WHY ARE THE UNPOPULAR &

INEFFECTIVE CUOMO/SENATE GOP

EDUCATION PROPOSALS STILL
ALIVE IN ALBANY?

Because
Billionaires!
Governor Cuomos education plan does not reflect what parents want for
their kids. 70% of New Yorkers disapprove of Cuomos test-heavy education
plan, his attacks on teachers, and his efforts to privatize public schools.
So why are these unpopular, ineffective policy proposals still alive at this
point in the budget talks?
Probably because a small group of billionaires made millions in campaign
contributions to make sure Senate Republicans and Governor Cuomo would
keep pushing them, no matter what regular New Yorkers want.
Hedge Clippers has reported on the huge amounts of campaign cash that
hedge fund donors supplied to Cuomo and lawmakers you can read our
reports at hedgeclippers.org.

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New York State Senate

Hedge Fund
Class of 2014
TERRENCE
MURPHY
$2,146,147.08
Murphy, a newly elected Republican
Senator from Yorktown, was the
hedge fund industrys chosen
candidate during the last cycle. The
hedge fund PAC, New Yorkers for a
Balanced Albany, spent a staggering
$2,146,147.08 on the race, much of
it on attacks on Murphys opponent,
Justin Wagner. Vulture investor Paul
Singer, a New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany donor, chipped in
$16,800 directly to Murphys campaign.
Throughout his campaign, Murphy repeatedly engaged in antiimmigrant attacks and scaremongering about progressive tax
policies that would take money away from his hedge fund backers.

TOM
CROCI
$658,131.42
The hedge fund industry spent
$658,131.42 electing Tom Croci to the
New York State Senate in 2014. New
Yorkers for a Balanced Albany spent
$647,706.42 in support of Croci.
The former Islip town supervisor
also received a direct contribution
of $10,300 from New Yorkers for a
Balanced Albany backer Paul Singer.

SUE
SERINO
$847,567.59
Sue Serinos bid to unseat freshman
Democratic Senator Terry Gipson
benefited from hedge fund managers
largesse to the tune of $847,567.59.
New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany
spent $837,267.59 on her race,
mostly on ads attacking her opponent,
Terry Gipson. Singer further boosted
the campaign with a $10,300 donation.
Throughout the race, Serino presented herself as an all-in,
pro-hydraulic fracturing, anti-public financing, anti-SAFE Act
Republican. One gambling-themed ad produced by New Yorkers for
a Balanced Albany accused Gipson of backing New York City style
campaign finance, ostensibly meaning public financing of elections,
which would greatly diminish the influence of certain hedge fundbacked PACs.

JACK
MARTINS
$379,769.07
New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany
spent $369,469.07 to help New York
State Senate incumbent Jack Martins
beat back challenger Adam Haber to
secure a third term. Paul Singer also
supported Martins re-election with a
$10,300 donation. Apparently, Martins
support for billionaire-friendly tax
policies were enough to secure
Singers support, despite his opposition to marriage equality, a
cause that Singer supported in 2011.

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