Sen.-elect Pedro Espada, a rogue Democrat considering an alliance with Senate Republicans, got thousands of dollars in campaign cash from the GOP, the Daily News has learned.

Newly filed state campaign disclosure forms show Espada this fall received ten times as much cash from Senate GOP Majority Leader Dean Skelos than the Democrat looking to succeed him in January, Malcolm Smith.

Skelos gave Espada $5,000 while Smith donated just $500. Smith had backed Espada’s primary opponent, Sen. Efrain Gonzalez.

Espada (D-Bronx) also got a combined $3,000 in Republican money from Sen. Martin Golden of Brooklyn and former Sen. Nicholas Spano of Westchester, and another $5,000 from fellow dissident Democrat, Sen. Carl Kruger.

In addition to Smith, Deputy Democrat Minority Leader Jeff Klein chipped in $1,000 to Espada’s campaign.

Espada, Kruger and Sen. Ruben Diaz (D-Bronx) have withheld support for Smith as majority leader.

Source: NY Daily News