In typical campaign fashion, Tom Murphy is resorting to political games rather than focusing on the issues that matter to Westchester residents. Elizabeth Ganga covers the story:
He [Murphy] is asking the board to investigate contributions he says exceed the filing limits for the primary. The problem is candidates in a primary can accept contributions up to the sum of the primary limit and the
general election limit, which in District 7 is $2,833, according to Thomas Connolly, a spokesman for the
state Board of Elections. All the contributions to Parker's campaign on her July finance filing fall under that level except a $5,000 contribution from her mother, Barbara Dannenberg. Family members can contribute up to $13,004.
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He [Murphy] is asking the board to investigate contributions he says exceed the filing limits for the primary. The problem is candidates in a primary can accept contributions up to the sum of the primary limit and the
general election limit, which in District 7 is $2,833, according to Thomas Connolly, a spokesman for the
state Board of Elections. All the contributions to Parker's campaign on her July finance filing fall under that level except a $5,000 contribution from her mother, Barbara Dannenberg. Family members can contribute up to $13,004.
See the rest of the article here.