Crain’s New York Business | Jul 28, 2022
…’s campaign took in just over $44,000 between Jan. 12 and July 11, 2014, according to Campaign Finance Board data.
“It’s common for a just-elected mayor to pull in an increased number of donations, as everyone tries to get on his bandwagon, but, no, this is very high. It’s higher than usual,” said George Arzt, a longtime political strategist in the city and a former aide to Mayor Ed Koch.
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg self-funded all three of his election campaigns.
Twenty-eight years ago, during former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s first six months in office in 1994, the Republican raised $1.5 million, …
