Justin Brannan, Mark Levine face off in comptroller debate on PIX11
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NEW YORK (PIX11) – City Council Member Justin Brannan and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine faced off in a debate on PIX11 Thursday night.
The live, 60-minute debate started at 7 p.m. and aired across multiple platforms, including WPIX11.1, PIX11+ and PIX11.com.
The two Democratic candidates are vying for the position of comptroller, the city’s chief financial officer. The city’s current Comptroller, Brad Lander, is leaving his post to run for mayor.
Exclusive PIX11 polling shows it’s still anyone’s race, with a whopping 29% of Democratic voters still undecided. Some 37% of voters surveyed said they prefer Levine, and 17% of voters said they chose Brannan.
The primary election is just weeks away. Brannan and Levine are both looking for the Democratic nomination in November’s general election. To learn more about the Campaign Finance Board’s candidate debate participation criteria, click here.