Campaign Donations

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a controversial bill that would have overhauled how state elections are financed.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut has raised $2 million in the second quarter of 2023 — with the Democratic control of the U.S. Senate at stake in the 2024 election.

A watchdog group filed a complaint Monday with the Federal Election Commission to investigate Long Island Congressman George Santos’ campaign fundraising and spending.

Former President Donald Trump is weighing into local politics in New York and Connecticut — most recently hosting a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago for Leora Levy, the Republican running for U.S. Senate in Connecticut.

Questions have been raised over campaign donations made to New York Governor Kathy Hochul by a small, family-owned company during a time when they were paid over $600 million to deliver COVID tests to the state. But the governor said there’s no pay to play going on.

Suffolk is the largest county in the state outside of New York City to have a campaign finance program. It is poised to allow candidates for county executive, comptroller and legislator in 2023 to access public dollars to run for office.