LAWPAC-Campaign-Finance-Report

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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/wp- content/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:

- 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

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.

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:

- $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:

- $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.

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 Semi- Annual 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.

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 Compensation Focus Summary Allison Lee $300,000 Executive NYSTLA pays this former congressional wife a DKC Gov. Branch substantial sum to lobby the Governor. Affairs Ken Riddett $400,000 Senate Former Chief Counsel to indicted Senator Majority Riddett Leader Joe Bruno, Riddett only has one client and Associates, Inc. his primary focus is the Senate. Patrick Jenkins $95,000 NYC/Minority Paid to focus on NYC and sway the powerful Black Self-employed Caucus and Hispanic Caucus, Jenkins publically discloses only that he is lobbying on “legislation.” New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers Lobbyist Compensation Focus Summary Evan Stavisky $90,000 Medical Son of a sitting New York state senator, Stavisky Parkside Group Malpractice 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:

- $487,185 from LAWPAC - $12,900 from ATL PAC - $780,608 from individual lawyers and law firms

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.

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 Democratic Senate Republican The IDC Year Total Assembly Senate Republican Assembly Initiative Campaign Campaign Campaign Campaign Committee Committee Committee Committee

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.

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.

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 Assembly Rules

Received contributions from Received no contributions LAWPAC and/or ATL PAC 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 Assembly Ways and Means

Received contributions from Received no contributions LAWPAC and/or ATL PAC from LAWPAC or ATL PAC

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 Assembly Judiciary

Received contributions from Received no contributions LAWPAC and/or ATL PAC 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 Assembly Codes

Received contributions from Received no contributions LAWPAC and/or ATL PAC from LAWPAC or ATL PAC

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, $100,000 Litigation, including class action, toxic tort, Torres & Friedman, LLP and product liability Hiscock & Barclay, LLP $35,000 Litigation, defense Wilson, Elser, $30,000 Litigation, defense, government affairs Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP Torgan, Cooper & $15,000 Personal injury Aaron, PC Manatt, Phelps & $15,000 Litigation, defense Phillips, LLP Pomerantz, Haudek, $10,000 Securities litigation Grossman & Gross, LLP Zaremba Brownell & $10,000 Class action, construction accident, medical Brown, PLLC malpractice Kramer, Dillof, $10,000 Medical malpractice, construction accident Livingston & Moore, Counselors at Law

Top Spending Trial Lawyers 2013, State-Level Candidates

Lawyer Contributions Main Practice Areas Leonard Schwartz $41,608 Personal injury, medical malpractice Arthur Luxenberg $13,500 Asbestos, personal injury Perry Weitz $12,500 Asbestos, personal injury $10,500 Medical malpractice, product liability, Martin Edelman personal injury Jeffery Lichtman $7,500 Criminal defense Steven Fineman $5,967 Personal injury, mass tort $5,000 Personal injury, medical malpractice, Paul Weitz construction accident Stephen Frankel $5,000 Personal injury Jordan Hecht $5,000 Personal injury, construction accident

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:

- 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.

Appendix

Fig. 1) LAWPAC contributions to candidates

Amount Date Recipient Office District

$10,000 28-Jun-13 ANDREW CUOMO 2014, INC. Governor NA

$500 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

$600 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

$500 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

$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

$250 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 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

$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

$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

$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

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