The cosmetics heir has pumped at least $11 million into efforts to elect Representative Lee Zeldin, a Republican, as governor of New York. Source: New York Times
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Zeldin Campaign Investigated Over Charge of Coordinating With Super PACs
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2022
A State Board of Elections investigation was stalled when two Republican board members were absent from a vote to request subpoena power. Source: New York Times
Hochul Outpaces Zeldin in Cash Race, but Super PACs Help His Cause
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul has used her fund-raising edge to spend more than $1.5 million a week since Labor Day on an aggressive television ad campaign. Source: New York Times
Ronald Lauder Gives Major Arms and Armor Gift to the Met
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2020
The galleries will be named after the collector, whose 91-object gift is the museum’s most significant since 1942. Source: New York Times
Can This Billionaire Save N.Y.’s Senate Republicans?
By Gotham Rex on October 16, 2020
Ronald Lauder is spending millions of dollars to defeat Democratic state senators, whose party is tantalizingly close to a supermajority. Source: New York Times