Schneiderman Beats Cuomo And Spitzer In First-Year Fundraising

Written by Andrew J. Hawkins on . Posted in Blog.




Eric T. Schneiderman, enjoying some light reading back in his Senate days. (via Facebook)

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman raised more in his first year in office than either of his predecessors, Andrew Cuomo and Eliot Spitzer, over a similar period.

Schneiderman raised $1,656,060 in 2011, compared to $861,974 raised by Spitzer in his first year in office, or $1,031,350.34 raised by Cuomo in his first year as attorney general.

Here’s a chart comparing their numbers:

Jan.: $ Raised Jan.: COH Total $ Raised in Year 1
Spitzer

$390,332.00

$285,364.97

$861,974.00
Cuomo

$531,275.34

$1,141,321.30

$1,031,350.34
Schneiderman

$750,110.00

$843,713.01

$1,656,060.00

Schneiderman’s campaign is reporting $843,713.01 cash-on-hand, and having raised a total of $750,110 in this filing period. He has spent a total of $183,643.21.

The AG skipped Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget address today to appear on a conference call for the Democratic National Committee slamming GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney for failing to release his tax returns.  Schneiderman has criticized the Obama administration over its stance on a mortgage settlement with the big U.S. banks, but he apparently is still a loyal Democrat when it comes to issues related to the 2012 election.

 




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