Campaign Contributors Surge
February 6th, 2008
Now that the presidential primary is over, and we all can recover from our politically saturated hangover, it’s time to move on to another contest. Why not the citywide race in 2009?
The city’s Campaign Finance Board released a new analysis of the latest campaign finance filings from January 15, which show contributors have increased nearly 30 percent compared to similar election periods.
The report compares this cycle – which is for the ‘09 race where 36 members of the City Council will have to vacate their seats and myriad officials will vie for citywide office – to that of 2001. Many of these races are already competitive.
The total amount raised compared to 2001, which also saw a large amount of political turnover, more than doubled to $25.7 million – or an increase of 111.6 percent.
For the full analysis, click here .
By Courtney Gross on February 6, 2008, 5:57 pmIn category: Governing, Public Finance, nextNY | No Comments »

