ALBANY — Republican state Sen. John DeFrancisco kicked off
his gubernatorial campaign from a hotel in suburban Syracuse on Tuesday with a pointed critique of two - term incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo, calling him a «bully.»
Not exact matches
GOP
gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio's
campaign released its top line numbers
from the 32 - day pre-primary filing due at the state Board of Elections yesterday, which revealed he is still struggling to raise cash as his Sept. 14 battle with self - funding Carl Paladino looms.
Laura Lavine, the Republican candidate for Syracuse mayor, split with her local
campaign manager, Danny Fitzpatrick, and is bringing in a consultant
from New York City, Michael Lawler, who ran Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's 2014
gubernatorial bid.
GOP
gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino has launched a new attack against his Democratic opponent, Andrew Cuomo, accusing him of taking a «payoff»
from his longtime friend, former employer and
campaign contributor, real estate magnate Andrew Farkas.
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch and Mayor Bloomberg (both Dnovan supporters), AG Andrew Cuomo, GOP
gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino (whom Donovan has declined to endorse, citing rules that prevent DAs
from weighing on
campaigns), Donovan and Schneiderman.
Next up: A video
from GOP
gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino's
campaign that used comedian Randy Credico impersonating Cox's father - in - law, the late President Nixon, lambasting the chairman for backing Levy.
Buffalo Republican Carl Paladino took a brief breather
from the
campaign trail while he tried to regroup
from the e-mail scandal that rocked his
gubernatorial bid back on its heels, but now he's ramping back up again — with a vengeance.
As you'll recall, the GOP / Conservative
gubernatorial hopeful's much - hyped three - minute televised address earlier this month featured a pitch for «emergency» contributions
from his
campaign chairwoman, former Erie County Comptroller Nancy Naples.
I have a
campaign button at home
from the 1974
gubernatorial race: Samuels - Cuomo (Howard Samuels (Bill's dad) and Mario Cuomo for Lt. Gov).
The Reform Party, a ballot line formed last year by Republican
gubernatorial nominee Rob Astorino, filed its first
campaign finance report since it was rechristened this election season, showing a single, massive donation
from a limited liability company.
Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, a
gubernatorial candidate, criticized Cuomo for accepting
campaign contributions
from political appointees, saying the governor violated his own executive order.
Zephyr Teachout quotes this description in Corruption in America:
From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United (Harvard University Press), a book that merits the large readership it may get thanks to the author's recent appearance on «The Daily Show,» even if much of that interview concerned her remarkable dark - horse
gubernatorial campaign in New York state's Democratic primary, in which anti-corruption was one of her major themes.
GOP
gubernatorial designee Rick Lazio took some time out
from campaigning in Rochester today to take a swipe at AG Andrew Cuomo for semi-panning Gov. David Paterson's creative use of budget extenders as «intriguing» but not optimal, YNN's Mark Gruba reports.
GOP / Conservative
gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino has received an influx of cash to his troubled
campaign, but none of it — so far — is coming
from his own wallet.
After weeks of limiting his public appearances to carefully scripting
campaign stops and press conferences, Democratic
gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo has finally emerged
from his Rose Garden.
In response to criticism
from the NYC SBA and firefighters unions for his use of graphic 9/11 images in ads, GOP / Conservative
gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio's
campaign responded by accusing AG Andrew Cuomo of «hiding» behind labor when it comes to the mosque.
Here's the latest «strategy session» video
from GOP
gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio's
campaign manager, Kevin Fullington.
GOP
gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio turned his attention
from Democratic LG contender Bob Duffy to his No. 1 target, AG Andrew Cuomo, slamming the
gubernatorial designee for being the top recipient of lobbying
campaign contributions in recent years.
Late last night, Buffalo - area Tea Party advocate Rus Thompson sent out an e-mail with the subject line «urgent request
from Carl Paladino» that insisted the former
gubernatorial advocate «does not condone or support» his former
campaign manager's public push in favor of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget.
Even with this latest investment, he's still a far sight short of the $ 10 million he pledged to spend and a heck of a long way
from matching Democratic
gubernatorial frontrunner Andrew Cuomo's bulging $ 25.6 million
campaign war chest, which, as the Buffalo News reported today, is stuffed full of special interest cash.
Barney Keller, a spokesman for GOP
gubernatorial rival Rick Lazio, said, «The last thing we need in Albany is another liberal Democrat like Steve Levy, who has taken over $ 400,000 in
campaign contributions
from the very same special interests that are stretching New York's pension system beyond the breaking point.»
ALBANY — A Republican county executive
from the Hudson Valley kicked off his
gubernatorial campaign Monday, pledging to «restore accountability to New York state government.»
Federal rules bar states
from awarding bond work to parties who have donated to
gubernatorial campaigns within the last two years (more than $ 86,000 of the
campaign cash
from the firms flowed to Cuomo in the last two years).
Gubernatorial candidate Marcus Molinaro's enlistment of former congressman Chris Gibson as his
campaign manager may have come as a surprise to some, given Gibson's retirement
from politics for family reasons two years ago.
The major obstacle to such a move, however, might not be a shared party, but shared donors: Cuomo himself has received $ 127,000
from some of the same Vance contributors at the heart of the recent controversies — and his
gubernatorial campaigns have also received more than $ 72,000 directly
from Weinstein himself.
Former Georgia State Senator and Georgia
gubernatorial candidate Hunter Hill joins Dana to discuss seeking the GOP nomination in Georgia,
campaign endorsement
from Senator Ted Cruz.
Earlier this year, he transferred the remaining balance
from his
gubernatorial campaign to his county executive account.
«Rob Astorino's defiance of the long - held practice of
gubernatorial nominees releasing multiple years of tax returns is just another example of the double standard we have come to expect
from his
campaign.
Though the banks acknowledge that their PACs have contributed to Cuomo's
gubernatorial campaign and also acknowledge that they received state bond work
from the Cuomo - controlled New York State Housing Finance Agency, they maintain that the individual bond dealers did not contribute to the PAC that gave to Cuomo.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy raised just $ 29,937
from individuals for his failed
gubernatorial bid, according to his July 15
campaign finance report.
A quick recap of Trump's first year in office: an airstrike on a Syrian airbase, FBI Director James Comey's firing, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's appointment to investigate possible collusion between the Trump
campaign and Russia, the GOP healthcare fiasco, U.S. withdrawal
from the Paris Climate Accord, North Korea's ongoing threats of nuclear annihilation, «Crazy Mika «tweets, the Mooch, Charlottesville, #MeToo, Democratic
gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey, Roy Moore's Alabama Senate run, Paul Manafort's indictment, Mike Flynn's plea deal, an ongoing battle over the Consumer Financial Bureau, the annihilation of ISIS, a resurgence of al - Qaeda terrorist networks, the repeal of net neutrality, the move of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Republican tax reform, Steve Bannon's fall
from grace, «shithole» countries and continuing Fire and Fury fallout.
Then, Percoco told them about money he allegedly got
from two Syracuse - area entities, including one whose two top executives are on trial with Percoco, during a period in 2014 when Percoco had left the state payroll — temporarily, as it turned out, to run Cuomo's
gubernatorial re-election
campaign.
Democratic
gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo sat (sort of) for what I believe is his first extended TV interview of this
campaign cycle with Fox - 5's «Good Day NY» (he appeared
from JFK Airport just before taking off for an upstate swing that includes Syracuse and Buffalo).
With Oregon's
gubernatorial race just a few months away, Republican nominee Knute Buehler's
campaign received a big boost: a $ 500,000 donation
from Nike co-founder Phil Knight.
Cappuccilli got the job
from Republican Gov. George Pataki in 1995 after he ran Pataki's
gubernatorial campaign in Central New York the year before.
VFGG was able to pay some of Foley's early political expenses after receiving money
from Citizens for Democracy, a 527 group whose chairman is Larry J. Lawrence of Greenwich, the treasurer of Foley's 2010 and 2014
gubernatorial campaigns.
While Percoco took a leave of absence
from the attorney general's office to work on Cuomo's 2010
gubernatorial campaign, payroll records
from the Office of the State Comptroller show Percoco officially resigned in order to take up his private work in April 2014.
A Tennessee panel has voted not to pursue
campaign finance complaints that question House Speaker Beth Harwell's help
from a political committee and a $ 3.1 million self - loan to her Republican
gubernatorial campaign.
A Tennessee panel has voted not to pursue
campaign finance complaints that question House Speaker Beth Harwell's help
from a political committee and a $ 3.1 million self - loan to her Republican
gubernatorial...
Langworthy, who is supportive of Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's candidacy, said he came away
from the meeting thinking Trump was seriously considering a
gubernatorial campaign.
The latest
from the
gubernatorial campaigns and the television attack ads.
Cuomo, as you'll recall, is generally pretty judicious with his endorsements, preferring to hand them out only in instances of 1) political expedience (like, say, the tight race for Westchester County executive where he would personally benefit
from the defeat of incumbent Republican Rob Astorino, who has been mentioned as a potential future
gubernatorial contender); or 2) almost certain victory by his preferred candidate; or 3) when his nod is highly likely to make the difference between victory and defeat in the 11th hour of a
campaign.
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.
His
campaign in recent weeks has picked up a stream of endorsements, including nods
from Republicans like Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive and 2014
gubernatorial candidate, and former Rep. Chris Collins.
Paladino is taking his cues
from Tom Golisano's last
gubernatorial campaign, which stands to reason, since the two bids have Roger Stone in common.
New Jersey
gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono, in a screenshot
from a
campaign ad released earlier this year.
The final frames of the ad tout Levine's 22 staffers across the state, his offices in St. Pete, Kissimmee, Tampa, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, as well as his $ 11 million in
campaign funding — much of it
from his own checkbook, but still millions more than the next closest Democratic
gubernatorial candidate.
She also referenced the fact that he accepted $ 87,000
from one of the conservative Koch brothers, David Koch, and his wife Julia, for his 2010
gubernatorial campaign.
In response to the court decisions, the supplemental grants were removed
from the state's
campaign financing law; the basic grant of public money to
gubernatorial candidates was doubled to make participants more competitive and a low, $ 100 limit was placed on lobbyist contributions, thus limiting their influence.
«Levine releases ad chronicling
gubernatorial bid» via Scott Powers of Florida Politics — The aptly titled «Philip Levine: 6 Months on the Trail» chronicles the
campaign from its launch in November to today... Christian Ulvert explained in a news release: «The ad showcases the
campaign's growth and momentum, taking a look back to when Mayor Levine launched his
campaign on Nov. 1 in Miami.