Two candidates looking to unseat veteran Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes are off to a fast start in raising money for the Democratic primary. According to financial disclosure reports to the state Board of Elections filed on Jan. 15, both Kenneth Thompson and Abraham George outdistanced the incumbent in the first round of reported contributions, although Hynes still has more on hand than either.
Thompson, 46, a former federal prosecutor and a founding partner of the employment discrimination/criminal law firm Thompson Wigdor, has raised $341,568 since announcing his candidacy late last year. He contributed $25,000 of his own money, his partner Douglas Wigdor gave $30,000 and his firm $5,000. After spending $77,316, Thompson had $264,252 on hand as of Jan. 11.
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