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Top political contributions made during week ending September 27
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York State Democratic Committee | Karen S. Brown | Individual | $20,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Committee to Elect Damian Sonsire | Damian M. Sonsire | Individual | $15,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Friends of Karen S. Smythe | Paul Garrigue | Individual | $11,000 | 2020-09-26 |
| Friends of Liz Krueger | Agnes Gund | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Jeffrey A. Stahl | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-09-23 |
| New York League of Conservation Voters Political Action Committee | Lise Strickler | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-09-24 |
| New York Republican County Committee | John Castle | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-09-23 |
| Friends of Liz Krueger | Anne E. Delaney | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Friends of Liz Krueger | Anne E. Delaney | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Erik Friedberg | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Lewis E. Topper | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-09-23 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Peter Kalikow | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | William P. Harrington | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Mac, PAC | Louis A. Santaro | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-09-26 |
| PPNYC Votes, PAC | Thomas Ullman | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Serino 4 NY | John Catsimatidis | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Serino 4 NY | Stephen Kirwin | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-09-25 |
| WD, PAC | Jesse F. Wendell | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-09-24 |
| Lawler 4 NY | Mary Ann Berg | Individual | $4,700 | 2020-09-25 |
| Friends of Jen Metzger | Sandra Gerry | Individual | $3,500 | 2020-09-23 |
| Committee to Elect Bill Gargan | Frederick R. Davey | Individual | $3,000 | 2020-09-25 |
| Friends of Bill Weber for Senate | Patricia Weber | Individual | $3,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Friends of Jen Metzger | Natalie Merchant | Individual | $3,000 | 2020-09-23 |
| Friends of Steve Cornwell | Megan Fahs | Individual | $3,000 | 2020-09-24 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Butch Yamali | Individual | $3,000 | 2020-09-23 |
| Suffolk County Democratic Committee | Jefrey I. Pollock | Individual | $3,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Friends of Elisa Nahoum | Roberta Hillman | Individual | $2,800 | 2020-09-22 |
| Friends of Elisa Nahoum | Tatanall Hillman | Individual | $2,800 | 2020-09-22 |
| Friends of Jen Metzger | Rosario Dawson | Individual | $2,800 | 2020-09-27 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Michael L. Moskowitz | Individual | $2,800 | 2020-09-25 |
| Committee to Elect a Republican Majority | Lyly D. Rockwell | Individual | $2,600 | 2020-09-21 |
| Elijah for Senate | Sue Smith | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-23 |
| Friends of Jeremy Cooney | Daniel Goldstein | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-25 |
| Friends of Liz Krueger | Morris Pearl | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-23 |
| Friends of Peter Oberacker | Marjorie R. Becker | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-22 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Antonino J. Enea | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-26 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Jeremiah Harrington | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-26 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Roy A. Stillman | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-21 |
| Judge Mcmahon for Supreme Court | Kevin McMahon | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-21 |
| Lawler 4 NY | John Murnane | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-21 |
| Lawler 4 NY | Keith H. Wofford | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-22 |
| Mac, PAC | Linda H. Kenan | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-26 |
| Mac, PAC | Robert C. Lafleur | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-26 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Michael E. Ryan | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-09-23 |
| Committee to Elect a Republican Majority | Lyly D. Rockwell | Individual | $2,400 | 2020-09-21 |
| Friends of Dan Buttermann | Eva Davy | Individual | $2,200 | 2020-09-23 |
| Allegany County Democratic Committee | Sherry Walton | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Andrew Lanza for Staten Island | Anthony Argento | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Davis for State Senate | Andrea Audi | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Friends of Matt Pilatzke | Matthew R. Pilatzke | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-09-24 |
| Friends of Rob Astorino | Joseph Berger | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Friends of Vincent J. Aceste | Vincent J. Aceste | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-09-25 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Elaine R. Phillips | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-09-23 |
| Samra Brouk for State Senate | Mark Gordon | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Yand Gil | Individual | $1,800 | 2020-09-23 |
| Friends of Jim Barber | Kathe B. Dyson | Individual | $1,510 | 2020-09-25 |
| Friends of Andrea Rendo | Eugene Conroy | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-09-22 |
| Friends of Bill Weber for Senate | John Luciano | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-09-25 |
| Judge Mcmahon for Supreme Court | John Powers | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-09-21 |
| Medical Society of the State of New York Political Action Committee | William R. Latreille Jr. | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-09-23 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Robert Donno | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-09-23 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Shalom Maidenbaum | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-09-25 |
| Suffolk County Democratic Committee | Philip C. Nolan | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-09-24 |
| Mac, PAC | John F. Brusa Jr. | Individual | $1,300 | 2020-09-26 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Francis X. Becker Jr. | Individual | $1,300 | 2020-09-23 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Christopher Cardillo | Individual | $1,250 | 2020-09-23 |
| Nassau County Republican Committee | Edward S. Carey | Individual | $1,250 | 2020-09-23 |
| Republican Assembly Campaign Committee | Gary Finch | Individual | $1,215 | 2020-09-25 |
| Friends of Mark Venesky | Gerald W. Tracey | In-kind | $1,209 | 2020-09-26 |
| Friends of Mark Venesky | James P. Ranalli | In-kind | $1,209 | 2020-09-26 |
| Mac, PAC | John A. Benson | Individual | $1,200 | 2020-09-26 |
| Davis for State Senate | Constance Bosse | In-kind | $1,084 | 2020-09-27 |
| Realtors Political Action Committee | Steven J. Rainone | Individual | $1,025 | 2020-09-25 |
| Amedure for Senate | Gary Arold | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Anna Kaplan for NY State Senate | Harvinder Singh | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Anna Kaplan for NY State Senate | Jarret Berg | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-24 |
| Berger for Senate | Richard Binko | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-24 |
| Berger for Senate | Victor A. Martucci | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Brescia for Senate | Fred Purdy | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-27 |
| Catalina for New York | Jason Ortiz | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-23 |
| Citizens for AL Stirpe | Anthony Bottar | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Citizens for AL Stirpe | Chelsea Goddard | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-24 |
| Citizens for AL Stirpe | Margaret Oconnell | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-24 |
| Committee to Elect Bill Gargan | Wendy Walsh | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-24 |
| Committee to Elect Katherine Daniels | Steven L. Rattner | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-25 |
| Committee to Elect Mary Beth Walsh | Marianne Laroche | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Daphne Jordan for State Senate | Conrad Coon | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-25 |
| Daveforny | Kevin Rampe | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-23 |
| Daveforny | Mark Rivers | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-25 |
| Davis for State Senate | Daniel Bosley | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-25 |
| Dejoseph for Family Court | Kevin Lagrow | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee | Antoina E. Stolper | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee | Gale A. Brewer | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee | Jill Braufman | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-25 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee | Patti Kenner | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-23 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee | Rachel Lavine | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-22 |
| Elect Paul Trachte | Ronald Barton | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-24 |
| Elijah for Senate | Louis Tharp | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-24 |
| Farrell Fritz, P.C. | Frank T. Santoro | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-21 |
| Farrell Fritz, P.C. | Franklin C. McRoberts | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-09-24 |
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