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TOSTATECOMMITTEESOVERPASTYEAR
Forimmediaterelease:
FridayFebruary3,2012
Formoreinformation:
BillMahoney,(518)8173738
127donorsgavestatelevelcandidatesandpoliticalparties$50,000ormoreoverthepastyear.1Together
theygave$16,837,067.93,morethanathirdofallthemoneyraisedbythesecommittees.Manyofthese
donorstookadvantageofthevariousloopholesinNewYorkscampaignfinancelaw:individualsgavemore
thanthe$150,000annuallimitbydonatingtopoliticalpartieshousekeepingaccounts,andbusinessesused
corporatesubsidiariesandmultipleLLCstogreatlysurpasstheircorporate$5,000annualaggregatelimit.
Ofthedonorswhogave$50,000ormore,GovernorCuomoreceivedthemostmoney:$2,959,426.04from
79ofthese127.AttorneyGeneralSchneidermancamein11thwith$334,500fromthesesources,andwas
followed by Senators McDonald (13th), Saland (14th), Alesi (15th), Skelos (16th), Grisanti (18th), and Libous
(20th). Comptroller DiNapoli came in 19th; the remaining eleven largest recipients on the top twenty list
werepartycommittees.
Thefollowingchartlistseachofthe127,thetotalamounttheygave,whothelargestrecipient(s)were,and
briefdonorprofileinformation.Fordonorsthatlobby,thedollaramountandrankingprovidedforthetheir
lobbyexpendituresrepresentthefirsttenmonthsof2011,themostrecenttimeframeforwhichcomplete
informationisavailable.
Inmanycases,itwasclearthatdifferentlynamedcorporationswereactuallysubsidiariesofonebusiness.
For example, if multiple LLCs were found based out of one address, their ownership was checked in the
DepartmentofStatesdatabaseofcorporationsandoftenlinkedtoasinglesource.However,itispossible
thatsome donors who usedcompanieswithdissimilarnamesthat wrote checks fromdifferentaddresses
have not yet been identified as being connected. Until campaign finance disclosure requirements are
reformedtoilluminatetheserelationships,therewilllikelybeafewdonorsforwhomthefullextentoftheir
contributionsisnotaccuratelyidentified.
RANK DONOR
TOTAL
LARGESTDONATION(S)
LEONARDLITWIN&
1 HOLDINGS
$698,300.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($125,000)
CompanyGlenwoodManagement#23lobbyclientinNYS,spending$641,382infirst10monthsof2011on
lobbying.Issueslobbiedoninclude"realestateandrelatedlanduseandenvironmentalissues"and"tenant
Thisreportlooksatthemostrecentyearavailable:Jan.12,2011throughJan.11,2012.
legislation."LLCsthroughwhichhegaveinclude56thRealty,79thStRealty,80thRealty,92ndRealty,Arwin74th
St.,Arwin88thSt.,BarclaySt.Realty,BriarHillRealty,Columbus60thRealty,E103rdSt.,E46thRealty,E77Realty,
E81Realty,E8thRealty,LibertyStreetRealty,RiverYorkBarclay,TribecaNorthEnd,andWest37thStParking.
2 VOTE/COPE(NYSUT)
$639,204.00 WORKINGFAMILIESPARTY,INC.($140,000)
#3lobbyclient($4,076,582).InNYPIRG'sannualrankingofinterestgroupsbycombinedlobbyingexpensesand
campaigncontributions,NYSUThasfinishedinthetop5inallbutoneyearsince1994
NYSDEMOCRATICASSEMBLYCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE(DACC)
3 LAWPACOFNEWYORK
$590,750.00 ($102,300)
#20lobbyclient($709,290)
AUTHURH.CHRISTYEXEC.
ESTATEOFHENRY
4 SANDERS
BequeathedthismoneytotheNYConservativeParty.2
5 EMPIREDENTALPAC
$487,643.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($102,300)
$138,585spentaslobbyclient
6 TIMEWARNERCABLE
CONSERVATIVEPARTYNYS(HEADQUARTERSACCOUNT)
$542,710.10 ($542,710.1)
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
$438,705.13 ($162,662.52)
#40lobbyclient($389,584)
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
7 MICHAELBLOOMBERG
$371,500.00 ($250,000)
In2011,Bloombergalsospent$5.6millionrunningadsinNewYorkCity.Overtheyears,hemayhaveputmore
moneyintoNewYorkstateandlocalpoliticsthananypreviousindividual,union,orbusiness.Evenafteradjusting
forinflation,Bloombergspentmorepersonalmoneyin2009'smayoralelectionalonethanNelsonRockefellerdid
infourstatewideelections.
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
8 GNYHA
$366,550.00 ($200,000)
#7lobbyclient($1,301,350);halfof#2client(1199&GNYHAHealthcareEdu.Project)($6,802,949M)
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
9 HANYSPAC
$341,705.00 ($80000)
#9lobbyclient($1,181,056)
10 1199SEIU
$325,950.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($100,000)
#44lobbyclient($352,998);alsolobbiesashalfof#2client(1199&GNYHAHealthcareEdu.Project)($6,802,949)
RPACNYSASSOCIATION
11 OFREALTORS
$319,199.92 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($112,500)
#11lobbyclient($954,547)
NYSCORRECTION
OFFICERSP.B.A
12 (NYSCOPBAPAC)
NYSDEMOCRATICASSEMBLYCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE(DACC),NYS
$273,783.12 SENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($57,500)
$141,748spentaslobbyclient
MEDICALSOCIETYOFTHE
STATEOFNYPACSTATE
13 FUND
$250,850.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($82,000)
#13lobbyclient($909,422)
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Campaigndonationscomefromnewandoldsources2674417.php.
14 PAULSINGER
Republicanfinancierwhosupportedgaymarriageefforts,3founderofElliottManagement.
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
15 DANIELLOEB
$236,567.00 ($150,000)
Republicanfinancierwhosupportedgaymarriageefforts.4
16 CABLEVISION
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
$242,200.00 ($100,000)
$235,317.32 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($55,000)
#16lobbyclient($816,077)
NEWYORKSTATEDEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE(HOUSEKEEPING)
17 STEVENROTH
$227,200.00 ($100,000)
Realestatedeveloperwhoreportedlywaspartiallymotivatedbygaymarriagedebate.5ServesasChairmanofthe
BoardofVornadoRealtyTrust,whichmadesomecampaigncontributionsnotincludedinthistotalandwasthe
#67lobbyclient($288,005)
NEWYORKREPUBLICANSTATECOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
18 H.J.KALIKOWLLC
$222,000.00 ($100,000)
RealestatefirmledbytheformerMTAchairmanPeterKalikow.
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
19 JONATHANPOLLOCK
$217,900.00 ($100,000)
WallStreetexecutivewhosupportedgaymarriage.6
EMPIREMERCHANTS
NORTH,LLCANDEMPIRE
20 MERCHANTS,LLC
$215,650.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($85,000)
Spent$153,726lobbyingonissuesdealingwithalcoholshipping.
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
21 VERIZON
$202,400.00 ($99,000)
#10lobbyclient($1,021,727)
22 REALESTATEBOARDPAC
FRIENDSFORTHEELECTIONOFDEANSKELOS,CARLUCCIFORNEW
YORK,COMMITTEETOELECTMCDONALDTOTHESENATE,NEW
$197,075.00 YORKERSFORKLEIN($103,00)
#47lobbyclient($347,501)
PHARMACEUTICAL
RESEARCHAND
MANUFACTURERSOF
23 AMERICA(PHARMA)
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
$196,700.00 ($125,000)
#38lobbyclient($427,694)
NEWYORKSTATE
24 TROOPERSPAC
$184,546.02 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($45,000)
ThePBAoftheNYSTroopersspent$2,266lobbying.
WILSON,ELSER,
MOSKOWITZ,EDELMAN&
25 DICKER
$173,719.40 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($25,000)
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/thefinancierswhohelpedbacknygaymarriagecampaign/
Ibid.
5
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/nyregion/moneyflowstogopbackersofgaymarriageinnew
york.html?pagewanted=2&ref=samesexmarriage
6
Ibid.
4
Perennial#1lobbyfirm.Earned$8,459,470inlobbypaymentsfirst10monthsof2011.Clientsincludeseveral
organizationsthatalsoappearonthislist,suchas#9HANYS,#48HospitalsInsuranceCompany,and#88KPMG.
32BJNY/NJAMERICAN
26 DREAMFUND
$171,975.00 WORKINGFAMILIESPARTY,INC.($85,650)
Spent$136,918lobbying
27 WAL*MARTSTORES,INC.
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
$171,750.00 ($150,000)
#4lobbyclient($2,650,015)
RENTSTABILIZATION
28 ASSOCIATION
$168,800.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($100,000)
"ThelargestrealestateindustrytradeassociationinNewYork."7Spent$213,344lobbying.
NEWYORKSTATE
FUNERALDIRECTORS
29 ASSOCIATION
$167,300.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($40,000)
Spent$126,247lobbying.
NEWYORKSTATEAFLCIO
30 COPEACCOUNT
#71lobbyclient($275,947)
31 THERELATEDCOMPANIES
$165,000.00 NEWYORKSTATEDEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE($150,000)
Spent$87,311lobying.
NYCCORRECTION
OFFICER'SBENEVOLENT
32 ASSOCIATION
$164,412.10 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($50,000)
Spent$141,748lobbying.
33 CWADISTRICTONEPAC
$155,324.00 WORKINGFAMILIESPARTY,INC.($47,855)
#46lobbyclient($349,687)
NEWYORKREPUBLICANSTATECOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
34 DAVIDKOCH
$150,400.00 ($100,000)
SecondrichestNewYorker(behindonly#7onthislist,MayorBloomberg).Majordonortoconservativecauses
whosupportsgaymarriage.8
NEWYORKSTATEDEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE(HOUSEKEEPING)
35 BROOKFIELDFINANCIAL
$149,000.00 ($145,000)
#41lobbyclient($371,477).Twosubsidiariesgave$3,500toGovernorCuomo.
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
36 AT&T
$138,650.00 ($35,500)
#35lobbyclient($438,403)
37 PEPSICOLABOTTLERSPAC
NYSDEMOCRATICASSEMBLYCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE(DACC)
$165,465.00 ($23,000)
$135,800.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($51,000)
Spent$226,677lobbyinginthefirsttenmonthsof2010.
SENECANATIONOF
38 INDIANS
$134,500.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($90,000)
Spent$147,756lobbyinginthefirsttenmonthsof2010.
7
http://www.rsanyc.com/about.html
8
http://nymag.com/news/features/67285/index4.html
39 CSEAPAC
#88lobbyclient($246,304)
40 DARYLROTH
$127,200.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($60,000)
Broadwayproducerwhowaspartiallymotivatedtogivebythegaymarriagedebate.Wifeoftheaforementioned
StevenRoth.9
UNIFORMED
FIREFIGHTERS
41 ASSOCIATION
$126,700.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($40,000)
Spent$105,085lobbyinginthefirst10monthsof2010.
42 HOWARDMILSTEIN
NYSDEMOCRATICASSEMBLYCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE(DACC)AND
$130,798.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($50,000)
$125,000.00 NEWYORKSTATEDEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE($100,000)
Realestatedeveloper&banker.ChairmanoftheNYSThruwayAuthority.
43 DAVIDRICH
$124,800.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($60,800)
Lobbiesfor#8onthislist,GNYHA.
NEIGHBORHOOD
PRESERVATIONPOLITICAL
44 ACTIONFUND
$122,100.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($100,000)
Landlords'associationthatoftenworksinconcertwith#28onthislist,theRentStabilizationAssociation.
LIFEINSURANCECOUNCIL
45 OFNEWYORK
$119,704.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($30,000)
#21lobbyclient($667,230)
METROPOLITANPACKAGE
46 STOREASSOC.
Spent$32,431lobbyingonissuessuchasWineinGroceryStores.
TONIOBURGOS&
47 ASSOCIATES
$105,050.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($66,000)
#12lobbyingfirminfirst10monthsof2011($1,970,000).Clientsincludeseveralorganizationsonthislist,suchas
#8GNYHA,#21Verizon,and#67Pfizer.
HOSPITALSINSURANCE
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEANDNYSSENATE
48 COMPANY,INC.
$103,500.00 REPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING($50,000)
#76lobbyclient($271,844)
49 HOWARDCOX,JR.
$100,400.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($50,000)
SonofPaulSinger(#14onthislist).Worksathisfather'scompany,ElliottAdvisors.10
51 JAMESDINAN
NEWYORKREPUBLICANSTATECOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
$102,000.00 ($102,000)
HasworkedatGreylock,aventurecapitalfirm.
50 GORDONSINGER
$116,750.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($35,000)
$100,000.00 NEWYORKSTATEDEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE($100,000)
Hedgefundmanager.#655ontheForbes2010billionaireslist.11
KASOWITZ,BENSON,
52 TORRES&FRIEDMANLLP
$100,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($100,000)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/nyregion/moneyflowstogopbackersofgaymarriageinnew
york.html?pagewanted=2&ref=samesexmarriage
10
http://www.vh1savethemusic.com/node/226
11
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/10/billionaires2010_JamesDinan_II5Q.html
"Specializingincomplexcivillitigation,creditors'rightsandbankruptcy,employmentpractices,andfamilylaw."
53 ANTHONYMALKIN
InvolvedinNewYorkCityrealestate,mostnotablyownstheEmpireStateBuilding.
54 LUCYWALETZKY
$100,000.00 NEWYORKSTATEDEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE($100,000)
$98,791.27 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($60,800)
NieceofformerGovernorNelsonRockefeller.HasservedastheChairoftheStateCouncilofParks.
55 GREENBERGTRAURIG
$94,454.25 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($12,500)
5 #3lobbyingfirm($4,916,253infirst10monthsof2011).ClientsincludeAT&T(#36onthislist)andLICONY(#45).
56 DC37
$92,300.00 DINAPOLI2014($15,000)
Spent$190,818lobbying.
57 ZUFFA,LLC
$91,300.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($55,000)
#36lobbyclient($436,935).Unsurprisingly,didnotgivetoAssemblymanReilly.
SLGREENMANAGEMENT
58 LLC
$90,863.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($69,843)
Spent$154,240lobbying.
NEWYORKSTATE
BOTTLERSASSOCIATION,
59 INC.
Spent$73,684lobbying.
60 GENTINGNYLLC
NEWYORKSTATEDEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE(HOUSEKEEPING)
$90,000.00 ($65,000)
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEANDNYS
$89,750.00 DEMOCRATICASSEMBLYCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE(DACC)($20,000)
#17lobbyclient($774,475)
61 HINMANSTRAUB
$89,518.75 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($150,00)
#6lobbyingfirm,earned$3,770,085infirst10monthsof2011.
GENERALELECTRIC
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
61 COMPANY
$89,250.00 ($30,000)
#61lobbyclient($296,021)
MANHATTANBEER
63 DISTRIBUTORS
$87,000.00 NEWYORKERSFORKLEIN($9,500)
Spent$60,000lobbying.
ALVINBENJAMIN&THE
64 BENJAMINCOMPANIES
$85,750.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($70,000)
Spent$100,000lobbying.
65 ROBERTPRICE
$85,000.00 NEWYORKREPUBLICANSTATECOMMITTEEREPORTING($65,000)
FormerDeputyMayorunderLindsay;hassincefoundedacommunicationscompanyowningvariousmediaoutlets
andhasservedinseveralappointedpositions.
AUTOMOBILEDEALERSOF
SCHNEIDERMANFORATTORNEYGENERAL&NYSDEMOCRATIC
66 NEWYORKPAC
$84,369.00 ASSEMBLYCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE(DACC)($18,500)
#70lobbyclient($276,928)
67 PFIZER
NEWYORKSTATEDEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE(HOUSEKEEPING)
$83,700.00 ($10,000)
#29lobbyclient($514,173)
68 JAMESSIMONS
$83,000.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($50,000)
Hedgefundmanagerwhorecentlygave$150milliontoStonyBrookUniversity.
NYCDISTRICTCOUNCILOF
NEWYORKSTATEDEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE,ANDREWCUOMO
69 CARPENTERSPAC
$82,500.00 2014,INC.($25,000)
Spent$52,775lobbying.
70 TEANADEZDPOLLOCK
DEMOCRATICSENATECAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
$80,000.00 (DSCCHOUSEKEEPING)($80,000)
Sharesanaddresswith,andpresumablyrelatedto,#19onthislist,JonathanPollock.
PHYSICIANS'RECIPROCAL
71 INSURERS
$79,100.00 SCHNEIDERMAN2014($10,000)
Spent$158,124lobbyingontopicsrelatedtomedicalmalpracticeinsurance.
ATUNEWYORKCOPE
NYSDEMOCRATICASSEMBLYCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE(DACC)
72 FUND
$77,126.00 ($12,000)
Spent$24,383lobbying.
NYHOTEL&MOTEL
73 TRADESCOUNCIL
$75,723.00 WORKINGFAMILIESPARTY,INC.($40,023)
Spent$91,372lobbying.
MEDICALLIABILITY
MUTUALINSURANCE
74 COMPANYPAC
$75,650.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($40,000)
Spent$109,666lobbyingontopicsrelatedtomedicalmalpracticeinsurance.
NEWYORKSTATEDEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE(HOUSEKEEPING)
75 COCACOLA
$75,147.00 ($50,000)
#43lobbyclient($353,786)
76 PORTAUTHORITYPBA
Hasalsomadecontributionsinlocalcontests,including,forsomereason,theErieCountyExecutiverace.12
77 JOSEPHBELLUCK
$73,300.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($25,000)
$70,800.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($60,800)
ManhattanlawyerwhoservesonSUNYBoardofTrustees..
78 JOHNCATSIMATIDIS
$70,165.46 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($29,665.46)
CEOofRedAppleGroup
PUBLICEMPLOYEES
79 FEDERATION
$69,578.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($25,000)
#22lobbyclient($647,419)
80 ALEXANDERROVT
$68,750.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
RunsafertilizertradingbusinessandownsManhattanrealestate.#372onthecurrentForbes400list.13
COMMITTEETOELECTMCDONALDTOTHESENATE,FRIENDSOFJIM
81 FRANKSELVAGGI
$68,700.00 ALESI,SALANDFORSENATE($15,300)
CochairEmpireStatePrideAgenda,#90onthislist.
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
82 YONKERSRACEWAYPAC
$68,100.00 ($35,000)
#79lobbyclient($256,746)
83 CHARLESMACDONALD
12
$67,200.00 FRIENDSOFJIMALESI($16,800)
http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/85615/a20000checktopoloncarzfromnewjersey/
http://www.forbes.com/profile/alexanderrovt/
13
AccordingtoFEC,worksatElliottManagement,thecompanyfoundedby#14PaulSinger.
SALANDFORSENATE,GRISANTIFORSENATE,FRIENDSOFJIMALESI,
84 ANDREWMORRISSINGER
$67,200.00 COMMITTEETOELECTMCDONALDTOTHESENATE($16,800)
BothAndrewandCoreyMorrisSingergavethemaximumamounttoeachofthefourSenateRepublicanswho
votedforgaymarriage.
SALANDFORSENATE,GRISANTIFORSENATE,FRIENDSOFJIMALESI,
85 COREYMORRISSINGER
$67,200.00 COMMITTEETOELECTMCDONALDTOTHESENATE($16,800)
Seeabove.
86 HEALTHCAREPROVIDERS
#64lobbyclient($289,459)
87 DENNISMEHIEL
DIAGEOGUINESSUSA,
89 INC.
NYSDEMOCRATICASSEMBLYCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE
HOUSEKEEPING(DACC)ANDNYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGN
$65,094.66 COMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING($22,500)
Spent$75,685lobbying.
EMPIRESTATEPRIDE
90 AGENDA
$65,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($60,000)
Spent$197,500lobbying.
Spent$155,704lobbying.
$60,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($60,000)
ListedontheFECasmanagerofCommonwealthLandTitle.
97 JORDANROTH
$62,250.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($41,000)
ChairmanofNewmarkKnightFrank,"afullservicecommercialandindustrialrealestatemanagementfirm."14
NEWYORK
95 ANESTHESIOLOGISTSPAC
$60,550.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($20,000)
96 ANTHONYDELLASALLA
$63,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
MemberofamajorManhattanrealestatefamily.Gavemostofhismoneytosupportersofgaymarriage.
94 JEFFREYGURAL
$63,400.70 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($22,500)
Nationalsupporterofgaymarriageefforts.
93 ADAMROSE
$64,329.00 NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE($4,750)
Top100lobbyingfirm,earned$338,798infirst10monthsof2011.
92 TIMGILL
$65,750.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($27,500)
#69lobbyclient($278,488)
91 BONDSCHOENECK&KING
$66,179.15 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($55,000)
Westchesterbusinessman,2002LGcandidate.
88 KPMG
$66,350.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($12,000)
$60,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($60,000)
Broadwayexecutive.SonofSteven(#17onthislist)andDaryl(#40).15
98 AMANDASALZHAUER
$60,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($60,000)
14
http://cooper.edu/about/trustees/jeffreygural/
15
http://nymag.com/arts/theater/features/66464/
DaughterofStevenRoth(#17)andDaryl(#40),sisterofJordan(#97)
JPMORGANCHASE&CO.
NEWYORKSTATEDEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE(HOUSEKEEPING)
99 PAC
$57,075.00 ($25,000)
Spent$160,150lobbying.
100 NYSPIPETRADESPAC
SCHNEIDERMANFORATTORNEYGENERAL,INC.,NYSDEMOCRATIC
SENATECAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE,ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.
$56,100.00 ($10,000)
Spent$82,309lobbying.
LOCAL6COMMITTEEON
101 POLITICALEDUCATION
$55,850.00 WORKINGFAMILIESPARTY,INC.($22,500)
Spent$40,844lobbying.
102 ROBERTCOBURN
ManageratBakerBrothersInvestments,hasbeeninvolvedinprogaymarriageactivism.16
103 GEORGEHAGGERTY
$55,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($40,000)
CEORXRRealty,asubsidiaryof#58onthislist,SLGreen
FRIENDSOFJIMALESI,COMMITTEETOELECTMCDONALDTOTHE
105 ROBERTZIFF
$54,200.00 SENATE($16,800)
Billionairewhosupportedgaymarriage,17
106 GEORGETSUNIS
$55,150.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($40,000)
LongIslandrealestateattorney.
104 SCOTTRECHLER
$55,460.33 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($55,460.33)
$53,800.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
"SynonymouswithcommercialrealestateonLongIsland,"18
107 JACKIEGOSIN
$53,090.25 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($53,090.25)
ListedonFECas"Homemaker."Sharesanaddresswith,andpresumablyrelatedto,BarryGosin,aCEOof
Newmark&CompanyRealEstateandmemberofGov.Cuomo'sSAGECommission
SARATOGAGAMING
108 RESOURCES,LLC
$52,850.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($40,000)
Spent$77,885lobbying.
109 JILLBRAUFMAN
WifeofhedgefundmanagerDanielL.Nir19
110 CARLICAHN
$51,000.00 NEWYORKREPUBLICANSTATECOMMITTEEREPORTING($50,000)
IcahngenerallysendshismoneytoRepublicans,20buthemadea$1,000donationtoAGSchneidermaninJune.
111 DRIVECOMMITTEE
$52,500.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
$50,900.00 DINAPOLI2014($13,700)
ThreedifferentTeamsterslocalsspent$137,028lobbying.
16
http://www.freedomtomarry.org/pages/actionboardofdirectors
17
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/nyregion/moneyflowstogopbackersofgaymarriageinnewyork.html?pagewanted=2&ref=samesexmarriage
http://www.tsunis.com/
18
19
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/realestate/08Deal1.html?pagewanted=print
20
http://www.forbes.com/profile/carlicahn/
112 JULIAKOCH
Wifeof#34,DavidKoch,
113 ANDREWDAVIDOFF
SALANDFORSENATE,FRIENDSOFJIMALESI,COMMITTEETOELECT
$50,400.00 MCDONALDTOTHESENATE($16,800)
$50,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
TheFEClistshisoccupationasarealestateconsultantatEmmesAssetManagement
NEWYORKREPUBLICANSTATECOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
114 PHILIPGEIER
$50,000.00 ($50,000)
"Definedthemodernadvertisingholdingcompany."21
GREATPUBLICSCHOOLS
POLITICALACTION
115 COMITTEE
$50,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
Supportscharterschools.RunbyformercouncilwomanandBloombergallyEvaMoskowitz,andfundedbya
handfuloflargechecksfromindividualssuchasFrederickElghanayan,whoopenlyspokeinfavorofMayor
Bloombergrunningforpresident.WhilethemayordidnotgiveanymoneytoCuomo,theyonlygavemoneyto
thegovernor.
HALMARINTERNATIONAL
116 LLC
$50,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
"HalmarInternationaldeliversthehighestlevelofconstructionexpertisetoowners,engineersandcontractors."22
NYSSENATEREPUBLICANCAMPAIGNCOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
117 SUZANNEKOVNER
$50,000.00 ($50,000)
SharesanaddresswithandpresumablyrelatedtohedgefundmanagerBruceKovner,
118 ORINKRAMER
Majordonorandfundraiser,"helpsmanagethehedgefundBostonProvident,LP."23
119 L&M
NYSINDEPENDENCEPARTYHOUSEKEEPINGACCOUNT(NYSNEW
$50,000.00 YORKSTATE)($50,000)
Mineolaattorney.
121 EDWARDMCGETTIGAN
$50,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
Residentialconstruction.
120 DENNISLEMKE
$50,000.00 DINAPOLI2014($20,000)
$50,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
President&CEOofAmericanTransitInsuranceCompany.24
122 DEBORAHRECHLER
$50,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($35,000)
ListedonFECasanexecutiveatRecksonAssociates,asubsidiaryof#58onthislist,SLGreen.Sharesanaddress
withandpresumablyrelatedto#105onthislist,ScottRechler.
RIVERGATE
123 DEVELOPMENTLLC
$50,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
Kingstonbasedrealestateservices.
124 SERQUELEASINGCO.LLC
$50,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
21
http://www.geiergroup.com/aboutus.html
22
http://www.halmarinternational.com/a_profile.html
http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/kingobamasaurs
23
24
http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2011/04/05/NY77373
BasedinGreatNeck.
125 SYLVIASTEINER
$50,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
SharesanaddresswithandpresumablyrelatedtoDavidSteinerofSteinerEquitiesGroup.ListedonFECas
"homemaker."
126 TREXCAPITAL,LLC
$50,000.00 ANDREWCUOMO2014,INC.($50,000)
Realestateinvestment.
UNITEDFUND
127 DEVELOPEMENTGROUP
NEWYORKREPUBLICANSTATECOMMITTEEHOUSEKEEPING
$50,000.00 ($50,000)
Itisunclearwhothisgroupis.