Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.
Top political contributions made during week ending August 23
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Susan A. Pannell | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| SCGOP | Kevin Gershowitz | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-08-18 |
| Committee to Elect Judge Amy Martoche | Eugene P. Vukelic | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Citizens for Saladino | Rocco Trotta | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-18 |
| Friends of Bill Weber for Senate | Carl Berg | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-18 |
| Friends of Jeremy Cooney | Aaron Newman | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Friends of Peter Oberacker | Frank Suits Jr. | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Robert J. Westenberg | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee | Gregory Connors | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| New York Republican State Committee Reporting | Frank Suits | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| WD, PAC | Brian M. Sibiga | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| WD, PAC | Gerald F. Summe | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Brescia for Senate | James Desmond | Individual | $4,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Friends of Rachel May | Gustavo Rivera | Individual | $3,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Samra Brouk for State Senate | Wendy Neu | Individual | $2,700 | 2020-08-18 |
| Committee to Elect Judge Pavone | Angelo Pavone | In-kind | $2,610 | 2020-08-18 |
| BW, PAC | Michael Cassidy | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-18 |
| Castorina for Civil Court | Brian McGowan | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-18 |
| Citizens for Montesano | Adrienne Hausch | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-17 |
| Committee to Elect Nicole Duve | Nicole M. Duve | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-22 |
| Dejoseph for Family Court | Erich Shafer | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-17 |
| Friends of Jeremy Cooney | Sanjeev Popli | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-17 |
| Friends of Kevin Thomas for Senate | Deepak Raj | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-21 |
| Friends of Mike Martucci | Richard B. Rowley | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-17 |
| Friends of Rebecca Seawright | David Rich | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-21 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Alan C. Guarino | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-20 |
| Pete Harckham for Senate | Christopher Sheskier | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-19 |
| Stec for Senate | Phillip H. Morse | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-21 |
| Citizens for Saladino | Elise M. Rendel | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Citizens for Saladino | Joseph A. Bentivegna | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Committee to Elect Frank J. Labuda | Anne M. Atchison | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Elena Cariola for Surrogate 2020 | George W. Karpus | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Erie County Democratic Committee | Earl Wells | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Freinds for Meredith Vacca | Robert King | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Friends of Rebecca Seawright | Brad Hoylman | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Michael Hegarty | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-18 |
| ORTT for State Senate | Victor Martucci | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Suffolk County Democratic Committee | Anastasios Iliou | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Friends of Gina Arresta | David Bohnett | Individual | $1,900 | 2020-08-19 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | Michael Gagliardi | Individual | $1,600 | 2020-08-20 |
| Citizens for Saladino | Eddie A. Maiorino | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-08-19 |
| Citizens for Saladino | Michael Nettesheim | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-08-19 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | Will McGuire | Individual | $1,312 | 2020-08-20 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | Alex Catalano | In-kind | $1,300 | 2020-08-20 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | Nicholas Scavone | Individual | $1,300 | 2020-08-20 |
| Vote Daby | Daby B. Carreras | Individual | $1,300 | 2020-08-17 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | Richard Colon | Individual | $1,265 | 2020-08-20 |
| BW, PAC | Jonathan Federman | Individual | $1,250 | 2020-08-19 |
| Healthcare Association of New York State, PAC | Susan Fox | Individual | $1,250 | 2020-08-21 |
| Onondaga County Democratic Committee | David E. Otte | Individual | $1,200 | 2020-08-21 |
| Anna Kaplan for NY State Senate | Andrea S. Dennett | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Anna Kaplan for NY State Senate | Thomas O'Neill | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-18 |
| Brescia for Senate | Joel Mounty | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | Alfonse M. D'Amato | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | Douglas L. Tuman | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | Paul Avvento | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Citizens for Montesano | Roy S. Mahon | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Citizens for Saladino | Kirk A. Lombardi | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Citizens for Saladino | Maureen Ryan | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Citizens for Saladino | Philip R. Carlucci | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Citizens for Saladino | Roger L. Bahnik | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Committee to Elect Judge Amy Martoche | Janet O'Leary | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Committee to Elect PJ Wendel | Gayle Gawlik | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Committee to Re-Elect Judge Sam D. Walker | Rudyard F. Whyte | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Davis for State Senate | Janice M. Conrad | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Davis for State Senate | Peter Conrad | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Education Smyth 2020 | Daniel Martin | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee | Anne Hess | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee | Jill Lafer | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee | Judith Hope | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-18 |
| Elijah for Senate | Gustavo Rivera | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Elijah for Senate | Richard Kohlhausen | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-18 |
| Emily Gallagher for State Assembly | Diana Lempel | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-18 |
| Freinds for Meredith Vacca | David Stern | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Friends of Andy Goodell | Ronald Hall | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Friends of Bill Weber for Senate | Carl Berg | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-18 |
| Friends of Bill Weber for Senate | James Lema | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Friends of Brian Seaman | Henry Schmitt | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Friends of Mike Martucci | Jack McCabe | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Friends of Newtown Party | Kris White | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-22 |
| Friends of Rebecca Seawright | Wendi Paster | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Brad S. Rosenberg | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Friends of Vincent J. Aceste | Vincent J. Aceste | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Kennedy for Senate | Jim E. Eagan | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Kennedy for Senate | Jon Williams | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Kennedy for Senate | Thomas Oneill | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Lawler 4 NY | Joe Mc Girl | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Mannion for State Senate | Patrick Mannion | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-23 |
| Mannion for State Senate | Wendy MacKenzie | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Murphy for Supreme Court | Anar Patel | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-22 |
| New York Republican County Committee | Anuradha Khilnani | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Pete Harckham for Senate | Debbie Yaciuk | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-22 |
| Pete Harckham for Senate | Hans Morefield | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Pete Harckham for Senate | John M. Nonna | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-23 |
| Pete Harckham for Senate | Jordy Bell | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Sarah Clark for Assembly | Joe Quinlan | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-23 |
| Stec for Senate | Bruce A. Monette | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Stec for Senate | Christopher P. Monette | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-19 |
| Szalkowski for Assembly | Joseph Schaub | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-22 |
| Tannousis for Assembly | George Drogaris | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-18 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Hannawa Falls• Staten Island• Mount Kisco Village• Village of Mineola• City of Rensselaer• City of North Tonawanda• Village of Island Park• City of Mount Vernon• Manorville• Bohemia• Village of Montebello• Village of Westbury• Village of Port Byron• City of New York• Jamestown• Worcester Town• East Hampton Village• City of Plattsburgh• Village of Williamsville• Village of Lakewood• Huntington• Center Moriches• City of Glen Cove• Village of Walden• Brooklyn Borough• Clay• Worcester• City of Buffalo• Blauvelt• City Of Albany• Village Of East Syracuse• Pittsford Village• City Of Lockport• City Of Syracuse• Jericho• Village Of Farmingdale• City Of Yonkers
!RECEIVE ALERTS
The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
DONATE
Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Alerts Sign-up