Sentences with phrase «independent expenditure effort»

Asked about this advantage, Cuomo said that a wealthy opponent or an independent expenditure effort could unleash a torrent of money against him.

That ad, and more like it (along with fliers and other attention - grabbers in what will likely be a low - turnout primary) was the product of an independent expenditure effort backed by the California Charter Schools Association, which has been a big force in battles with teachers» unions over charter schools in Los Angeles and at the state level as well.

AFL - CIO is running a massive independent expenditure effort to elect Yee.

Republicans are also expected to get some help in the form of an independent expenditure effort being conducted by the Real Estate Board of New York.

The independent expenditure effort is also spending $ 35,600 polling key races for Senate Republicans including the districts being defended by Sens. George Amedore, Kemp Hannon, Terrence Murphy and Bill Larkin in addition to the races that included candidates Chris Jacobs and Phillips.

The independent expenditure effort was heavily supported by charter school supporters like Paul Singer, a wealthy hedge - fund manager and investor who supports charter school expansion, as well Daniel Loeb, a director at Success Academy and Dan Senor, a former Bush administration official who is married to former CNN anchor Campbell Brown, a critic of teacher tenure.

And their method of giving hasn't changed much during that time — while Neighborhood Preservation gave $ 32,00 to REBNY's independent expenditure efforts, they're among a small handful of donors on this list who didn't primarily spend through super PACs.

NYSUT's spending on behalf of mainly Democratic Senate candidates in swing districts comes as supporters of charter schools have spent heavily in independent expenditure efforts of their own.

Jobs for New York, which retained the lobbying and consulting firm Mercury Public Affairs to assist in its independent expenditure efforts, is heavily focused on GOTV, according to a source familiar with its plans.

The support for Cumbo and other candidates from REBNY, through its Jobs for New York super PAC, became a point of controversy in 2013, with Cumbo eventually asking the PAC to stop its independent expenditure efforts on her behalf.

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Bystryn went on to say that the NYCLV is only going to do independent expenditures for 2 campaigns because she felt they could make a series impact if they focused their efforts as opposed to spreading their resources out between many candidates.

The call for disclosure of 501 (c) 4 groups comes after a campaign season of outside independent expenditure groups spending heavily on behalf of candidates with little to no idea of who is funding the efforts.

ABQ was registered with the city Campaign Finance Board as an independent expenditure — meaning it should have been uncoordinated with other election year efforts — and most of its funding came from the anti-horse carriage group New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets.

Cuomo made little public effort to move the multi-faceted reform agenda he proposed in January and instead appeared to move the goalposts for reform toward the end of session when he announced he wanted to tackle independent expenditure campaigns, something Senate Republicans found much more appealing than restricting legislators» outside income or closing the LLC loophole.

Legally, outside PACs running what are called «independent expenditure» efforts, or IEs, can't coordinate on strategy with campaigns themselves.

Previously, the hospital PAC had committed $ 115,199 in independent expenditure spending to aid the re-election effort of Republican Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon on Long Island.

The independent expenditure committee backed by the New York State United Teachers union is increasing its efforts in the 60th Senate district, bolstering Democrat Amber Small in what is considering a linchpin for Republicans keeping control of the chamber.

The ad spending from the NYSUT independent expenditure committee is the latest effort from the PAC that has invested heavily in Democrats running in key battleground districts that could ultimately decide control of the narrowly divided chamber.

New Yorkers For Quality Health Care, an independent expenditure committee backed by the Greater New York Hospital Association, has expanded its campaign efforts in the state Senate.

Any money contributed for or against the referendum effort as an independent expenditure has to be reported to the state's gaming commission, according to the bill.

The one legal caveat with independent expenditures made by the party committees is that whoever leads a party's IE effort can have no contact with the campaigns on which the IE program is focusing — a provision aimed at avoiding coordination between the two sides.

Balance New York is one of a constellation of independent expenditure committees that have benefited Senate Republicans in their effort to keep control of the state Senate.

Two parallel efforts, meanwhile, began this week to defeat Spitzer for city comptroller in the form of independent expenditure groups.

Bellafiore stressed that the lobbying effort and the independent expenditure committee, which share a common director and purpose, were legally distinct.

ALBANY — The state Board of Elections has rejected the Independent Democratic Conference's efforts to convert its political action committee into an independent expenditure committee, raising at least a procedural question about the $ 329,000 it spent on behalf of several candidates for last monthIndependent Democratic Conference's efforts to convert its political action committee into an independent expenditure committee, raising at least a procedural question about the $ 329,000 it spent on behalf of several candidates for last monthindependent expenditure committee, raising at least a procedural question about the $ 329,000 it spent on behalf of several candidates for last month's primary.

Independent expenditure groups are prohibited from coordinating their efforts with campaigns or PACs.

Through what's know as an independent expenditure, political parties and committees can also spend on advertising as long as their efforts aren't officially coordinated with a candidate's campaign.

However, he said he would advocate for the immediate disclosure of independent expenditure spending in an effort to help make more transparent shadowy entities that pump millions into campaigns.

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the so - called Citizens United case, which allowed almost unchecked independent expenditures by corporations and unions, also made it nearly impossible for candidates to block outside campaign efforts, whether positive or negative — unlike direct campaign contributions.

SKD Knickerbocker was also the company created the advertising that used in the two extremely expensive «independent expenditure» campaigns that took place during last year's Connecticut legislative elections and that sought to elect two candidates that education reform lobbyists thought would be the most supportive of Malloy's education reform efforts.

Legally, outside PACs running what are called «independent expenditure» efforts, or IEs, can't coordinate on strategy with campaigns themselves.