The Bronx Democratic Party has paid close to $300,000 over the past few years to a political consultancy run by a close ally of state Senator and Bronx party chair Jamaal Bailey, new financial disclosures show.

The significant expenses despite the near-total lack of competitive general elections in the Bronx raise questions about whether the party is using its funds to benefit a friend of its chair, as well as others close to party leadership — such as a former Bailey staffer who used to live at Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s house in the Bronx.

“I'm not sure why you need that much money to promote the Bronx Democratic Party in the Bronx, which is overwhelmingly Democratic,” said Sarah Steiner, a New York City attorney who specializes in election law.

The New York City comptroller is arguably the city’s most powerful official after the mayor. He is the city’s financial steward and watchdog of an approximately $110 billion budget — larger than most US states’ and many countries’. He’s responsible for managing more than $270 billion in pension investments, monitoring government contracts, and rooting out fraud in city agencies.

But that power also makes him a potential target for companies seeking lucrative city contracts.

The Bronx Democratic Party reported hundreds of thousands of dollars in previously undisclosed donations on Friday following reporting from New York Focus that found the group had failed to disclose dozens of political contributions — a violation of state law.