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Top political contributions made during week ending August 9
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Families Party, Inc. | Katrina E. Schaffer | Individual | $55,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| Suffolk County Democratic Committee | Marsha Z. Laufer | Individual | $50,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Lighthouse, PAC | Jo Anne C. Gagliano | Individual | $7,500 | 2020-08-03 |
| Friends of Jim Barber | Eva Davy | Individual | $6,700 | 2020-08-06 |
| BW, PAC | David Weinraub | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Committee to Elect Mindy Maclaren | Melinda MacLaren | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Erie County Republican Committee-Finance | Patrick Hotung | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Butch Yamali | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Robert Barr | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Planned Parenthood Empire State Votes, PAC | Wendy MacKenzie | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| SCGOP | Steven Held | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Suffolk County Democratic Committee | Michael J. Posillico | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Tannousis for Assembly | Angelo K. Tsakopoulos | Individual | $4,700 | 2020-08-04 |
| Saratogians United to Continue the Charter Essential to Sustain Our Success (Suc | Charles V. Wait | Individual | $3,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Friends of Bill Weber for Senate | Josh Eisen | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-07 |
| Friends of Jeremy Cooney | Nelson Leenhouts | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-03 |
| Friends of Steve Polgar | Nancy Goroff | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Clementine Becker | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Elizabeth J. Loconsolo | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Lance Greiff | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Michael J. Sposato | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Peter L. Kramer | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Thomas E. Muscarella | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-04 |
| New York Republican County Committee | Charles Sullivan | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-08 |
| PPNYC Votes, PAC | Andrea Hagelgans | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-03 |
| Suffolk County Democratic Committee | David S. MacK | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-08-07 |
| National Fuel Gas New York Political Action Committee | Mike Reville | Individual | $2,448 | 2020-08-06 |
| Dejoseph for Family Court | Nasri Ghaly | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Erie County Democratic Committee | James E. Eagan | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Freinds for Meredith Vacca | Paul Vacca | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-08 |
| Friends of Michael Durso | Vincent Marino | In-kind | $2,000 | 2020-08-09 |
| Friends of Mike Siderakis | Peter Ferentinos | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Friends of Mike Siderakis | Peter Ferentinos | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Frank E. Richardson | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Jabari for State Senate | Sarah Riggs | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-08 |
| Mlmicpac | Edward Amsler | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Mlmicpac | Kenneth Roberts | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | John B. Kiernan | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Joseph Matone | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Lee Delorenzo | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Lisa A. Cairo | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Republican Assembly Campaign Committee | Robert Santagata | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Erie County Republican Committee-Finance | Kristen M. Stambach | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-08-07 |
| New York Republican County Committee | Jineea Butler | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-08-08 |
| Trailblazers Political Action Committee | Kate Paterson | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-08-06 |
| Trailblazers Political Action Committee | Patrick Tepesch | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-08-06 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | Anthony Rivelli | Individual | $1,400 | 2020-08-03 |
| Lewisboro Republican Town Committee | Sharon Scanlan | In-kind | $1,323 | 2020-08-06 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | Franco Mollo | Individual | $1,300 | 2020-08-03 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | Frederick A. Jawitz | Individual | $1,300 | 2020-08-03 |
| Citizens for D'Esposito | John Pinto | Individual | $1,300 | 2020-08-03 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Gregory P. Peterson | Individual | $1,250 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Jeffrey Wiesenfeld | Individual | $1,250 | 2020-08-03 |
| Suffolk County Democratic Committee | Christopher Albanese | Individual | $1,250 | 2020-08-06 |
| Suffolk County Democratic Committee | Russell C. Albanese | Individual | $1,250 | 2020-08-06 |
| Broome County Democratic Committee | Stephen Elkins | Individual | $1,200 | 2020-08-09 |
| Committee to Elect Paula Engel | Janet Berl Burman | Individual | $1,110 | 2020-08-03 |
| Anna Kaplan for NY State Senate | James Marsh | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Committee to Allyn J. Crawford Civil Court Judge | Peter Pepe | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Committee to Elect Judge Amy Martoche | Sean E. Cooney | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Committee to Elect Judge Pavone | Concetto T. Lampuri | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Committee to Elect Rob Smith for Judge | Merrill Sabo | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Elijah for Senate | Mark Jacobs | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| Erie County Republican Committee-Finance | Dan Gernatt Jr. | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Friends of Dan Buttermann | Richard Sternberg | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Friends of Didi Barrett for Assembly | Peter Coan | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Friends of Didi Barrett for Assembly | Stephanie Lazar | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Friends of Karen S. Smythe | Sherrell Andrews | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| Friends of Mike Martucci | Abraham Rutner | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| Friends of Mike Martucci | Joel Rubin | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Friends of Mike Siderakis | Louis Katsos | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Friends of Mike Siderakis | Louis Katsos | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Calvin Chin | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | John Sayegh | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Karla Boyce for County Clerk | Michael Francesco | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| Lawler 4 NY | Alfred F. Kelly | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Lawler 4 NY | Raja Amar | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Mlmicpac | Ann M. Barbaccia Pollack | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Mlmicpac | David W. Felton | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Mlmicpac | James K. Reed Md | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Mlmicpac | John Lombardo Md | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Mlmicpac | Mark J. Feldman Dmd | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Mlmicpac | Robert Menotti Md | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Alfonse M. D'Amato | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Andrew Monteleone | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Anthony Mastroianni | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Brian Curran | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Cherice P. Vanderhall | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Christopher Cianculli | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Christopher Thompson | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Daniel Melody | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | David Woycik Jr. | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Denise A. Ford | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Dennis Dunne | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Diana Muller | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Dominick A. Longobardi | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Eric Bjorneby | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Eric C. Mallette | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Francis X. Moroney | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Frank Intagliata | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-08-04 |
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