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CFB Releases $540,000 in Public Funds to Cuomo’s Mayoral Campaign

Fix The City’s amended Super PAC disclosure prompted the partial release of matching funds during an ongoing CFB investigation.

The Campaign Finance Board said an ad from a pro-Andrew Cuomo super PAC featured language allegedly pulled from his campaign's website.
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Overview

  • The CFB released $540,482 to Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign on June 9 after the Fix the City super PAC corrected its spending disclosure for a May 4 TV ad.
  • The board still withholds $756,994 as it investigates alleged illegal coordination, including redboxing, between Cuomo’s campaign and the PAC.
  • Cuomo has raised $7.2 million in combined private contributions and public funds and holds $5.2 million in his campaign account ahead of early voting on June 14.
  • Fix the City has amassed a record-breaking $12.6 million in outside spending, with major donors such as Bill Ackman and Barry Diller supporting Cuomo.
  • The ongoing CFB probe could affect Cuomo’s eligibility for full public matching funds pending its final determination.