Sentences with phrase «half in campaign contributions»

Congressional Democrats began giving away some of the thousands of dollars in campaign contributions they had received from Weinstein, moving to distance themselves from him after revelations he had reached at least eight settlements with women accusing him of sexual harassment.

According to the GOP, Gillibrand accepted more than $ 610,000 in campaign contributions from the Hollywood / entertainment industry last year.

«After accepting more than $ 100,000 in campaign contributions from plaintiff's attorneys he employs in class action suits — which can be hugely lucrative to those firms — Mr. DiNapoli is using official state business to solicit campaign contributions.

• Assembly Member Jose Rivera, former head of the Bronx Democratic County Committee, and his children received $ 8,850 in campaign contributions from the Yankees between 2006 and 2008.

The Republicans noted Addabbo was mentioned 38 times in the IG's report, and he received nearly $ 300,000 in campaign contributions from those implicated in the scandal.

And that meant search ads, since new media team head Joe Rospars has said that search ads yielded a Return On Investment as high as 10 - or 15-fold, presumably measured in campaign contributions.

Jacobs, much of his extended family, and a number of Limited Liability Companies or LLC's have given Cuomo nearly $ 125,000 in campaign contributions since he first ran for Governor in 2010.

The New York Gaming Association — a consortium of casino and gambling interests — spread $ 226,250 in campaign contributions to a broad mix of state lawmakers and campaign war chests, their Board of Elections filing today shows.

«Because regular people don't give millions of dollars in campaign contributions.»

Policy agendas for important issues like the 421a tax abatement and New York City rent laws are being set by publicly elected leaders who have become dependent on the real estate industry's onslaught of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.

Both firms paid Howe six - figure sums and were major Cuomo donors, the complaint said, with COR linked to $ 250,000 in campaign contributions to the governor as it sought projects, while LPCiminelli was responsible for $ 100,000 and sponsored a $ 250,000 fundraiser.

ALBANY — Members of the Real Estate Board of New York and their firms gave $ 21.7 million in campaign contributions to state - level elections in the last cycle, accounting for more than 10 percent of the money that entered the campaign finance system.

De Blasio holds a commanding lead against his primary challengers — he has raised about $ 4.8 million in campaign contributions compared to leading opponent Albanese, who has raised about $ 175,000.

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.»

In 2010, the candidates for state senate raised a total of $ 2,461,574 in campaign contributions.

Cuomo received thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from a company involved in a controversial program that provides U.S. visas to big dollar foreign investors.

In his quest to keep two feet firmly planted in Albany after 2018, Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised $ 5.1 million in campaign contributions between January and July, including at least $ 595,000 from active New York City real estate developers and executives.

Since taking office, Katko has relied on PACs for a little more than $ 1 million in campaign contributions out of a total of about $ 1.8 million, according to Federal Election Commission records.

Recent reports have called into question an estimated $ 75,000 in campaign contributions received by the Staten Island district attorney's campaign.

In that year, the 119 candidates for state senate raised a total of $ 5,740,791 in campaign contributions.

State Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) said Tuesday he has planned since shortly after Richard Lipsky turned himself in to authorities March 10 on corruption charges to donate to charity an amount equal to the $ 3,000 in campaign contributions the lobbyist made to his 2010 campaign.

In that year, the state senate had 90 candidates and raised a total of $ 18,266,324 in campaign contributions.

«Between in or around 2010 and in and around September 2015, I gave and raised tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to an elected New York City official in exchange for efforts by that official... and other City officials to obtain action from a New York City agency that would benefit myself and restaurants I owned.»

The state house had 292 candidates running for office who raised a total of $ 23,068,639 in campaign contributions.

Notably, the new law was opposed by the same watchdog groups that typically urge lawmakers to rein in campaign contribution limits.

The New York Post finds that NYC Comptroller John Liu has spent more in legal defense this year than he has raised in campaign contributions.

But it is a lot more in campaign contributions than all but a tiny percentage of New Yorkers have given the governor.

His campaign reported collecting 3,087 signatures to get him on the ballot, and he has received more than $ 179,700 in campaign contributions — and the coveted endorsement of his dad's old union, 1199.

Over two million dollars in campaign contributions from the gambling industry to Albany politicians in the last two years, plus $ 2.6 million to the pro-Cuomo Committee to Save New York.

Democratic candidate Juanita Perez Williams narrowly topped independent Ben Walsh in campaign contributions raised during the first three weeks of October, according to the latest New York State Board of Elections financial disclosures.

Liberal activist groups last week called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to return thousands of dollars he has received in campaign contributions from Daniel Loeb, a billionaire who has come under criticism for racially charged remarks directed at Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

Last year, she disclosed the hiring of her son, Ricardo Aguirre Jr., as a campaign consultant who earned $ 55,000 of the $ 102,000 she received in campaign contributions for a primary she ended up winning by a 2 - to - 1 margin.

Also on Tuesday, aides to Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said he is returning $ 23,000 in campaign contributions from Ciminelli and Aiello.

Through the end of March, Buesing brought in $ 115,925 in campaign contributions, including $ 34,460 in his most recent campaign finance report.

The press needs to focus on who has given Cuomo the $ 24 million in campaign contributions, and since he had the governor's race all but won four months ago, what he plans to do with that $ $ $.

Lalor: Pay - to - Play the Cuomo Way LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE Fishkill, NY: Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R, C, I — Fishkill) on Monday criticized Gov. Cuomo's acceptance of over $ 50,000 in campaign contributions from NBC Universal and its parent company Comcast, while handing out $ 10 million in new tax breaks to NBC shows so far.

In the race to replace outgoing Councilman Jimmy Vacca, candidates have combined to raise over $ 258,000 in campaign contributions.

In his quest to keep two feet firmly planted in Albany after 2018, Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised $ 5.1 million in campaign contributions between January...

About 10 second in, writing on the screen claims that Quinn received $ 59,400 in campaign contributions from Rudin Management.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. returned $ 32,000 in campaign contributions given to him by President Trump's personal attorney Marc Kasowitz after a recent...

The subpoena was first reported Monday by The Albany Times - Union, which documented $ 400,000 in campaign contributions to Cuomo from Crystal Run executives, their spouses and company doctors.

The top ten Committee - linked donors have given about a million dollars to Cuomo in campaign contributions.

Hevesi admitted to using his control over the state's pension fund, now at $ 130 billion, to steer $ 250 million in investments to a private equity fund that paid him handsomely: $ 75,000 in trips to Israel and Italy for him, his adult children, and people from his staff; $ 500,000 in campaign contributions, and $ 380,000 in make - believe consulting fees to a lobbyist allied with Hank Morris, Hevesi's political guru.

If Mayor Miner is unwilling to respectfully hold Senator Defrancisco accountable for his opposition, she should at the very least return the thousands in campaign contributions that anti-minimum wage interests have generously given to her campaigns over the years,» said Jason Ortiz, political director of HTC.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo received thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from a company involved in a controversial program that provides U.S. visas to big dollar foreign investors.

Fat - cat contributors exploited New York's porous election law to shovel $ 28 million in campaign contributions to statewide candidates and to political parties last year, according to a report released Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Bill Samuels, a co-founder of Effective NY, has urging the commission to investigate millions of dollars in campaign contributions by business interests formed as limited liability corporations.

Ursula Rozum, the Syracuse - area Green Party candidate running in the NY - 25 against Democrat Dan Maffei and GOP Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, says she is donating $ 4,250 in campaign contributions she received from a wealthy Florida couple she believes is trying to split the vote in the race.

Buffalo Sen. Marc Panepinto has raised tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from lawyers who were arguing cases before his wife.

[20] Ball received over $ 110,000 in campaign contributions for the race.