending $159 million (adjusted for inflation) of his personal fortune in his successful effort to become mayor of New York. In 2022, Rick Caruso spent $80 million in his bid for L.A. mayor, which he lost to Karen Bass.
This season, with less than two weeks until Election Day, Lurie, a nonprofit founder and heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, has contributed around $8 million to his campaign to become San Francisco’s mayor, providing the vast majority of its total funds. An independent committee supporting his bid has raised an additional $6.3 million.
This might not seem like much compared with Caruso’s or Bloomberg’s contributions. But consider that New York has roughly 10 times the population of San Francisco, while L.A. has five times as many people. Lurie has spent around $10 per person in San Francisco; Caruso and Bloomberg each spent $20 per head (adjusted for inflation) in their respective cities.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/10/23/daniel-lurie-most-expensive-mayor-campaign/