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August 21, 2009
The Day: Big Boo$t for Hunley-Adossa
The Local [Fort Greene/Clinton Hill]
by Michael Szeto
The coffers of City Council candidate Delia Hunley-Adossa got a big boost yesterday with an infusion of $59,422 in matching funds from the city.
Her opponents, City Councilwoman Letitia James and Medhanie Estiphanos, did not receive matching funds in the round of payments announced yesterday, making Ms. Hunley-Adossa’s campaign the richest with less than four weeks to go before the Sept. 15 Democratic primary.
Ms. Hunley-Adossa, who only had $2,528 cash on hand on Wednesday, now has $61,950. Based on the latest finance filing made last week, Ms. James has $32,510 cash on hand while Mr. Estiphanos has $4,795.
Ms. Hunley-Adossa had been passed over for matching funds earlier this month by the Campaign Finance Board because of unspecified “compliance issues.” But Thursday, the campaign finance board said all compliance issues have been resolved.
...Ms. James did not qualify for matching funds this time around because her opponents had not raised or spent enough money.
Posted by eric at August 21, 2009 12:16 PM