It's a standard practice for state parties, which get reduced preferential postage rates from the U.S. Postal Service, to pay for
mailers on behalf of candidates and campaigns.
At the same time, the state Democratic Committee and the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee are also joining forces to send
mailers on behalf of candidates.
Not exact matches
As part
of their effort
on behalf of state legislative
candidates this election cycle, the New York League
of Conservation Voters has sent out its first
mailer knocking Republican Sean Hanna for his environmental record.
Filings with the state Board
of Elections show REBNY spent $ 20,277 in
mailers on behalf of Republican Senate
candidate Tom Croci, who is running against Democratic
candidate Adrienne Esposito in an open Senate seat in Suffolk County.
State party committees routinely send
mailers on behalf of local political
candidates because they can save several cents per copy in postage due to their nonprofit status.
Jack Martins, GOP Nassau County executive
candidate, calls
on the state Board
of Elections to investigate transfer
of cash from his Democratic opponent, Nassau Legislator Laura Curran, to the state Democratic Party, which then used the cash to pay consultant BerlinRosen for
mailers on Curran's
behalf.
While independent expenditure committees can not contribute directly to a
candidate, they can spend
on things like
mailers and advertisements
on behalf of a
candidate who has not authorized the committee to do so.