On July 21, 2025, Hoboken 2nd Ward Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher filed her second-quarter campaign finance report with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (NJ ELEC), disclosing that she raised a total of $90,609.46 between April 1 and June 30. This amount includes a $10,000 loan she made to her campaign during the same period. Fisher’s report was filed six days after the official deadline.
According to the filing, Fisher’s campaign spent $25,281.73 in the second quarter and reported $103,963.42 in cash on hand at the end of June. She was the top fundraiser among the five declared mayoral candidates during this period. However, in terms of cash on hand, she had less than the other three City Council members running for mayor. Third Ward Councilman Mike Russo reported the most cash on hand, while Councilwoman-at-Large Emily Jabbour and Fourth Ward Councilman Ruben Ramos each reported over $100,000.
Dini Ajmani, a former U.S. Treasury official and the fifth candidate in the race, loaned her campaign $200,000 during the first quarter of 2025.
- Tiffanie Fisher raised over $80,000 in Q2, the highest among Hoboken mayoral candidates, with 87% of contributions from local residents.
- Her campaign rejects outside influence, focusing instead on grassroots support, accountability, and resident-first development.
- Despite a strong fundraising quarter, Fisher has the lowest cash on hand among top contenders but insists her campaign is “a movement to win.”
244 Donations Out of 280 Came from Hoboken Residents
Fisher’s campaign reported 280 individual contributions in the second quarter of 2025. Of those, 244 came from Hoboken residents. The report included specific donor information for several high-value contributions. Retired resident Stephen Dunn contributed $5,500. David Fisher, her father, contributed $5,000. Audra Fisher, her sister, gave $2,300. John Bucci, founder of Steeprock Capital, donated $2,500. John Graham, founder of Foundation Risk Partners, contributed $1,000.
Additional contributions included $5,500 each from Eric Helenek, founder of High Trail Capital; Hoboken resident Lauren Hoelzer; and Sea Girt resident Sarah-Marie Martin. Toni Tomarazzo, a founding board member of the Hoboken Community Center, gave $1,500.
Campaign Expenses Total in Q2
Fisher’s campaign expenses in Q2 2025 totaled $25,281.73. Payments included $12,150 to campaign manager Al Benninghoff and $10,395 to Publitics, a media consulting firm based in Lambertville, New Jersey. These two payments represented the majority of the campaign’s spending for the quarter.
Fisher has personally loaned a total of $40,000 to her campaign to date, including the $10,000 loan made during this quarter.
Hoboken Mayoral and Council Elections
The Hoboken mayoral election, a non-partisan race, is scheduled for November 4, 2025. In addition to the mayoral contest, voters will select candidates for three council-at-large seats and the 6th Ward council seat. All four City Council members currently running for mayor—Tiffanie Fisher, Mike Russo, Emily Jabbour, and Ruben Ramos—are participating in the election, along with Dini Ajmani.
Fisher said that her campaign does not accept money from developers or large outside donors and that it is primarily supported by local residents. She has stated that she has sent over 400 email newsletters to constituents during her time on the Hoboken City Council and plans to bring the same level of communication to the mayor’s office if elected.
