Hochul Leads Pack of Candidates Who Fail to Disclose Sources of Corporate Cash
A 2019 reform following corruption scandals was supposed to cap political donations and unveil the people behind companies giving cash. Records show it hasn’t.
Sam Mellins · February 9, 2022

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at an Association for a Better New York breakfast in Midtown, Nov. 18, 2021. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY
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Congressional Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Queens and Long Island) speaks in support of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams at a campaign rally in Cadman Plaza on Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
| Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY

A crowd listens to Governor Hochul speak at an Association for a Better New York breakfast in Midtown, Nov. 18, 2021.
| Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY

An example: two LLCs for two buildings on the same Upper East Side block, both owned by Upper East Sider Aaron Sirulnik, each contributed the maximum $5,000 amount to Tom Suozzis campaign for governor.

Sam Mellins is senior reporter at New York Focus, which he has been a part of since launch day. His reporting has also appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Intercept, THE CITY, and The Nation.
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