{"id":513600,"date":"2022-11-21T22:13:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T19:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kathy-hochul-raised-record-breaking-60m-to-win-term-as-ny-governor\/"},"modified":"2022-11-21T22:13:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T19:13:55","slug":"kathy-hochul-raised-record-breaking-60m-to-win-term-as-ny-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kathy-hochul-raised-record-breaking-60m-to-win-term-as-ny-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kathy Hochul raised record-breaking $60M to win term as NY governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c79c01845\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c79c01845\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kathy-hochul-raised-record-breaking-60m-to-win-term-as-ny-governor\/#%E2%80%9CKathy_Hochul_raised_record-breaking_60M_to_win_term_as_NY_governor%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kathy Hochul raised record-breaking $60M to win term as NY governor&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKathy_Hochul_raised_record-breaking_60M_to_win_term_as_NY_governor%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kathy Hochul raised record-breaking $60M to win term as NY governor&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Democrat Kathy Hochul raised a record-shattering $60 million-plus to win election to a full term as governor in a surprisingly close race against Republican challenger Lee Zeldin, a top finance campaign chief boasted in a note to supporters.<\/p>\n<p>That means Hochul raised \u2014 and likely spent \u2014 nearly $20 for each of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nyenr.elections.ny.gov\/\">the 3 million votes <\/a>she received. <\/p>\n<p>Much of the money was raised from entities with business before the state \u2014 including donors who operate casinos seeking a license in New York, film companies that benefit from tax credits, cannabis companies, contributors from the massive health care industry who run or work at hospitals and nursing homes, and other state contractors and public employee unions. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cAs you all know by now, New York has elected Governor Kathy Hochul to a full term. A historic campaign\u00a0in not only that she is the first female to hold this office, but also that our finance team broke many records, raising over 60 million dollars in total!,\u201d Mackenzie Wasilick, finance chief of staff at Friends for Kathy Hochul, said in a message to supporters on her LinkedIn page.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past 14 months, we have executed over 340 fundraisers, as well as countless meetings and hours of call time,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>One of the campaign workers she thanked for raising donations was James Tebele.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kathy-hochul-election-supporters-signs.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Supporters of New York State Governor Kathy Hochul during a campaign event.\" class=\"wp-image-24735773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kathy-hochul-election-supporters-signs.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kathy-hochul-election-supporters-signs.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kathy-hochul-election-supporters-signs.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gov. Kathy Hochul raised nearly $20 for each of the 3 million votes she received. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He\u2019s the son of Charlie Tebele, whose New Jersey-based Digital Gadgets score a no-bid,  $637 million, overpriced emergency contract to provide COVID-19 tests after hosting a fundraiser for Hochul and raising over $300,000 for her campaign that critics slammed as a corrupt \u201cpay-to-play\u201d deal.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul denied any wrongdoing in the no-bid award to Digital Gadgets, saying in September,\u00a0\u201cI would do that all over again.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Government watchdog groups decried the special interest money that flooded Hochul\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSixty million dollars is a staggering amount of money. It\u2019s not great <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> for democracy,\u201d said John Kaehny, director of Reinvent Albany.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kathy-hochul-election-night-victory-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Governor Kathy Hochul celebrates her victory.\" class=\"wp-image-24735771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kathy-hochul-election-night-victory-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kathy-hochul-election-night-victory-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kathy-hochul-election-night-victory-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gov. Kathy Hochul raised at least 50 percent more in donations than Gov. Andrew Cuomo generated in 2018. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said Albany needs a new law to severely restrict or ban donations from entities that bid or have been awarded government contracts, or have other business before the state. Such limitations are in place in the New York City government.<\/p>\n<p>A new law that kicks in for statewide races in 2026 tightens contributions limits for governor from $69,700 to $18,000. <\/p>\n<p>Hochul raised at least 50 percent more in donations than her predecessor, three-term Gov. Andrew Cuomo, generated in 2018. Cuomo resigned last year\u00a0amid sexual misconduct and harassment accusations and Hochul, his handpicked lieutenant governor, succeeded him as governor.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her campaign also vastly outraised Zeldin\u2019s, which generated about $27 million in donations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lee-zeldin-election-night-defeat.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Lee Zeldin takes the stage at Ciprians as the election comes to a close.\" class=\"wp-image-24735779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lee-zeldin-election-night-defeat.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lee-zeldin-election-night-defeat.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lee-zeldin-election-night-defeat.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lee Zeldin\u2019s campaign raised less than half of Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s funding.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But outside pro-Zeldin super PACs helped cut into Hochul\u2019s fundraising advantage. Conservative billionaire Ronald Lauder raised $10 million for the Safe Together New York, then ran ads attacking Hochul.<\/p>\n<p>Kaehny of Reinvent Albany said a new law also is needed to rein in spending by super PACs, which are used to get around contribution limits on fat cats giving directly to candidates. <\/p>\n<p>Wasilick, meanwhile, saluted Hochul\u2019s fundraising team for a job well done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur outstanding\u00a0finance team was led by Abby Erwin, Casey Ryan, Sarah Sellman, and Justin Kim. We would be nowhere without our compliance manager Helena Essex, as well as some of the finest associates in the country: Noah Genson, Drew Thomas, Carmen P., James Tebele, Paige Phillips, and Laurella Dolan,\u201d she said in her message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd of course, our consulting team: Sash Gluck, Tuckkr Green, Allison Romer, and Ryan Belcher,\u201d Wasilic said.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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