Sentences with phrase «campaign war chest governor»

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The campaign to take on Cuomo this year is considered in uphill one, given Democratic advantages at the polls in a midterm election and the governor's $ 30 million campaign war chest.

Gambling Industry Donates Millions to New York Politicians As Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature discuss the process of amending the State Constitution to allow up to seven new full - scale, privately owned casinos in New York, the gambling industry is funneling millions of dollars into lobbying efforts and campaign war chests.

The governor has a $ 33 million campaign war chest at his disposal, should any potential challengers gain traction in the coming months.

Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos threatened to order a probe of Cuomo's $ 20 million campaign war chest — if the governor's anti-corruption panel investigation turns into a «witch hunt» against state lawmakers.

Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino has $ 1.2 million in cash on hand with about a month to go before Election Day in November — a sum that is vastly smaller than Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 25 million war chest, campaign - finance filings posted today show.

The union ads that strafed the weaker Governor Paterson during his brief tenure won't be as effective on a popularly elected governor in his first year, particularly one who saved millions from his campaign war chest — and is therefore able to finance his own ads in rGovernor Paterson during his brief tenure won't be as effective on a popularly elected governor in his first year, particularly one who saved millions from his campaign war chest — and is therefore able to finance his own ads in rgovernor in his first year, particularly one who saved millions from his campaign war chest — and is therefore able to finance his own ads in response.

Republican challenger Rob Astorino says those people being probed were the sources for the governor's vast campaign war chest.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is spending some of his $ 33 million dollar campaign war chest on ads to promote his state budget priorities.

But riding a wave of anti-tax sentiment, Mangano beat Suozzi — who had run recently for governor and sat on much of his campaign war chest — by fewer than 400 votes.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- Republican Bob McDonnell has more money in his campaign war chest than any of his potential Democratic rivals in the closely - watched Virginia governor's race, his campaign announced Monday.

Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos threatened to order a probe of Cuomo's own $ 20 million campaign war chest if the governor's anti-corruption panel investigation turns into a «witch hunt» against state lawmakers.

That the Governor who raised 33 million dollars from real - estate donors and corporate entities before the gubernatorial campaign even started may have allowed undue influence for these entities to lobby and pass legislation they desired as a result of their donations to the Cuomo campaign war chest.

The campaign of Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that it had raised a very healthy $ 9.2 million over the past six months, bringing his total war chest up to $ 23.6 million, the most cash on hand that any candidate for governor has ever had in July.

He's using part of his $ 35 million dollar campaign war chest to pay for a criminal defense lawyer to represent the office of the governor against the US Attorney's investigations.

On this week's Gazette: Governor Andrew Cuomo is tapping his campaign war chest to pay for a criminal defense lawyer after U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said his office is looking into possible obstruction of justice or witness tampering in the activities of the Moreland Commission.

However, he said the governor has a large campaign war chest and assistance with fundraising would be very helpful.

Governor Cuomo stirred up a hornet's nest when he decided to use the World Series as a way to raise and spend his campaign war chest.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is using money from his $ 35 million campaign war chest to pay for a criminal defense lawyer in a federal probe of his office.

Mr. Astorino, for reasons that aren't clear, refused to participate in the radio debate, which at the least would have attracted heavy newspaper coverage of the one opportunity the Governor was offering him to go one - on - one on equal footing rather than taking body blows from Mr. Cuomo's far superior campaign war chest.

«Cuomo's got all this money,» he said, referring to the governor's formidable $ 25 million campaign war chest.

Governor Cuomo has a $ 33 million campaign war chest, and has already begun television ads.

It is about adding more money to the political process — more money to Andrew Cuomo, more campaign contributions to allied legislators, more money for «pay to play» deals, a larger war chest and more business contacts for a governor who dreams of higher office.

In the first ten days of February, Governor Jerry Brown, the richest candidate in the country, added another $ 293,000 to his already massive $ 17 million campaign war chest...

Gillibrand, who was appointed by former Governor David Paterson to replace Hillary Clinton, has already won an election for her job, in 2010, and she's fairly popular and has a significant campaign war chest.

He's been running 30 points behind Cuomo in the polls, and has been outspent by the governor's massive $ 35 million campaign war chest.

Hawkins blasted Cuomo's big money contributors, saying that less than 1 percent of the governor's multimillion dollar campaign war chest actually comes from donations of less than $ 1,000.

On her newly launched campaign website, Nixon vowed not to accept any corporate donations as she goes up against a governor with more than $ 30 million in his campaign war chest.

The governor also has nearly $ 30 million dollars in his campaign war chest, more than any other governor in the country.

Democrats hold a large enrollment advantage in New York and the governor has more than $ 25 million in his campaign war chest.

While polls show him under 50 percent, he is sitting on a $ 15 million campaign war chest — a huge financial gap to make up for either the GOP nominee or the Republican Governors Association.

The governor also has nearly $ 30 million in his campaign war chest, more than any other governor in the country.

In the final weeks of the race, the governor has spent from his hefty campaign war chest at the rate of nearly $ 500,000 a week on television advertising, some featuring his daughters and partner Sandra Lee, but much of it negative against his Republican opponent Rob Astorino.