July 15th was the day for campaign financials to be reported to both the state Board of Elections (BOE) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC). In New York all registered committees, including those that were not involved in a primary election this year, were required to file. The filings for New York State candidates are from mid-January 2024 through July 11; for candidates involved in last month’s primaries the data is just from June 10. For federal candidates the reports are for the second quarter of 2024 except for Congressman Tim Kennedy, who is reporting for activity since April 18 because of the special election in the 26th District.
The reports are one indication of where campaigns stand and if the opposition is posing a serious threat.
In recent years candidate committees have become much better at reporting before the BOE deadlines but there are always a few stragglers. I will update this post later in the week with any additional information that becomes available. If only one candidate is listed, that indicates that there is no identified opposition.
The new state Public Campaign Finance Program (PCFP) is complicating reporting in this cycle. The Program requires candidates who have applied to participate to shut down their previous committee and merge it with a new committee that will include any state funding that they receive. In the case of some candidates who have applied for state funding the complete July data is not yet being reported. It appears likely that at least some candidates who have applied for state funding may receive such funding at some point in time, which will boast their treasury balances.
One candidate, Assemblyman Michael Norris, has received $175,000 in state funds, the maximum amount for an Assembly candidate.
Here are the campaign financials that are available:
Congressional
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (Incumbent, Democrat): Raised $754,251; spent $409.356; cash on hand $10,391,040
- U.S. Senate Candidate Mike Sapraicone (Republican): Raised $44,163; spent $144,269; cash on hand $199,012
- 23rd District Representative Nick Langworthy (I; R): Raised $298,970; spent $85,186; cash on hand $1,036,520
- 23rd District Candidate Thomas Carle (D): Raised $16,021; spent $8,489; balance $7,532
- 26th District Representative Tim Kennedy (I; D) Report from the second quarter of 2024 is not yet available.
- 26th District Candidate Anthony Marecki (R): Has failed to register a Committee with the FEC
State Senate
- 60th District Senator Pat Gallivan (I; R): Raised $13,588; spent $2,300; balance $162,357
- 60th District Candidate Jacqueline Balikowski (D): No Committee can be identified
- 61st District Senator Sean Ryan (I; D): Raised $74,106; spent $50,499; balance $275,983
- 61st District Candidate Christine Czarnik (R): Raised $2,605; spent $150; balance $2,455
- 62nd District Senator Rob Ortt (I;R): Raised $76,510; spent $77,746; balance $400,030
- 63rd District Candidate April McCants-Baskin (D): Raised $91,751; spent $70,551; balance $88,331
- 63rd District Candidate John Moretti (R): Raised $20,083; spent $3,447; balance $16,636
State Assembly
- 139th District Assemblymember Stephen Hawley (I; R): Merged committees report is not yet available.
- 140th District Assemblymember Bill Conrad (I; R): Raised $750; spent $2,864; balance $49,042
- 141st District Assemblymember Crystal Peoples-Stokes (I; D): Raised $36,658; spent $40,356; balance $198,357
- 142nd District Assemblymember Pat Burke (I; D): Raised $25,014; spent $6,498; balance $27,316
- 142nd District Candidate Marc Priore (R): Raised $18,352; spent $7,870; balance $10,482
- 143rd District Assemblymember Monica Wallace (I; D): Raised $49,203; spent $13,318; balance $164,626
- 143rd District Candidate Patrick Chludzinski (R): Raised $27,576; spent $17,513; balance $10,065
- 144th District Assemblymember Michael Norris (I; R): Raised $1,500; received $175,000 in PCFB funds; spent $56,435; balance $236,423
- 144th District Candidate Michelle Roman (D): Raised $7,359; spent $379; balance $6,980
- 145th District Assemblymember Angelo Morinello (I; R): Raised $30,476; spent $30,717; balance $34,671
- 145th District Candidate Jeffrey Elder (D): Raised $9,608; spent $4,755; balance $4,873
- 146th District Assemblymember Karen McMahon (I; D): Raised $18,447; spent $2,408; balance $83,013
- 146th District Candidate Deborah Kilbourn (R): Raised $3,972; spent $2,768; balance $1,405
- 147th District Assemblymember David DiPietro (I; R): Raised $7,655; spent $82,101; balance $16,389
- 147th District Candidate Darci Cramer (D): Raised $2,619; spent $84; balance $10,741
- 148th District Assemblymember Joseph Giglio (I; R): Raised $250; spent $294; balance $6,190
- 149th District Assemblymember Jonathan Rivera (I; D): July report is not yet available.
Erie County District Attorney
- Acting District Attorney Michael Keane (D): Raised $245,379 ($50,000 from candidate); spent $26,655; balance $375,954
- Candidate for District Attorney James Gardner (R): Raised $127,080 ($80,000 from candidate); spent $24,848; balance $102,232
Other committees of note
- Governor Kathy Hochul (I; D): Raised $5,902,217; spent $1,606,199; balance $13,582,535
- State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (I; D) Raised $417,480; spent $207,604; balance $536,691
- State Attorney General Leticia James (I; D): Raised $640,649; spent $399,585; balance $889,375
- Erie County Sheriff John Garcia (I; R): Raised $299,486; spent $33,002; balance $500,346
- Kennedy for Senate (D): Raised $15,609; spent $78,360; balance $1,272,069
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