Assemblyman Rory Lancman has over $200,000 in his campaign chest as he seeks the Democratic nomination for an open Queens congressional seat, his campaign spokesman informed The Politicker this afternoon.

The total represents a nice chunk of change for his campaign to move forward with and is around double what one of his opponents, Councilwoman Liz Crowley, reportedly raised. It’s not immediately clear how much of that has been spent as she ramped up her campaign in the past two weeks. Read More