It turns out that Andrew Cuomo’s most generous donor was even more generous than we thought yesterday.
The campaign apparently lost track of an additional $33,800 check from RFR Holding LLC, part of the Manhattan-based real estate empire of Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs, and has now reported it in an amended disclosure statement.
That brings the total from the two men, their affiliated firms, relatives and partners to at least $294,000 since January. No doubt Andrew, as an advocate of campaign finance reform, hates to have to take in so much from so few.
Cuomo’s campaign is also drawing some attention on the other side of the ledger. He spent, according to the filings, just $550,000 in the last six months -- less than any other AG candidate, and dramatically less less than Jeanine Pirro ($929,000), Charlie King ($1.4 million) and Sean Patrick Maloney ($774,000). Mark Green spent $559,000.
John Riley
Our friends over at The Daily Politics wonder how Cuomo got by with only two reported employees for the last six months. .... Our friends at The Politicker wonder about that cheap Manhattan rent of $11,370 his campaign paid for the last six months.
Addendum: Cuomo spokeswoman Wendy Katz says the rent isn't so cheap after all. The campaign has only been in its headquarters since mid-April, the building is under construction, and the campaign has no term lease and could be moved out at any time.