Exploring the Influence of the Trial Bar in New York State

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Power of Attorney: Exploring the Influence of the Trial Bar in New York State
Politics, May 2014
Author/Lead Researcher: Scott Hobson
Research Assistant: Katherine Hobday
Cover image: Scott Hobson/Bigstock Photo
Contents
About the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York ............................................................... 3
Executive Summary............................................................................................................ 3
Notes on Political Influence in New York ........................................................................... 4
Summary of Findings.......................................................................................................... 5
Methodology...................................................................................................................... 6
Sources ............................................................................................................................... 6
Findings .............................................................................................................................. 7
Lobbying ............................................................................................................................. 7
Lobbyists ............................................................................................................................ 7
Campaign Contributions .................................................................................................... 7
Exploring the Influence ...................................................................................................... 8
Overview ........................................................................................................................ 8
Executive Branch ............................................................................................................ 8
Party Committees .......................................................................................................... 9
The Legislature ............................................................................................................. 10
Lawyers and Law Firms .................................................................................................... 13
Conclusions ...................................................................................................................... 14
Appendix .......................................................................................................................... 15
About the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York
The Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York (LRANY) is a non-partisan 501(c)(4) nonprofit
organization which advocates for reform of New York’s legal system in order to foster
a better business climate, promote job growth, and address the growing cost of
lawsuit abuse. LRANY’s members include local and national businesses,
entrepreneurs, healthcare providers, and taxpayers from across the state.
Executive Summary
This report analyzes spending by trial lawyers on state-level elected officials between
January 1st, 2013 and December 31st, 2013. The report builds upon LRANY’s 2012
report, which is available at http://www.nylawsuitreform.org/wpcontent/uploads/2011/04/Trial-Bar-Campaign-Finance-Report-2012.pdf. This report
relies on publically available information to examine the three main components of
monetary influence:
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Lobbying expenditures
Campaign contributions by trial lawyer political action committees (PACs)
Independent campaign contributions by law firms and lawyers
Lobbying
PAC
Lawyers
and Law
Firms
Influence
3
Notes on Political Influence in New York
This report expresses influence as a product of lobbying and campaign contributions.
While both mechanisms are commonly used to influence elected officials, they differ in
several key respects.
Lobbying is defined, broadly, as activities meant to influence the passage or defeat of
any legislation by either house of the state legislature or approval or disapproval of any
legislation by the governor. Lobbying, in short, involves legislation, orders, and rules. All
persons or organizations which spend more than $5,000 in any given year must register
as a lobbyist with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) and disclose all
lobbying-related spending publically. There is no monetary limit on lobbying spending in
New York.
Campaign contributions are defined, broadly, as expenditures expressly made to impact
the outcome of an election of a public official. All campaign contributions are reported
to the state Board of Elections. In New York, individuals and limited liability companies
(LLCs) may make up to $150,000 in political contributions annually, incorporated
businesses and nonprofits may contribute up to $5,000, and partnerships may
contribute up to $150,000 per individual partner.1 Campaign contributions by special
interest groups are typically made through an associated political action committee
(PAC). The New York State Trial Lawyers Association operates the LAWPAC committee,
and the New York Academy of Trial Lawyers operates the ATL PAC committee. These
committees and their related organizations are used interchangeably in this report for
purposes of convenience and clarity.
It is important to bear in mind three important points about this data. First, this report
analyzes only the monetary inputs2 into state politics – the report does not attempt to
quantify the outputs resulting from or attributable to such activity (for example, the
enactment of legislation which is beneficial to trial lawyers). Second, this report does
not analyze mechanisms of influence which are not quantifiable in monetary terms or
not publically disclosed. Lastly, this report assumes that elected officials’ sources of
outside income, for example serving “of counsel” to a law firm, are legitimate.3
1
Because most law firms are organized as partnerships rather than corporations, their ability to make
campaign contributions is substantially higher than other businesses of comparable size.
2
The reader is cautioned not assume that such monetary contributions are indicative of a quid pro quo
arrangement between the contributor and the elected official.
3
On July 2, 2013, Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed the “Commission to Investigate Public Corruption”
under the Moreland Act and Executive Law Section 63(8) to probe systemic public corruption in New York
State. The Commission issued subpoenas seeking information on the clients of lawyer-legislators.
However, as part of the 2014 Executive Budget negotiations, Governor Cuomo agreed to terminate the
Commission before this investigation was concluded.
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Summary of Findings
Lobbying
In 2013, the two trial lawyer special interest groups, the New York State Trial Lawyers
Association (NYSTLA) and New York Academy of Trial Lawyers (NYATL), spent a record
high $1,147,139 lobbying New York elected officials, representing a 9.7% increase over
the previous year and a 37% increase since 2010.
Campaign Contributions
In 2013, trial lawyers as a whole1 made $1,280,639 in political contributions to state
elected officials, including:
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$500,085 from NYSTLA and NYATL political action committees
$780,608 from individual trial lawyers and law firms associated with NYSTLA
and NYATL
In 2013, NYSTLA, the larger of the two trial lawyer special interest group in New York,
contributed $457,685 to the campaigns of 69% of all the members of the legislature,
including:
-
79% of the Senate
65% of the Assembly
In 2013, NYSTLA contributed $319,600 to party committee accounts:
-
$102,300 to the Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee
$50,000 to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee
$102,300 to the Senate Republican Committee
$25,000 to the Republican Assembly Committee
$40,000 to the Senate Independent Democratic Conference committee
In 2013, trial lawyers as a whole contributed $747,750 to statewide office campaigns,
including:
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$451,750 to gubernatorial candidates
$265,750 to Attorney General candidates
$30,250 to Comptroller candidates
1
Includes NYSTLA’s LAWPAC, ATL PAC, and contributions by individual trial lawyers associated with these
groups. For more information see the “Methodology” section on the following page.
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Methodology
Sources
Data for this report was aggregated from publically available reports. Figures for
lobbying expenditures were obtained from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics
(JCOPE), and totals for campaign contributions were calculated using New York State
Board of Elections campaign finance disclosure reports.
Total lobbying dollars were calculated as the sum total of all “reportable lobbying
expenses” and “reportable lobbying compensation” reported on the JCOPE Client SemiAnnual Reports of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the New York State
Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Total trial lawyer PAC campaign contributions were calculated as the sum total of all
campaign contributions to candidates by the two trial lawyer political action
committees, LAWPAC and ATL PAC. In terms of total dollar contributions, LAWPAC is
the dominant committee by an overwhelming margin. In the cases where ATL PAC did
not make political contributions, only contributions by LAWPAC were analyzed.
Contributions by law firms and lawyers were calculated by identifying contributions
made to candidates by individuals and firms who also contributed to LAWPAC and ATL
PAC. This process of reverse engineering contribution data is detailed in the graphic
below, with the red arrow representing the contributions identified in this component.
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Findings
Lobbying
Aggregate reported lobbying expenditures between
January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 totaled
$1,147,139, which includes $1,057,139 for NYSTLA
and $90,000 for NYATL. This represents a 9.7%
increase over the previous year and a 37% increase
since 2010. This was the first year on record during
which NYSTLA spent over $1 million on lobbying.
Lobbyists
In 2013, NYSTLA spent a total of $950,217 to retain
three contract lobbyists and employ nine registered
lobbyists on staff. NYATL spent $90,000 to retain one
lobbying firm.
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Lobbyist
Allison Lee
DKC Gov.
Affairs
Ken Riddett
Riddett
Associates, Inc.
Patrick Jenkins
Self-employed
Compensation Focus
$300,000 Executive
Branch
$400,000 Senate
Summary
NYSTLA pays this former congressional wife a
substantial sum to lobby the Governor.
Former Chief Counsel to indicted Senator Majority
Leader Joe Bruno, Riddett only has one client and
his primary focus is the Senate.
$95,000 NYC/Minority Paid to focus on NYC and sway the powerful Black
and Hispanic Caucus, Jenkins publically discloses
Caucus
only that he is lobbying on “legislation.”
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
Lobbyist
Compensation Focus
Evan Stavisky
Parkside Group
$90,000 Medical
Malpractice
Summary
Son of a sitting New York state senator, Stavisky
represents the NY Academy of Trial Lawyers, and
focuses heavily on medical malpractice issues.
Campaign Contributions
Total campaign contributions by trial lawyers between January 1, 2013 and December
31, 2013 totaled $1,280,693, which includes:
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$487,185 from LAWPAC
$12,900 from ATL PAC
$780,608 from individual lawyers and law firms
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Exploring the Influence
Overview
This section explores, to the extent possible,
the recipients of trial lawyer money. Lobbying
expenditures are not attributed to individual
elected officials - only campaign contributions
have traceable beneficiaries.1 Therefore, this
analysis focuses on campaign contributions by
PACs and individual law firms and lawyers.
Executive Branch
New York’s three elected statewide positions – Governor, Attorney General, and
Comptroller – serve four year terms and are not subject to term limits.
Governor/Lieutenant Governor
In 2013, LAWPAC contributed a total of $10,000 to Governor Andrew Cuomo. ATL
PAC did not make any contributions. Individual lawyers and law firms affiliated with
NYSTLA and NYATL contributed $441,750.
Attorney General
In 2013, ATL PAC contributed $1,000 to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
LAWPAC did not make any contributions. Individual lawyers and law firms affiliated
with NYSTLA and NYATL contributed $264,750.
Comptroller
In 2013, LAWPAC contributed a total of $19,500 to Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
ATL PAC did not make any contributions. Individual lawyers and law firms affiliated
with NYSTLA and NYATL contributed $10,750.
1
Lobbying reports disclose which bodies the organization has lobbied, and the number or description of
any specific legislation or regulation lobbied. During 2013, both NYSTLA and NYATL reported that they
lobbied the Governor and both houses of the state legislature.
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Party Committees
In addition to contributing to campaigns directly, NYSTLA also supports candidates by
making contributions to party committees. These committees may receive up to
$102,300 annually1 per individual or partnership, up to $5,000 annually from a
corporation, and may make unlimited contributions to candidates. Between 2006 and
2013, LAWPAC made substantial contributions to party committees, frequently reaching
the legal maximum.
LAWPAC Contributions to State Party Committees
Democratic
Assembly
Campaign
Committee
Democratic
Senate
Campaign
Committee
Senate
Republican
Campaign
Committee
Republican
Assembly
Campaign
Committee
The IDC
Initiative
Year Total
2006
$84,400
-
$84,400
$19,000
-
$187,800
2007
$94,200
-
$94,200
$8,500
-
$196,900
2008
$94,200
$50,000
$94,200
$20,000
-
$258,400
2009
$94,200
$94,200
$50,000
$6,000
-
$244,400
2010
$94,200
$94,200
$94,200
$18,500
-
$301,100
2011
$102,300
$70,000
$100,000
$23,200
-
$295,500
2012
$102,300
$75,000
$102,300
$26,000
-
$305,600
2013
$102,300
$50,000
$102,300
$25,000
$40,000
$319,600
Total
768,100
$383,400
$721,600
$146,200
$40,000
$2,109,300
 Indicates maximum contribution allowable by law.
1
2013 limit. Limits vary by year.
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The Legislature
Much of the New York State Trial Lawyers
Association’s campaign contributions are
directed to members of the legislature. In
2013, 69% of state legislators received
campaign contributions from LAWPAC,
totaling $457,685.
Legislative Committees
All legislation must be reviewed by the
appropriate legislative committees before
being considered for a vote by the full house. Our analysis of campaign finance data
reveals that NYSTLA makes substantial campaign contributions to the committees which
consider legislation relating to civil law (Judiciary and Codes, in the Senate and
Assembly), as well as the powerful Rules and Finance/Ways and Means committees. The
graphics on the following pages highlight the extent of these contributions for the
respective committees during the 2013.
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Rules Committees
The Rules committees are chaired by leaders of each house, the Senate President Pro
Tempore and the Assembly Speaker respectively, and are populated by the senior
members of each party. The Rules committees have broad influence over the flow
and passage of legislation. Accordingly, a majority of the members of the Rules
committees receive campaign contributions from NYSTLA.
Senate Rules
Received contributions from
LAWPAC and/or ATL PAC
Assembly Rules
Received no contributions
from LAWPAC or ATL PAC
Finance Committees
The Senate Finance committee, and its equivalent, the Assembly Ways and Means
committee, are responsible for approving all legislation which has a fiscal impact on
the state. These committees are also responsible for reviewing the Governor’s
Executive Budget and proposing changes. The Finance and Ways and Means
committees are chaired by senior members, and like the Rules committees, receive
substantial contributions from NYSTLA.
Senate Finance
Received contributions from
LAWPAC and/or ATL PAC
Assembly Ways and Means
Received no contributions
from LAWPAC or ATL PAC
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Judiciary Committees
The Judiciary committees are responsible for considering legislation which affects the
civil practice law and rules. As these committees focus on legislation which directly
impacts the practice of law, members of these committees frequently receive
sizeable campaign contributions from NYSTLA.
Senate Judiciary
Received contributions from
LAWPAC and/or ATL PAC
Assembly Judiciary
Received no contributions
from LAWPAC or ATL PAC
Codes Committees
The Codes committees have broad jurisdiction over legislation which affects the
criminal code. These committees also occasionally consider legislation with civil
impacts as well.
Senate Codes
Received contributions from
LAWPAC and/or ATL PAC
Assembly Codes
Received no contributions
from LAWPAC or ATL PAC
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Lawyers and Law Firms
While the New York State Trial Lawyers Association is a major political contributor, the
aggregate political spending of individual trial lawyers and law firms is greater still.
Between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013, the individual lawyers and law firms
made $780,608 in political contributions to state-level candidates.
Top Spending Firms 2013, State-Level Candidates
Firm
Contributions
Main Practice Areas
Duffy & Duffy, LLP
$140,000 Medical malpractice
Sacks & Sacks, LLP
$124,000 Construction accident
Kasowitz, Benson,
Torres & Friedman, LLP
Hiscock & Barclay, LLP
Wilson, Elser,
Moskowitz, Edelman &
Dicker, LLP
Torgan, Cooper &
Aaron, PC
Manatt, Phelps &
Phillips, LLP
Pomerantz, Haudek,
Grossman & Gross, LLP
Zaremba Brownell &
Brown, PLLC
Kramer, Dillof,
Livingston & Moore,
Counselors at Law
$100,000 Litigation, including class action, toxic tort,
and product liability
$35,000 Litigation, defense
$30,000 Litigation, defense, government affairs
$15,000 Personal injury
$15,000 Litigation, defense
$10,000 Securities litigation
$10,000 Class action, construction accident, medical
malpractice
$10,000 Medical malpractice, construction accident
Top Spending Trial Lawyers 2013, State-Level Candidates
Lawyer
Leonard Schwartz
Arthur Luxenberg
Perry Weitz
Martin Edelman
Jeffery Lichtman
Steven Fineman
Paul Weitz
Stephen Frankel
Jordan Hecht
Contributions Main Practice Areas
$41,608 Personal injury, medical malpractice
$13,500 Asbestos, personal injury
$12,500 Asbestos, personal injury
$10,500 Medical malpractice, product liability,
personal injury
$7,500 Criminal defense
$5,967 Personal injury, mass tort
$5,000 Personal injury, medical malpractice,
construction accident
$5,000 Personal injury
$5,000 Personal injury, construction accident
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Conclusions
The findings in this report provide insight into the monetary inputs of trial lawyers in
state-level politics in New York. The data indicates the following:
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Trial lawyers are a highly influential special interest group in state-level
politics, as evidenced by the high overall level of spending on lobbying and
campaign contributions.
Aggregating individual contributions by NYSTLA and NYATL contributors
reveals that the trial lawyer political influence is far greater than is commonly
reported – these contributions are more than double the total monetary
contributions by lawyer political action committees.
NYSTLA has sufficient resources to seek influence in a targeted manner
through contributions to key leaders and legislative committees, and in a
broad manner through contributions to a majority of the legislature as a
whole.
While this report does not explore the specific outcomes of trial lawyer political and
lobbying spending, the scale and scope of the spending shows that trial lawyers as a
whole expend considerable resources to promote their agenda of increasing profits for
their members. Many recent efforts to reform New York’s civil justice system have
stalled in Albany, and the political and lobbying spending of the trial lawyers outlined in
this report is unquestionably a major obstacle to reform.
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Appendix
Fig. 1) LAWPAC contributions to candidates
Amount
Date
Recipient
Office
District
28-Jun-13
ANDREW CUOMO 2014, INC.
Governor
NA
4-Sep-13
ANDREW LANZA FOR STATEN ISLAND
State Senator
24
$1,000
11-Oct-13
ANDREW LANZA FOR STATEN ISLAND
State Senator
24
$2,000
16-Jul-13
ANDREW LANZA FOR STATEN ISLAND
State Senator
24
$2,000
14-Mar-13
ANDREW LANZA FOR STATEN ISLAND
State Senator
24
$800
29-May-13
ANDREW LANZA FOR STATEN ISLAND
State Senator
24
$1,000
28-Feb-13
BOYLE FOR SENATE
State Senator
4
$250
30-May-13
BROOK-KRASNY FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
46
$500
19-Mar-13
CITIZENS FOR HANNON
State Senator
6
$1,500
14-Feb-13
CITIZENS FOR LARKIN
State Senator
39
$1,000
10-May-13
CITIZENS FOR SALADINO
Member of Assembly
9
$1,000
17-Jan-13
CITIZENS TO ELECT JOHN BONACIC
State Senator
42
3-Aug-13
CITIZENS TO ELECT JOHN BONACIC
State Senator
42
$1,000
28-Mar-13
CITIZENS TO ELECT JOHN BONACIC
State Senator
42
$500
19-Mar-13
COMMITTEE TO ELECT MARGARET M. MARKEY
Member of Assembly
30
$1,000
19-Mar-13
COMMITTEE TO ELECT MATTHEW J. TITONE
Member of Assembly
61
7-Oct-13
COMMITTEE TO ELECT MATTHEW J. TITONE
Member of Assembly
61
$1,000
21-Mar-13
COMMITTEE TO ELECT MAZIARZ STATE SENATE
State Senator
62
$1,000
17-Jan-13
COMMITTEE TO ELECT MAZIARZ STATE SENATE
State Senator
62
$2,500
3-Jun-13
COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT ASSEMBLYMAN JOE MORELLE
Member of Assembly
136
$1,600
20-Dec-13
COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT ASSEMBLYMAN JOE MORELLE
Member of Assembly
136
$500
13-May-13
COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT GANTT
Member of Assembly
137
$500
16-May-13
CRESPO FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
85
$500
31-Jan-13
CUSICK FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
63
$2,000
25-Mar-13
DEFRANCISCO RE-ELECTION COMMITTEE
State Senator
50
$4,000
13-May-13
DEFRANCISCO RE-ELECTION COMMITTEE
State Senator
50
$1,000
12-Dec-13
DINAPOLI 2014
Comptroller
NA
$3,000
2-Oct-13
DINAPOLI 2014
Comptroller
NA
$2,500
25-Oct-13
DINAPOLI 2014
Comptroller
NA
$5,000
1-Jul-13
DINAPOLI 2014
Comptroller
NA
$5,000
9-Jul-13
DINAPOLI 2014
Comptroller
NA
$3,000
13-Mar-13
DINAPOLI 2014
Comptroller
NA
$500
25-May-13
DIPIETRO FOR YOU
Member of Assembly
147
$1,000
24-Apr-13
FARRELL 2014
Member of Assembly
71
$300
20-Mar-13
FINCH FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
126
$500
15-Mar-13
FRIENDS FOR DAVE MCDONOUGH
Member of Assembly
14
$250
28-Feb-13
FRIENDS FOR PALMESANO
Member of Assembly
132
$10,000
$500
$600
$500
15
$2,000
28-Jan-13
FRIENDS FOR THE ELECTION OF DEAN SKELOS
State Senator
9
$4,000
9-Jul-13
FRIENDS FOR THE ELECTION OF DEAN SKELOS
State Senator
9
5-Aug-13
FRIENDS OF ABINANTI FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
92
$1,000
19-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF ADRIANO ESPAILLAT
State Senator
31
$500
29-May-13
FRIENDS OF AL GRAF
Member of Assembly
5
$500
4-Dec-13
FRIENDS OF AL GRAF
Member of Assembly
5
$1,000
2-May-13
FRIENDS OF AMY PAULIN
Member of Assembly
88
$5,000
6-Feb-13
FRIENDS OF ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS
State Senator
35
$2,000
4-Jun-13
FRIENDS OF ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS
State Senator
35
$1,000
10-Jul-13
FRIENDS OF ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS
State Senator
35
$200
30-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF ANDREW GARBARINO
Member of Assembly
7
$750
15-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF ANDREW RAIA
Member of Assembly
12
$500
19-Apr-13
FRIENDS OF ANTHONY J. BRINDISI
Member of Assembly
119
$500
28-Jan-13
FRIENDS OF ASSEMBLYMAN JEFFREY DINOWITZ
Member of Assembly
81
$400
19-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF BETTY LITTLE
State Senator
45
$250
$250
21-Aug-13
FRIENDS OF BILL SCARBOROUGH
Member of Assembly
29
$1,200
17-Sep-13
FRIENDS OF CARL L. MARCELLINO
State Senator
5
$1,500
4-Feb-13
FRIENDS OF CARL L. MARCELLINO
State Senator
5
$1,000
12-Jun-13
FRIENDS OF CARL L. MARCELLINO
State Senator
5
$1,000
16-May-13
FRIENDS OF CECILIA TKACZYK
State Senator
46
$200
23-May-13
FRIENDS OF CHAD A. LUPINACCI
Member of Assembly
10
$250
23-May-13
FRIENDS OF CLIFF CROUCH
Member of Assembly
122
$1,000
26-Sep-13
FRIENDS OF CRYSTAL D PEOPLES (FOCP)
Member of Assembly
141
$1,000
14-Nov-13
FRIENDS OF DAN QUART
Member of Assembly
73
$250
16-May-13
FRIENDS OF DAN QUART
Member of Assembly
73
$1,000
15-Apr-13
FRIENDS OF DANIEL O'DONNELL
Member of Assembly
69
$500
25-Oct-13
FRIENDS OF DAVID BUCHWALD
Member of Assembly
93
$500
4-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF DAVID WEPRIN
Member of Assembly
24
$1,000
3-Jan-13
FRIENDS OF DEBORAH GLICK
Member of Assembly
66
$175
7-Jun-13
FRIENDS OF DENNIS GABRYSZAK
Member of Assembly
143
$1,000
7-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF DENNIS GABRYSZAK
Member of Assembly
143
$500
6-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF ED RA
Member of Assembly
19
$1,000
8-Jun-13
FRIENDS OF FRANCISCO MOYA
Member of Assembly
39
$1,000
22-Feb-13
FRIENDS OF HARRY BRONSON
Member of Assembly
138
$1,000
10-Jul-13
FRIENDS OF HELENE WEINSTEIN #7
Member of Assembly
41
$1,000
1-Feb-13
FRIENDS OF JAMES GARY PRETLOW
Member of Assembly
89
$500
28-Jun-13
FRIENDS OF JAMES SKOUFIS
Member of Assembly
99
$250
30-May-13
FRIENDS OF JAMES SKOUFIS
Member of Assembly
99
$1,000
18-Jan-13
FRIENDS OF JIM BRENNAN
Member of Assembly
44
$500
17-Jun-13
FRIENDS OF JOE GRIFFO
State Senator
47
$500
21-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF JOE GRIFFO
State Senator
47
$1,000
31-Jan-13
FRIENDS OF JOHN FLANAGAN
State Senator
2
$1,000
26-Apr-13
FRIENDS OF KARIM CAMARA
Member of Assembly
43
16
$700
8-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF KATHY MARCHIONE COMMITTEE
State Senator
43
$750
23-Aug-13
FRIENDS OF KATHY MARCHIONE COMMITTEE
State Senator
43
$250
25-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF KEN BLANKENBUSH
Member of Assembly
117
$1,000
21-Nov-13
FRIENDS OF KEVIN CAHILL
Member of Assembly
103
$1,000
15-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF KEVIN CAHILL
Member of Assembly
103
$500
4-Jun-13
FRIENDS OF KEVIN PARKER
State Senator
21
$1,000
6-Feb-13
FRIENDS OF KEVIN PARKER
State Senator
21
$460
12-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF KEVIN PARKER
State Senator
21
$4,100
11-Jan-13
FRIENDS OF MARK GJONAJ INC.
Member of Assembly
80
$1,000
11-Jul-13
FRIENDS OF MIKE GIANARIS
State Senator
12
$5,000
14-Oct-13
FRIENDS OF MIKE GIANARIS
State Senator
12
$500
7-Nov-13
FRIENDS OF MIKE MILLER FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
38
$500
13-Dec-13
FRIENDS OF NICK PERRY
Member of Assembly
58
$1,000
13-Dec-13
FRIENDS OF NICK PERRY
Member of Assembly
58
$250
27-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF RAY WALTER
Member of Assembly
146
$500
23-Apr-13
FRIENDS OF RHODA JACOBS
Member of Assembly
42
$1,000
26-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF SENATOR JACK MARTINS
State Senator
7
$2,000
1-Apr-13
FRIENDS OF SENATOR JACK MARTINS
State Senator
7
$1,500
26-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF SENATOR LIBOUS COMMITTEE (2010)
State Senator
52
$6,000
14-Jun-13
FRIENDS OF SENATOR LIBOUS COMMITTEE (2010)
State Senator
52
$2,000
29-Apr-13
FRIENDS OF SILVER
Member of Assembly
65
$350
3-Jun-13
FRIENDS OF STEVE OTIS
Member of Assembly
91
$500
28-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF STEVEN CYMBROWITZ
Member of Assembly
45
$1,000
6-Jul-13
FRIENDS OF TERRY GIPSON
State Senator
41
$1,000
7-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF TERRY GIPSON
State Senator
41
$500
23-May-13
FRIENDS OF TERRY GIPSON
State Senator
41
$500
8-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF TOBY STAVISKY
State Senator
16
$250
9-Dec-13
FRIENDS OF TOM O'MARA
State Senator
58
$1,000
11-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF TOM O'MARA
State Senator
58
$4,100
4-Nov-13
FRIENDS OF VICTOR PICHARDO
Member of Assembly
86
$1,000
5-Aug-13
FRIENDS OF VICTOR PICHARDO
Member of Assembly
86
$3,100
24-Aug-13
FRIENDS OF VICTOR PICHARDO
Member of Assembly
86
$900
21-Mar-13
FRIENDS OF WILL BARCLAY
Member of Assembly
120
$1,000
31-Jan-13
GALLIVAN FOR SENATE
State Senator
59
$500
4-Jan-13
GALLIVAN FOR SENATE
State Senator
59
$500
9-Apr-13
GIGLIO FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
148
$1,000
20-Dec-13
GUSTAVO RIVERA FOR STATE SENATE
State Senator
33
$1,000
20-Dec-13
GUSTAVO RIVERA FOR STATE SENATE
State Senator
33
$250
28-Feb-13
HENNESSEY FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
3
$500
7-Nov-13
HENNESSEY FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
3
$1,000
2-May-13
HOYLMAN FOR SENATE
State Senator
27
$1,000
10-Dec-13
HOYLMAN FOR SENATE
State Senator
27
$1,000
14-Mar-13
JEFF KLEIN FOR NEW YORK
State Senator
34
17
$5,000
30-Jun-13
JEFF KLEIN FOR NEW YORK
State Senator
34
$2,000
17-May-13
KENNEDY FOR SENATE
State Senator
63
$1,000
28-Feb-13
KENNEDY FOR SENATE
State Senator
63
$2,500
30-Jun-13
KENNEDY FOR SENATE
State Senator
63
$1,000
30-May-13
LATIMER FOR SENATE
State Senator
37
$1,000
4-Nov-13
LATIMER FOR SENATE
State Senator
37
$2,100
25-Oct-13
LAVINE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT
Member of Assembly
13
$1,000
1-Dec-13
LINDA ROSENTHAL FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
67
$500
4-Apr-13
LOPEZ 4 NY (LOPEZ 4 NEW YORK)
Member of Assembly
102
$4,100
1-Nov-13
MCMANMON FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
2
$1,500
28-Feb-13
MIKE NOZZOLIO FOR STATE SENATE
State Senator
54
$1,200
15-Jul-13
MIKE RANZENHOFER FOR STATE SENATE
State Senator
61
$1,000
28-Feb-13
NICOLE FOR NEW YORK
Member of Assembly
64
$500
9-Dec-13
NICOLE FOR NEW YORK
Member of Assembly
64
$500
2-May-13
NICOLE FOR NEW YORK
Member of Assembly
64
$1,000
31-Jan-13
PEOPLE FOR MAGNARELLI
Member of Assembly
129
$1,000
3-May-13
RON KIM FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
40
$250
3-May-13
RON KIM FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
40
$2,000
4-Oct-13
SAVINO FOR NEW YORK
State Senator
23
$1,500
28-Feb-13
SAVINO FOR NEW YORK
State Senator
23
$1,000
5-Jul-13
SIMCHA NY
State Senator
17
$250
26-Apr-13
STEC FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
114
$250
19-Jun-13
STECK FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
110
$1,000
10-Jan-13
WRIGHT FOR NEW YORK
Member of Assembly
70
$500
28-Feb-13
ZEBROWSKI FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
96
$1,500
30-Jun-13
ZELDIN FOR SENATE
State Senator
3
$1,000
15-Jul-13
ZELDIN FOR SENATE
State Senator
3
$1,000
7-Mar-13
ZELDIN FOR SENATE
State Senator
3
$1,000
1-Mar-13
ZELDIN FOR SENATE
State Senator
3
18
Fig. 2) ATL PAC contributions to candidates
Amount
Date
Recipient
Office
District
$2,000
12-Sep-13
CITIZENS FOR DEFRANCISCO
State Senator
50
$1,000
28-Jan-13
CITIZENS TO ELECT JOHN BONACIC
State Senator
42
$1,000
19-Jan-13
DEFRANCISCO RE-ELECTION COMMITTEE
State Senator
50
$500
18-Apr-13
FARRELL 2014
Member of Assembly
71
$500
4-Feb-13
FRIENDS OF ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS
State Senator
35
$1,000
19-Apr-13
FRIENDS OF ANTHONY J. BRINDISI
Member of Assembly
119
$350
2-May-13
FRIENDS OF ARAVELLA
Member of Assembly
36
$1,000
25-Feb-13
FRIENDS OF CECILIA TKACZYK
State Senator
46
$1,000
10-Jul-13
FRIENDS OF CECILIA TKACZYK
State Senator
46
$300
4-Jun-13
FRIENDS OF DICK GOTTFRIED
Member of Assembly
75
$1,000
13-May-13
FRIENDS OF HELENE WEINSTEIN #7
Member of Assembly
41
$500
28-Feb-13
FRIENDS OF SENATOR BRESLIN
State Senator
44
$250
6-Jun-13
HOYLMAN FOR SENATE
State Senator
27
$500
7-Feb-13
PEOPLE FOR MAGNARELLI
Member of Assembly
129
$1,000
21-May-13
SCHNEIDERMAN 2014
Attorney General
NA
$1,000
29-May-13
STECK FOR ASSEMBLY
Member of Assembly
110
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