By Simone Sebastian
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MIDTOWN — Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice is winning the campaign fundraising race in the five-person battle for the Democratic primary for New York state district attorney.
Thursday was the deadline for candidates to announce their latest fundraising tallies. A confident Rice announced a day early that she has amassed a war chest of $4.14 million, a total well-beyond that of her challengers.
Former federal prosecutor Sean Coffey has raised about $2.5 million in independent donations. But his total funds are boosted by an additional $2 million pay out he made to his own campaign.
Without his own dollars, Coffey comes in third behind Manhattan State Senator Eric Schneiderman, who has $2.7 million in the bank.
Former prosecutor Eric Dinallo also announced today that his campaign has raised $2.5 million. State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky has amassed $1.6 million.
The five candidates will face off in the democratic primary on September 14.
