He also received $ 4,950 — the maximum donation allowed for a mayoral candidate
under city campaign finance law — from Karen Romanoff, who listed her occupation as «homemaker.»
Capano could potentially draw on the Catsimatidis clan's tremendous financial resources,
though city campaign finance law would substantially cap that advantage.
Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday that he selected members of a Charter Revision Commission
examining city campaign finance laws based on merit — not whether they donated money to his...
De Blasio's 2013 campaign received public matching funds for a donation gathered by Rechnitz even though it did not submit documentation — a violation
of city campaign finance law — records show.
«Issue advocacy long before an election is not a campaign expenditure
under City campaign finance law — whether the expenditures are made by C41NY, Uber, or the PBA.»
Susan Lerner, executive director for good government group Common Cause, said the episode showed why political nonprofits such as the Campaign for One New York needed to fall under
city campaign finance laws.