Some of Manhattan’s wealthy Democrats, along with two of the party’s most powerful members of the House, Jerry Nadler, in a primary contesting incumbents in the city’s newly redrawn District 12 It has been forced to choose a side among Congressman Carolyn Maloney.
Members of the House of Representatives, longtime colleagues, must fight each other to secure a seat after the court orders New York. 12th parliamentary district to be redrawn.. It now includes much of Nadler’s Old Town on the Upper West Side and Maloney’s Old Town on the Upper East Side.
Both are hosting fundraising activities prior to the August 23 primary., Forcing some of Big Apple’s wealthiest donors, many accustomed to supporting both candidates in previous elections, could be one of the most expensive house campaigns in the 2022 midterm elections. I was forced to declare a sexual alliance.
Hank Sheinkopf, a veteran New York Democratic strategist, estimates that more than $ 5 million could be spent by or on behalf of each candidate.
“The kind of fabric to buy the Hamptons political consultant home by all means,” he said in an interview with CNBC. According to the latest Federal Election Commission filings, Maloney’s campaign had more than $ 1 million in hand in April, and Nadler’s political organization entered the second quarter at just under $ 850,000. There are at least four Democratic candidates running for the new district, including Suraj Patel, who once worked for President Barack Obama’s predecessor team.
Maloney has been actively raising funds for Primary for the past 18 months to CNBC in a statement, and her supporters are convinced that they should represent the newly redrawn district. Said. Nadler’s representative did not return a request for comment.
“They know it’s worth returning to Congress for another two years with the proven achievements of NY-12. With their support, both old and new voters will know, I can convey the message of achievement, again, “said a veteran lawmaker.
Nadler chairs the powerful House Judiciary Committee, and Maloney chairs the House Oversight and Reform Committee, which is about as powerful.
According to data from the Independent Responsive Political Center, New York experienced one of the most expensive House elections during the 2020 campaign, spending a total of more than $ 30 million to win a seat for Congressman Alexandria Ocasiocortes. .. Data show that during the 2020 elections, New York metropolitan-based donors donated more than $ 930 million to candidates running nationwide.
In an interview, Alan Rubin, principal of the law firm Blankroma’s Government Secretariat, said he was organizing Nadler’s fundraiser at his company’s New York office in late June. Charles Myers, a former vice chairman of investment firm Evercore, said he was hosting Maloney at his home in New York in July.
A group of blank Roman leaders are expected to participate in Nadler’s fundraiser, with tickets as high as $ 5,800 per person, Rubin said. He said the company’s political action committee could also contribute to Nadler’s major campaigns. Federal election law allows individuals to donate up to $ 5,800 per campaign per election cycle, often with $ 2,900 allocated to each election.
Rubin admitted that he was one of a group of donors who were in a difficult position to decide how to join the primary and who to support, given their closeness to both candidates.
According to data from the Center for Responsive Politics, Rubin donated at least $ 2,000 to Maloney’s campaign during the 2020 election cycle, not to Nadler. Myers has contributed to both Maloney and Nadler for many years.
“I do that with you and your spouse and friends who have been friends with the couple for 20 years, and they get divorced,” Rubin said. “We ask each and every one of you to participate with friendship. That is a very, very annoying position.”
Rubin said he and others in the company have decided to support Nadler for his role in leading 2019 and 2021. Investigation and impeachment trial To former President Donald Trump as chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Trump was acquitted twice by the Senate.Maloney’s Commission also conducted some research on Trump. management..
Myers told CNBC that he plans to host a campaign fundraising event at home because he is confident that Maloney will be represented in New York before the constituency change and will have an advantage in the business world over Nadler. .. “I think most business leaders in Carolyn’s district, the Upper East Side, will help her,” Myers said.
Maloney and Nadler have previously seen several of the same donors donate to their respective campaigns when they represent different parts of New York.
For example, John Catsimatidis, CEO of the Conglomerate’s Red Apple Group, which estimates Forbes has a net worth of more than $ 3 billion, contributed to Maloney and Nadler’s previous parliamentary action. .. According to FEC filings, Cazimatidis will send a text message to CNBC to “personal check” each of the two major contestants, although they have donated $ 5,800 to Maloney during this cycle. It is planned and considers the candidate as a “friend”.
Stephen Ross and Jeff Blau, executives of real estate giants, both contributed to the Nadler and Maloney campaigns in the last election, according to FEC records.
Records show that members of the wealthy Lauder family, the heirs of the wealthy Estée Lauder’s property, have contributed to each candidate in the past. According to Forbes, the family’s net worth is over $ 40 billion.
Ross and Blau spokesmen declined to comment. A spokesman for a member of the Lauder family did not return a request for comment.
Editor’s Note: After the article was published, BlankRome spokeswoman Abby Morialty told CNBC that “plans are underway” to host Maloney’s fundraiser during July.
