The Wealth of New York’s Mayoral Candidates, Ranked
John Catsimatidis
2012 Income: ???
As a billionaire grocery magnate, it’s pretty widely accepted that John Catsimatidis is the richest person in the race. It’s just not totally clear how rich, at the moment. Why? Because, like most super-rich people, his money situation is complicated, and he filed for an extension on his taxes this year. “This is not the type of thing one trots in and does at H&R Block,” said a campaign spokesperson. John Liu and George McDonald also have yet to release their 2012 returns, but it’s safe to assume that, like most people, they make a fraction of what Catsimatidis does.
When he does release his returns, Castimatidis has said he’ll follow “the Bloomberg model” of providing the public with opaque, heavily redacted information that will likely make it hard to determine how much he actually makes. Well, la di da.