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According to the New York State Board of Elections, 329 candidates registered for the first state-level public campaign finance program, which aims to curb the influence of big money in…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Data Drop: Which Council Campaigns Are Real Estate PACs Supporting This Election Cycle?

Of the $19,000 in donations to 14 sitting council members or candidates, $13,900 comes from Taxpayers for an Affordable New York, run by the Real Estate Board of NY. Another…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government News Politics

Mayor-elect Eric Adams Raises Around $1.2M For Transition, Inauguration

As of Nov. 30, according to a disclosure statement produced by the transition team, Adams had raised $993,478 from around 530 donors, including nearly 150 from outside New York City.

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government

Data Drop: Money in the Mayor’s Race as the General Election Approaches

The latest filings with the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) show that in the race to run City Hall, Democrat Eric Adams continues to out-raise and outspend his main rival,…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Government

Data Drop: Out-of-State Money in the NYC Mayoral Race

In the weeks between July 12 and Aug. 23, nearly a third of the more than 6,000 contributions to both Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa came from donors outside the…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Uncategorized

14 NYC Council Candidates Raised $100K or More. How’d They Do It?

The list includes influential incumbents like Land Use Chair Rafael Salamanca and Manhattan Councilmember Carlina Rivera, as well as a few prominent figures trying to claim their first public office…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Mar 2021

Economy Government

Lots of Cash in the Comptroller Contest, and Donor Disparities in the Race for Mayor

Highlights from the latest financial filings by 2021 candidates for mayor, comptroller, borough president and City Council in New York

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2021

Government Justice

Fundraising Boasts and Policy Ideas as Manhattan DA’s Race Heats Up

While two candidates reported having more than a million on hand to fuel a five-month push to the Democratic primary, two others released policy plans for conviction review and re-entry…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Feb 2017

Opinion

No BackSpace: It’s the Incessant Fundraising, Stupid (Why Big Money Dooms Democrats)

‘Campaigning and governing is now indistinguishable from fundraising. The vast majority of e-mails and letters that I now receive from elected officials are either thinly veiled fundraising pitches or overt…

ByJoel Berg 0Comments

New York State’s Matching Funds Program Debuts. What Does it Mean for This Year’s Election?