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Some of the industry’s biggest personalities are missing from the donors’ list altogether, while a few have donated amounts as small as $100.

“People who are donating with large money at the state level are stymied at the local level,” said Susan Lerner, the director of the New York branch of Common Cause.

Political contributions to the 2013 mayoral candidates are minuscule in comparison to the sums they invest in financial markets, largely because New York law caps individual contributions to mayoral candidates at $4,950.

Paltry though the sum seems, it is more than twice the amount received by the next closest recipient in the mayoral race, Joseph J. Lhota, a Republican, according to records compiled by the public affairs lobbying organization Common Cause.

The New York Campaign Finance Board records for 2013 are notable for their paucity of political contributions from hedge fund managers.

Hedge fund titans are making a $170,336 bet that Christine C. Quinn is the best candidate to run New York.

Orin S. Kramer, the founder of Boston Provident, tops this list, having given $10,700 of his own money to three of the party’s candidates: Ms. Quinn, William C. Thompson Jr. and John C. Liu.

“When you think about what hedge fund managers are doing — they are a very elite and effective form of gambler and they are used to using their money to manipulate markets and reap outside benefits,” Ms. Lerner said.

Article Tools FACEBOOK SAVE TWITTER E-MAIL GOOGLE+ PRINT SHARE PERMALINK Consider William A. Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management, who resigned from the board of J. C. Penney two weeks ago after a brawl with other board members and just sold his entire stake in the company.

The New York Campaign Finance Board records for 2013 are notable for their paucity of political contributions from hedge fund managers.

An activist investor, Mr. Icahn announced this month that he had accumulated a large stake in Apple and urged its chief executive to return more money to investors through a larger share buyback.

Mr. Ackman is a dominant figure in financial headlines and has made a public bet against Herbalife, the nutritional supplement company that he contends is a pyramid scheme.

Hedge funds are now the second-biggest contributors to state campaigns after the real estate industry, according to a 2012 report by Common Cause.

An activist investor, Mr. Icahn announced this month that he had accumulated a large stake in Apple and urged its chief executive to return more money to investors through a larger share buyback.

The normally outspoken Mr. Icahn could not be reached to comment about his donation.

This month, the city’s Campaign Finance Board voted to withhold up to $3.5 million in matching public money to Mr. Liu’s political campaign, citing his ”campaign’s inability to demonstrate it is in compliance with the law” after two of his former associates were convicted of participating in an illegal fund-raising scheme.

The loudest and boldest of hedge funds have been the quietest in this election.

This month, the city’s Campaign Finance Board voted to withhold up to $3.5 million in matching public money to Mr. Liu’s political campaign, citing his ”campaign’s inability to demonstrate it is in compliance with the law” after two of his former associates were convicted of participating in an illegal fund-raising scheme.

Paltry though the sum seems, it is more than twice the amount received by the next closest recipient in the mayoral race, Joseph J. Lhota, a Republican, according to records compiled by the public affairs lobbying organization Common Cause.

George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management, publicly announced his support for the Democrat Bill de Blasio several weeks ago.

The rest of his contributions went to candidates running for the City Council, public advocate and borough president.

“When you think about what hedge fund managers are doing — they are a very elite and effective form of gambler and they are used to using their money to manipulate markets and reap outside benefits,” Ms. Lerner said.

James S. Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates, and John Paulson of Paulson & Company, have also not yet donated and declined to comment on whether they planned to make any contributions.

Paltry though the sum seems, it is more than twice the amount received by the next closest recipient in the mayoral race, Joseph J. Lhota, a Republican, according to records compiled by the public affairs lobbying organization Common Cause.

Mr. Ackman is a dominant figure in financial headlines and has made a public bet against Herbalife, the nutritional supplement company that he contends is a pyramid scheme.

The loudest and boldest of hedge funds have been the quietest in this election.

James S. Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates, and John Paulson of Paulson & Company, have also not yet donated and declined to comment on whether they planned to make any contributions.

Mr. Chanos responded by challenging Ms. Lerner to try to reap outsize benefits.

This month, the city’s Campaign Finance Board voted to withhold up to $3.5 million in matching public money to Mr. Liu’s political campaign, citing his ”campaign’s inability to demonstrate it is in compliance with the law” after two of his former associates were convicted of participating in an illegal fund-raising scheme.

This month, the city’s Campaign Finance Board voted to withhold up to $3.5 million in matching public money to Mr. Liu’s political campaign, citing his ”campaign’s inability to demonstrate it is in compliance with the law” after two of his former associates were convicted of participating in an illegal fund-raising scheme.

This month, the city’s Campaign Finance Board voted to withhold up to $3.5 million in matching public money to Mr. Liu’s political campaign, citing his ”campaign’s inability to demonstrate it is in compliance with the law” after two of his former associates were convicted of participating in an illegal fund-raising scheme.

Mr. Ackman has made no donations to any current mayoral candidate, and he declined to comment.

Mr. Ackman has made no donations to any current mayoral candidate, and he declined to comment.

Political contributions to the 2013 mayoral candidates are minuscule in comparison to the sums they invest in financial markets, largely because New York law caps individual contributions to mayoral candidates at $4,950.

The top campaign givers, on the other hand, have thrown all their resources into backing Democratic candidates.

Article Tools FACEBOOK SAVE TWITTER E-MAIL GOOGLE+ PRINT SHARE PERMALINK Consider William A. Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management, who resigned from the board of J. C. Penney two weeks ago after a brawl with other board members and just sold his entire stake in the company.

“When you think about what hedge fund managers are doing — they are a very elite and effective form of gambler and they are used to using their money to manipulate markets and reap outside benefits,” Ms. Lerner said.

This number stands in stark contrast to the amounts hedge funds commit to New York State elections: $7.1 million in 2010, when Andrew Cuomo was elected governor, for example.

Paltry though the sum seems, it is more than twice the amount received by the next closest recipient in the mayoral race, Joseph J. Lhota, a Republican, according to records compiled by the public affairs lobbying organization Common Cause.

“People who are donating with large money at the state level are stymied at the local level,” said Susan Lerner, the director of the New York branch of Common Cause.

The New York Campaign Finance Board records for 2013 are notable for their paucity of political contributions from hedge fund managers.

“The limits are a big aspect to it, and I think people would give more if the limits were higher,” he said.

Mr. Ackman is a dominant figure in financial headlines and has made a public bet against Herbalife, the nutritional supplement company that he contends is a pyramid scheme.

Mr. Ackman is a dominant figure in financial headlines and has made a public bet against Herbalife, the nutritional supplement company that he contends is a pyramid scheme.

Ms. Quinn, a Democrat and the City Council speaker, has received that amount in donations from the hedge fund industry.