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For immediate release: For more information:Thursday October 16, 2014 Bill Mahoney (518) 817-3738

CAMPAIGN FINANCE TALE OF THE TAPEFOR 2014 ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMPTROLLER RACES

An analysis of recent campaign finance filings reported to the Board of Elections shows that:1

Incumbents in both races are far outstripping their opponents in fundraising. Attorney General

Eric Schneiderman has raised $11,592,522 to John Cahills $1,683,103; NYS Comptroller Tom

DiNapoli has raised $5,002,761 to County Comptroller Bob Antonaccis $172,787.

New York City developer Leonard Litwin has been the biggest donor to both Schneiderman($240,000) and DiNapoli ($130,000). Buffalo developer Carl Paladino has been the biggest

donor to Antonacci ($8,050); 14 different donors have given Cahill between $41,000 and

$41,100.2

Schneiderman raised the most money from large donors, receiving over 73% of his funds from

contributors who have given aggregate amounts of $10,000 or more. DiNapoli received 63% of

his money from donors falling into this category, and Cahill, 59%. Antonacci received no money

from donors who have given aggregate amounts of more than $10,000.

Antonaccis fundraising has been limited by his decision to participate in the pilot public fin ancing

system. At this point, however, it seems unlikely that he will be able to reach the fundraising thresholdsnecessary to receive public funds. As of the most recent filing period, he had raised only $67,037

toward the threshold $200,000 to receive matching funds, though up to $42,016 of currently-unitemized

contributions might count if they are eventually itemized.

A Note on Super PACs

While GOP opponents of Schneiderman have threatened to use a Super PAC in the Attorney General

race,3this effort appears to have floundered. Communities for a Fair New York raised $5,000 in May

and has been idle since then.

1The totals in this analysis reflect contributions and contribution refunds made between the January 2011 and

2014 32 day pre general filing periods. This study excludes contribution refunds that resulted in more money

being refunded to the committee than given by the donor this election cycle, as these were presumably residuals

of the previous election cycle. It is possible that the identification of more vaguely-titled LLCs and other affiliates

will lead to an increase in the total money from large donors.2In most cases, donations from corporate and union affiliates were aggregated. If affiliates have a somewhat

autonomous entity in state politics, this was not always done. For example, different locals of the Service

Employees International Union were treated separately since these locals run separate lobbying campaigns, and

based on the dates of their donations, their contributions do not seem to have been coordinated.3See, e.g.,http://nypost.com/2014/04/27/gop-super-pac-to-launch-anti-schneiderman-campaign/.
http://nypost.com/2014/04/27/gop-super-pac-to-launch-anti-schneiderman-campaign/http://nypost.com/2014/04/27/gop-super-pac-to-launch-anti-schneiderman-campaign/http://nypost.com/2014/04/27/gop-super-pac-to-launch-anti-schneiderman-campaign/http://nypost.com/2014/04/27/gop-super-pac-to-launch-anti-schneiderman-campaign/


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Breakdown of Antonaccis Fundraising by Donor Size

Donor Level Total $ % of All $ Total Donors

$40,000 or more $0.00 0.00% 0

$10,000 or more; less than $40,000 $0.00 0.00% 0

$2,600 or more; less than $10,000 $38,050.00 22.02% 6

$1,000 or more; less than $2,600 $14,475.00 8.38% 11

Less than $1,000 $77,861.00 45.06% 510

Unitemized $42,401.00 24.54% 1

Total $172,787.00 528

Breakdown of Cahills Fundraising by Donor Size


$40,000 or more $614,800.00 36.53% 15

$10,000 or more; less than $40,000 $377,500.00 22.43% 24

$2,600 or more; less than $10,000 $233,453.25 13.87% 49

$1,000 or more; less than $2,600 $256,075.00 15.21% 195

Less than $1,000 $197,536.35 11.74% 851

Unitemized $3,738.00 0.22% 1

Total $1,683,102.60 1,135

Breakdown of DiNapolis Fundraising by Donor Size


$40,000 or more $1,689,996.07 33.78% 30$10,000 or more; less than $40,000 $1,471,553.05 29.41% 78

$2,600 or more; less than $10,000 $963,989.31 19.27% 188

$1,000 or more; less than $2,600 $526,248.27 10.52% 376

Less than $1,000 $337,362.34 6.74% 1111

Unitemized $13,612.00 0.27% 1

Total $5,002,761.04 1,784

Breakdown of Schneidermans Fundraising by Donor Size


$40,000 or more $4,228,869.36 36.48% 75

$10,000 or more; less than $40,000 $4,263,074.99 36.77% 221

$2,600 or more; less than $10,000 $1,583,401.32 13.66% 321

$1,000 or more; less than $2,600 $1,116,311.65 9.63% 756

Less than $1,000 $376,159.05 3.24% 1117

Unitemized $24,705.68 0.21% 1

Total $11,592,522.05 2,491


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11 Donors of More than $1,000 to Antonacci

Donor Amount

Paladino $8,050.00

COX, EDWARD $6,000.00

SUITS, FRANK $6,000.00

SUITS, GENEVIEVE $6,000.00

SUITS, PAUL $6,000.00

SUITS, THERESA $6,000.00

QUARTIER, PATRICIA $2,000.00

SANTARO, MICHAEL $2,000.00

DRIVER'S VILLAGE $1,800.00

OWENS, BERNARD $1,500.00

QUARTIER, THOMAS $1,175.00

15 donors of $40,000 or more to Cahill

Donor Amount

COONEY, JOAN $41,100.00

HOLZMAN, STEVEN $41,100.00

KOCH, DAVID $41,100.00

LANGONE, ELAINE $41,100.00

MARCUS, BERNARD $41,100.00

SIEGEL, HERBERT $41,100.00

SIEGEL, JEANNE $41,100.00

ZEGARAC POLLACK, TEA $41,100.00

FLOWERS, CHRISTOPHER $41,000.00

GRAY (FLOWERS), ANNE $41,000.00

LANGONE, KENNETH $41,000.00

MCINERNEY, THOMAS $41,000.00

PAULSON, JOHN $41,000.00

WYNN, STEPHEN $41,000.00

DRUCKENMILLER, STANLEY $40,000.00

30 donors of $40,000 or more to DiNapoli

Donor Amount

HOLDINGS OF LEONARD LITWIN $130,000.00

IUOE & Affiliates $101,100.00

Teamsters & Locals $68,800.00

AFSCME $66,250.00

1199 $63,500.00


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NEW YORK STATE LABORERSPAC $62,800.00

NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION PAC $60,800.00

NYSUT $60,800.00

NYS PIPE TRADES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $60,600.00

MASON TENDERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC $60,000.00

NYSCOPBA PAC $60,000.00

PHYSICIANSRECIPROCAL INSURERS $60,000.00

H.J. KALIKOW & CO LLC and Peter Kalikow $55,000.00

KRAMER, ORIN $55,000.00

NASSAU COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION $53,500.00

LAWPAC OF NEW YORK $52,800.00

NEW YORK STATE COURT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION $52,500.00

CWA $49,250.00

NEW YORK STATE AFL-CIO COPE ACCOUNT $48,576.69

MILLER, JOHN $47,335.44

IBEW $46,250.00

SCHAEFFER, RICHARD $45,000.00

NEW YORK STATE TROOPERS PAC $44,133.94

BONOMO, ANTHONY $42,500.00

SILVERSTEIN, STANLEY $42,500.00

SCHWARTZ, BERNARD $41,000.00

BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ BERGER & GROSSMAN LLP $40,000.00

CASTAGNA, FRANK $40,000.00

CITIZENS FOR TOM GULOTTA $40,000.00

CONSUMER ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $40,000.00

75 donors of $40,000 or more to Schneiderman

Donor Amount

HOLDINGS OF LEONARD LITWIN $240,000.00

The Durst Organization $158,300.00

SCHNEIDERMAN, ROBERTA $125,000.00

Len Blavatnik $123,200.00

3810 W ALABAMA ST LLCs $123,100.00TISHMAN SPEYER DEVELOPMENT, LLC $100,000.00

1199 $80,800.00

Charmer Sunbelt $72,000.00

SEIU PEA STATE FUND $71,100.00

CABLEVISION & Holdings $66,000.00

EINHORN, DAVID $60,800.00

LEE, THOMAS $60,800.00

MALKIN, ANTHONY $60,800.00


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NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION PAC $60,800.00

PHYSICIANS' RECIPROCAL INSURERS $60,800.00

SMITH, ROBERT $60,800.00

SNYDER, BRIAN $60,800.00

BERGER, DANIEL $60,000.00

CATSIMATIDIS, JOHN $60,000.00

CORRECTION OFFICERS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION PAC $60,000.00

MASON TENDERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC $60,000.00

NYSCOPBA PAC $60,000.00

PAULSON, JOHN $60,000.00

Andrew Barroway and KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK

LLP $58,000.00

LAWPAC OF NEW YORK $55,800.00

SCHWARTZ, BERNARD $55,000.00

NEW YORK STATE LABORERS' PAC $51,500.00

IUPAT $51,100.00

RIKLIS, IRA $50,000.00

TISCH, JONATHAN $50,000.00

CWA $49,600.00

THE PARKSIDE GROUP LLC $49,500.00

GAGLIARDI, PAUL $49,000.00

DUFFY, MICHAEL and DUFFY & DUFFY LLP $47,500.00

Teamsters & Locals $46,500.00

COMCAST/ NBC $45,000.00

MAI, REBECCA $45,000.00

MAI, VINCENT $45,000.00

MEHIEL, DENNIS $45,000.00

NYS PIPE TRADES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $45,000.00

Ronald Perelman, Anna Chapman, and holdings $45,000.00

RSA-PAC/ NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION PAC $45,000.00

BONOMO, ANTHONY $44,167.39

LOCAL 32BJ NY/NJ AMERICAN DREAM FUND $44,000.00

NYSUT $43,600.00

RWDSU $43,600.00

AFSCME $42,100.00

HAIG, ROBERT $41,901.97IUOE & Affiliates $41,500.00

FUCHS, MICHAEL $41,100.00

KELLY, CHRIS $41,100.00

MAI, JAMES $41,100.00

MODICA, CHARLES $41,100.00

MOSTYN, JOHN $41,100.00

NEW YORK STATE AFL-CIO COPE ACCOUNT $41,100.00

ROSEN, ABY $41,100.00


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SILLERMAN, LAURA $41,100.00

SILLERMAN, ROBERT $41,100.00

CSEA $41,000.00

EMPIRE DENTAL PAC $41,000.00

HINZE, KRISTY $41,000.00

JHC REVOCABLE TRUST DTD 3/7/12 C/O CDL FAMILY OFFI $41,000.00

AUTOMOBILE DEALERS OF NY PAC $40,500.00

GENTING NEW YORK LLC $40,000.00

KRAMER, ORIN $40,000.00

NYC DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS $40,000.00

REAL ESTATE BOARD PAC $40,000.00

RICH, DAVID $40,000.00

ROSENSTEIN, LIZANNE $40,000.00

ROSS, LAURA $40,000.00

ROVT, ALEXANDER $40,000.00

ROVT, OLGA $40,000.00

RUBIN, DONALD $40,000.00

SIMONS, JAMES $40,000.00

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan $40,000.00

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