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For Immediate Release: For more information:

Thursday, June 11th

, 2015, 5 pages Blair Horner 518 727-4506

ALBANY MONEY MACHINE 2015: FLAG DAY EDITION

RENT REFORM?, 421a CHANGES?, ETHICS-NOPE, BUT AT LEAST 173 FUNDRAISERS IN ALBANY AND BY LEADERSHIP SINCE JANUARY

Legislator Date Location Minimum contribution Sen. Martins 1/21 Fort Orange Club, Albany $600

Sen. Skelos 1/21 Fort Orange Club $1000

Sen. Gallivan 1/26 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Latimer 1/26 Albany Pump Station $250

Sen. Funke 1/26 Fort Orange Club $500

Assm. Dinowitz 1/26 Albany Room $500

Assm. Tedisco 1/26 Fort Orange Club $300

Assm. Benedetto 1/26 Albany Room $350

Assm. Pretlow 1/26 University Club, Albany $500

Assm. Mayer 1/26 Hilton Albany $250

Assm. Hevesi 1/27 Fort Orange Club $400

Assm. Brook-Krasny 2/2 Albany Room, Empire State Plaza $250

Assm. Cusick 2/2 Victory Caf, Albany $250

Assm. Tenney 2/2 Fort Orange Club $250

Assm. Farrell 2/2 Albany Room $500

Assm. Magnarelli 2/2 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Larkin 2/2 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Golden 2/2 Fort Orange Club $600

Sen. Marchione 2/3 Fort Orange Club $500

RACC 2/5 First Niagara Center, Buffalo $600

Assm. Bronson 2/9 Hilton Albany $500

Assm. Kolb 2/9 University Club $750

Sen. Bonacic 2/9 Fort Orange Club $750

Sen. Hassell-Thompson 2/9 University Club $500

Sen. Farley 2/9 Hilton Albany $400

Sen. Griffo 2/9 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Marcellino 2/9 University Club $750

Sen. Stewart-Cousins 2/9 Taste, Albany $500

Assm. Schimminger 2/10 Fort Orange Club $500

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Assm. McLaughlin 2/23 Desmond Hotel, Albany $150

Assm. Butler 2/25 Fort Orange Club $275

Assm. Hevesi 2/25 Fort Orange Club $400

Assm. Quart 2/25 Capital American Eatery & Lounge, Albany $250

Assm. Crouch 2/25 University Club $250

Assm. Montesano 2/25 Bongiornos, Albany $250 Sen. Flanagan 2/25 Fort Or ange Club $750

DSCC 2/25 The Grille, Albany $1000

Assm. Garbarino 2/25 Fort Orange Club $250

Assm. Palmesano 2/25 University Club $250

SRCC 2/25 The State Room, Albany $1000

Assm. Fitzpatrick 3/2 El Miriachi, Albany $200

Assm. Oaks 3/2 Albany Room $500

Assm. Rodriguez 3/2 Hilton Albany $500

Sen. Kennedy 3/2 Taste $1000

Sen. LaValle 3/2 University Club $500

Sen. Panepinto 3/2 Taste $250

Sen. Lanza 3/2 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Marchione 3/2 Fort Orange Club $300

Sen. Young 3/2 Fort Orange Club $700

Assm. Finch 3/3 Fort Orange Club $350

Assm. Murray 3/3 Albany Room $175

Assm. Titone 3/3 University Club $250

Assm. Schimel 3/3 University Club $250

Assm. Moya 3/3 Hilton Albany $350

Sen. Libous 3/3 University Club $1000

Sen. Razenhofer 3/3 Fort Orange Club $600

Sen. Croci 3/3 Fort Orange Club $100

Assm. Santabarbara 3/4 University Club $250

Assm. Aubry 3/9 Albany Room $250

Assm. McDonough 3/9 Fort Orange Club $300

RACC 3/9 90 State Street offices, Albany $500

Sen. Ritchie 3/9 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Seward 3/9 Fort Orange Club $750

Sen. Avella 3/9 University Club $1000

Assm. Weprin 3/9 Victory Caf, Albany $500

Assm. Blankenbush 3/10 Albany Room $250

Assm. Corwin 3/10 Fort Orange Club $500

Assm. Jaffee 3/10 Albany Room $300

Assm. Lavine 3/10 Hilton Albany $500

Assm. Lawrence 3/10 Albany Room $250

Assm. Lopez 3/10 Fort Orange Club $300

Assm. Brindisi 3/10 Hilton Albany $250

Assm. Ceretto 3/10 Albany Room $250

Assm. Palumbo 3/10 Albany Pump Station $175

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Sen. Breslin 3/10 University Club $500

Sen. Carlucci 3/10 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Hamilton 3/10 El Miriachi $500

Sen. Nozzolio 3/10 Fort Orange Club $750

Sen. Robach 3/10 Hilton Albany $500

Sen. Rivera 3/10 City Beer Hall, Albany $250

Sen. Serino 3/10 Hilton Albany $400

Sen. Murphy 3/11 Fort Orange Club $350

Assm. Pichardo 3/11 City Beer Hall $250

Sen. Savino 3/11 Hilton Albany $500

Sen. Little 3/11 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Amedore 3/16 Fort Orange Club $500

Assm. Barclay 3/16 Fort Orange Club $300

Assm. Borelli 3/16 Fort Orange Club $250

Sen. DeFrancisco 3/16 Fort Orange Club $1000

Assm. Englebright 3/16 Albany Room $400

Assm. Giglio 3/16 Prime at the Plaza, Albany $250

Assm. Goodell 3/16 Albany Room $250

Sen. Ortt 3/16 University Club $500

Assm. Walter 3/16 Fort Orange Club $250

Assm. Buchwald 3/17 Albany Room $350

Sen. Klein 3/17 Fort Orange Club $500

Assm. Markey 3/17 University Club $250

Sen. OMara 3/17 Public 42, Albany $500 Assm. Malliotakis 3/18 Fort Orange Club $250

Assm. Morelle 3/18 Fort Orange Club $500

Assm. Stec 3/18 Fort Orange Club $250

Assm. Abinanti 3/18 V&R Ristorante, Albany $250

Sen. Boyle 3/18 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Stavisky 3/18 Taste $500

Sen. Venditto 3/18 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Hannon 3/23 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Larkin 3/23 Fort Orange Club $500

Assm. Tenney 3/23 Fort Orange Club $250

Assm. Cusick 3/23 Victory Caf $250

Assm. Ramos 3/23 Albany Room $500

Assm. Wozniak 3/23 Fort Orange Club $250

Assm. Abbate 3/24 The State Room $300

Assm. Lupinacci 3/24 Fort Orange Club $50

Assm. Saladino 3/24 Bongiornos, Albany $400 Sen. Martins 3/25 Fort Orange Club $400

Assm. Brabenec 3/25 Fort Orange Club $250

Assm. Skoufis 3/25 Hilton Albany $250

Gov. Cuomo 4/7 320 Park Ave, NYC (dinner and conversation) $15,000 Sen. Parker 4/21 University Club $500

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Assm. Raia 4/21 Pinto & Hobbes, Albany $250

Assm. Curran 4/21 Albany Room $225

Assm Seawright & Linares 4/22 University Club (joint fundraiser) $250 each

Sen. Valesky 4/27 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Gianaris 4/27 University Club $1000

DACC 4/28 Hilton Albany $1000

Assm. Perry 4/28 Hilton Albany $375

Assm. Cymbrowitz 4/28 Caf Capriccio $350

Assm. Gantt 4/28 Fort Orange Club $500

Assm. Barrett 4/28 Albany Room $250

Assm. Braunstein 5/4 Hilton Albany $250

Assm. Katz 5/4 Albany Pump Station $175

Assm. Cahill 5/5 State Room, Albany $500

Assm. Gunther 5/5 Albany Room $300

Sen. Funke 5/11 The Grille at 138, Albany $350

Sen. Ritchie 5/12 Fort Orange Club $250

Assm. Weinstein 5/12 Hilton Albany $500

Sen. Robach & Lanza 5/12 Graneys Stout, Albany (joint fundraiser) $400 each Assm. Farrell 5/12 Albany Institute of History & Art $500

Assm. Magee 5/12 University Club $250

Assm. Bichotte 5/12 Albany Room $250

RACC 5/19 Albany Institute of History & Art $500

Sen. Golden 5/19 Fort Orange Club $350

Sen. Razenhofer 5/19 Fort Orange Club $500

Assm. Lupardo 5/19 City Beer Hall $350

Assm. Russell 5/19 Hilton Albany $100

Sen. LaValle 5/27 University Club $500

Sen. Avella 5/27 Taste $500

Sen. Gallivan 5/27 Fort Orange Club $500

DSCC 6/1 City Beer Hall $1000

Assm. Lentol 6/1 Hotel Albany $500

Assm. Otis 6/1 Hilton Albany $350

Assm. McDonald 6/1 Hilton Albany $300

Assm. Gottfried 6/1 State Room, Albany $500

Sen. Griffo 6/4 The Cornell Club, Manhattan $750

Sen. Ortt 6/8 Public House 42, Albany $350

Sen. Stewart-Cousins 6/8 University Club $500

Assm. Robinson 6/8 Albany Room $500

Sen. Croci 6/9 Fort Orange Club $250

Sen. Serino 6/9 Fort Orange Club $500

Sen. Flanagan 6/9 Fort Orange Club $1000

Assm. Santabarbara 6/10 Albany Room $250

SRCC 6/10 State Room, Albany $5000

Sen. Libous 6/11 The Penn Club, NYC $1000

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Sen. Martins 6/11 Grand Havana Room, NYC $1000

Sen. Seward 6/16 Albany Room $250

Assm. Woerner 6/16 Fort Orange Club $250

Gov. Cuomo 6/18 The Plaza Hotel, NYC $2500

Comptroller DiNapoli 6/22 The Eventi Hotel, NYC $250

DACC 6/22 Yankee Stadium $5000

AG Schneiderman 6/24 The Empire Hotel, NYC $500

Sen. Klein 6/30 Yankee Stadium $1000

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