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Thursday October 16, 2014 Bill Mahoney (518) 817-3738

CAMPAIGN FINANCE TALE OF THE TAPE FOR 2014 ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMPTROLLER RACES
An analysis of recent campaign finance filings reported to the Board of Elections shows that:
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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.
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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 financing
system. At this point, however, it seems unlikely that he will be able to reach the fundraising thresholds
necessary 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,
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this effort appears to have floundered. Communities for a Fair New York raised $5,000 in May
and has been idle since then.

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The 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.
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In 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.
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See, e.g., http://nypost.com/2014/04/27/gop-super-pac-to-launch-anti-schneiderman-campaign/.
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
Donor Level Total $ % of All $ Total Donors
$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
Donor Level Total $ % of All $ Total Donors
$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
Donor Level Total $ % of All $ Total Donors
$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
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
NEW YORK STATE LABORERS PAC $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
PHYSICIANS RECIPROCAL 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 $123,100.00
TISHMAN 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
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 $41,901.97
IUOE & 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
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