Sentences with phrase «to donate to political campaigns»

The answer might surprise you — as might the percentage of people who say that they've donated to a political campaign through a mobile phone.

Asked if he would support changing campaign finance law to prevent businesses that do business with the city from donating to political campaigns (a law doing just this is in place in NYC) Commisso said, «Campaign finance reform at all levels of government has to be looked at.

The number of women donating to political campaigns is climbing to new heights ahead of this year's midterm elections as women swarm to politics and run in record numbers for Congress and other elected posts around the country.

Less than one - half of 1 percent of voters donate to political campaigns, making New York dead last among the states in citizen participation (and 48th in voter turnout).»

The beneficiaries of a stalemate would be the lawmakers who collect campaign contributions on the issue — though the Catholic Conference does not donate to political campaigns — and the lobbyists.

Fifty - five percent of voters polled felt that the mayor is doing favors for developers who donate to his political campaigns, versus 21 percent who disagreed.

Despite the key role that money plays in American politics, almost no one actually donates to a political campaign.

Beyond donating to political campaigns, Mr. Mercer became a large financial backer of Cambridge Analytica, a voter - data firm that worked closely with the presidential campaign of Mr. Trump.

The package includes bills that would create an independent budget office, prevent the governor's appointees from donating to political campaigns and require financial disclosure for members of the regional economic development councils that were formed by Cuomo.

Ms. Friedrichs argues that the act of bargaining with public officials is every bit as political as donating to political campaigns.

Mulvaney, a former GOP congressman from South Carolina, said Tuesday that he would only meet with lobbyists who had donated to his political campaigns but valued the opinions of his constituents over hired guns.»

For just one example, what's the best predictor of someone's willingness to donate to a political campaign?

Cuomo has already come under fire for his initial refusal to donate all the money Weinstein had donated to his political campaigns.

Mr. Bharara's office and F.B.I. agents in Buffalo had been examining whether state officials awarded lucrative projects to a few favored developers who had donated to the political campaigns of Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat.

Prosecutors are investigating Walker for issuing county contracts to people who have donated to his political campaign, as well as assisting someone with a contract who had a personal relationship to him, assistant U.S. Attorney Rahul Muhki said.

In one case, Cuomo's office persuaded the panel to delay a subpoena to the Real Estate Board of New York whose leaders have donated to his political campaigns, according to the newspaper report.

The law also limits the amount of money that a person or association can donate to a political campaign.

It has been suggested by Barack Obama, political pundits, and recent questions and comments on this stack, that the Citizens United decision made it possible for foreign nationals to donate to political campaigns.

If the term «political campaign» is understood to mean a campaign by a candidate, then CU did not affect the legality of anyone, foreign or domestic, individual or corporation, to donate to a political campaign.