Former Assemblyman Paul Tokasz Spreads the Largess as a Lobbyist
January 28, 2008
Paul A. Tokasz, a former Assembly majority leader, has put his campaign war chest to work since leaving the Legislature to become a lobbyist.
Mr. Tokasz, a Democrat from Buffalo who left the Assembly’s No. 2 post in 2006, has donated more than $57,000 from his campaign account, Friends of Paul Tokasz, to government officials — [...]
Campaign Finance Summaries
January 22, 2008
The vast majority of campaign finance disclosure statements have been filed with the Campaign Finance Board and the summaries have now been posted online. Here’s a wrap up of some of the more interesting numbers for declared City Council candidates:
The highest fundraiser is David Greenfield, who has already surpassed the limit for campaign finance program [...]
Money: Republicans vs. Democrats
January 21, 2008
A Republican operative/reader directed my attention to the mid-January financial filing of the state GOP, which he deemed “an embarrassment,” especially when in a side-by-side comparison with the state Democratic Party’s report.
Since the last, 27-day post general election filing this past fall, the Republican Party has taken in just $26,077, the bulk of which was [...]
Councilman Miguel Martinez Is Penalized for Violating Finance Law
January 19, 2008
Five hundred seventy dollars for Spanish food delivery. An additional $770 for campaign jingles. Some $2,000 for a Dominican Day parade float and $1,500 to buy a bus.
City taxpayers in 2001 reimbursed City Councilman Miguel Martinez for all this spending and more, $27,506 in all, under the public campaign financing system. But the city’s Campaign [...]
Cash In Key Senate Races
January 18, 2008
Most of the Jan. 15 financial filings are in, which allows for an overview of the financial status of candidates and would-be candidates in some key districts as the Democrats and Republicans gear up for their big shown-down over control of the Senate.
Before I get started with that, however, what’s most important is how much [...]
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