New York Dems Call for Investigation of Blakeman Campaign

The head of New York’s Democratic Party filed a complaint last week asking the state elections watchdog to investigate Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman’s campaign due to errors with his campaign finance reports. The complaint relied heavily on a recent report by New York Focus, which found that Blakeman’s campaign had requested matching dollars for thousands of donations that did not meet the requirements of New York’s public matching funds program. Blakeman, currently the Nassau County executive, is mounting an underdog challenge to Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat seeking a second full term. Blakeman is participating in New York’s public campaign finance program, which offers gubernatorial candidates $6 in taxpayer money for every $1 they receive in small contributions from in-state donors.

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