Sentences with phrase «board public matching funds»

Like rival Marjorie Velazquez, Doyle appears poised to hit the NYC Campaign Finance Board public matching funds $ 100,100 maximum.

Last month, AG Schneiderman and Comptroller DiNapoli announced the arrest of former Bronx city council candidate Albert Alvarez for allegedly accepting straw donations and stealing at least $ 4,500 in New York City Campaign Finance Board public matching funds during his unsuccessful 2013 run for Council.

Not exact matches

Despite the polling lead, de Blasio successfully argued to the city's campaign finance board earlier this month that his campaign should receive an additional $ 1.6 million in public matching funds, saying the race was indeed competitive.

As for the Campaign Finance Board's decision to inject the mayor's campaign with $ 2.6 million in public - matching funds, de Blasio's Republican challenger ripped the mayor for making the request.

He had raised $ 246,610 as of Oct. 2 without accepting matching public funds, according to the city Campaign Finance Board.

About 100 John Liu supporters «stormed» the offices of the Campaign Finance Board this afternoon, protesting the possibility the mayoral candidate might not get public matching funds.

After a late fund - raising start, Democrat John Choe was awarded $ 101,966 in public funds from the city Campaign Finance Board after not qualifying for matching funds earlier this month.

What's more, they are enforced by an energetic and independent Campaign Finance Board, which oversees a carefully constructed system that combines generous public matching funds with limits on contributions to political candidates, limits that are especially strict for lobbyists and others doing business with the city.

The only silver lining in this woeful tale is that Will's attempt to defraud the NYC Campaign Finance Board into giving him public campaign matching funds was thwarted by alert CFB regulators.

In order to qualify for public matching funds from the Campaign Finance Board, a public advocate candidate must raise at least $ 125,000 from 500 donors living in New York City.

His run for speaker began two years ago and the Manhattan Democrat even eschewed the Campaign Finance Board's public matching funds program, which would have limited his expenditures.

[From The WSJ] John Liu, a former New York City comptroller who ran unsuccessfully for mayor last year, accused the city Campaign Finance Board in a federal lawsuit of unlawfully denying his campaign millions of dollars in public matching funds.

Malliotakis has said she opposes public financing of elections but she will be participating in the Campaign Finance Board's public matching funds program, which matches small dollar contributions up to $ 175 at a 6 - to - 1 ratio with public funds.

Although incumbents tend to have a leg up in fundraising, the Campaign Finance Board's public matching funds program ensures that first - time candidates and those with little access to wealthy donors can run serious campaigns by matching small dollar donations at a 6 - to - 1 ratio up to a certain amount.

That massive intake was matched by an additional $ 150,000 in public funds last year, according to Campaign Finance Board records.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The New York City Campaign Finance Board on Monday denied public matching funds for Comptroller John Liu, dealing a severe financial blow to the Democrat's campaign to become New York City's first Asian - American mayor.

Additionally, the board determined at its Thursday hearing, of the $ 3,994,496 in public matching funds de Blasio's 2013 campaign received, it must repay $ 485.02.

As the September 12 primary elections approach and campaigns kick into high gear, a vast majority of candidates for the city's elected offices will have their coffers bolstered by the Campaign Finance Board's (CFB) public matching funds program, which matches eligible donations at a 6 - to - 1 ratio.

The Campaign Finance Board administers New York City's public matching funds program, provides campaign finance disclosure, and engages voters in learn about those seeking to represent them in public office.

Wills is also accused of scamming the city Campaign Finance Board by accepting public matching funds to pay Micro Targeting for helping with Wills» failed 2009 City Council bid.

The New York City Campaign Finance Board staff has recommended that Democratic mayoral candidate John Liu be denied public matching funds, his campaign said Thursday, dealing a potentially crippling blow to his bid for City Hall.

Just days after convincing the Campaign Finance Board to award him an extra $ 1.6 million in public matching funds for what he called a tough re-election race, Mayor de Blasio headed...

Council attorney Deirdre Feerick, the choice of the Queens Democratic Party, had raised $ 159,057 in donations and matching public funds by Aug. 14, according to city Campaign Finance Board records.

Scholarships cover full room, board, and tuition for K - 12 public school teachers and matching funds for independent school teachers.