NYCCFB Votes on Enforcement Matters at Public Meeting

11/09/2023

Last week Thursday, the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) voted to asses penalties to two 2021 campaigns and one campaign from a 2019 special elections. Please refer to the tables below for more details on those determinations. (The penalties listed in the previous press release were incorrect, please refer to the updated chart below for the corrected penalties)

Other business conducted during the public meeting included an announcement of all campaigns that were in compliance. The candidates below the penalty charts have completed the post-election audit process without any violations and penalties assessed by the Campaign Finance Board. The Board recognizes the diligence of the candidates and their staff in running campaigns that maintained compliance with New York City’s campaign finance. (Some of the candidates below are mentioned in this press release as they may not have been named in prior post-meeting press releases)  

A video recording of the meeting is available on the CFB's YouTube channel.

November 2nd Penalty Charts

Candidate Name (Election Cycle) Office Violation Penalty Total Penalties
Mark-Viverito, Melissa
(2019A)
Public Advocate 1. Failing to document transactions. $150 $1,236
2. Failing to report transactions in daily pre-election disclosure statements. $110
3. Accepting an over the limit contribution. $250
4. Making impermissible post-election expenditures  $726

 

Candidate Name (Election Cycle) Office  Violation Penalty Total Penalties
Zang, Donghui (2021) City Council 1. Failing to report and document basic campaign functions and activities  $500 $823
2. Making impermissible post-election expenditures $323

 

Candidate Name (Election Cycle) Office  Violation Penalty Total Penalties
Hayes, Sean (2021) City Council 1. Failing to file disclosure statements   $1,125 $1,125


Campaigns in Compliance

Election Cycle 

Candidate 

Office 

Treasurer

First Time 

CFB Candidate?

2017 

Aaron
Foldenauer

City Council
District #1

Aaron
Foldenauer

Yes

2021

Mohammad 
AbdulMalik
Mayor Nehemiah
Chandler
Yes
2021 Leonardo
Bullaro
City Council
District #22
Salvatore
Amato
Yes
2021 Franklin P.
Gonzalez
City Council
District #37
Victor H.
Paredes
Yes
2021 Kevin
Pazmino
City Council
District #11
Kevin
Pazmino
Yes
2021 Paperboy L.
Prince
Mayor Shannon E.
Doyle
Yes
2021 Steven
Patzer
City Council
District #47
Daniel
Aliotta
Yes
2021 Sandra
Ung
City Council
District #20
Michael A.
Favilla
Yes
2021 Vivia
Morgan
City Council
District #40
Vivia
Morgan
Yes
2021 Benjamin
Solotaire
City Council
District #33
Martin R.
Goldin
Yes
2021 Kerryanne C.
Burke
City Council
District #27
Michelle
Montrose
Yes
2021 Kim
Moscaritolo
City Council 
District #5
John
Bartos
Yes
2021 Cecilia C. 
Cortez
City Council
District #40
Ron
Plotklin
Yes
2021 Catherine
Gioino
City Council
District #22
Alexandra
Romano
Yes
2021 Denise M.
Keehan-Smith
City Council
District #26
Casey J.
Smith
Yes
2021 Reginald
Swiney
City Council
District #36
Reginald
Swiney
No
2021 Kalman 
Yeger
City Council
District #44
Shimshon
Yeger
No