Who Runs NYLong Island Election Guide 2026 - Rae Arora

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• Nassau GOP (chair Joseph G. Cairo Jr.): $13.57M in, $9.57M out. Biggest outflows: $6.32M to Blakeman for New York (Bruce Blakeman for Governor) and $2.41M to the NY Republican State Committee. Top vendors: CCC Enterprises (lawn signs, literature) $226K, American Express $147K, McLaughlin & Associates (polling) $137K.
• Suffolk GOP (chair Jesse Garcia): $2.30M in, $1.64M out. $447K to the NY Republican State Committee and $185K to Blakeman for Governor. Top vendors: The Public Relations and Marketing Group (radio) $180K, NY Print N Mail $97K, Fabrizio Lee (polling) $93K.
• Suffolk Dems (chair Rich Schaffer): $1.39M in, $1.37M out, nearly all spent directly. About $632K went to campaign staff salaries (11 people). Top vendor: North Shore Strategies $174K. Candidates: Josh Slaughter $11K, Anthony Portesy $250.
• Nassau Dems (chair Jay S. Jacobs): $856K in, $661K out. $100K to Joe Scianablo for Hempstead Supervisor. Top vendors: Crest Hollow Country Club (fundraising) $138K, office rent $56K, DP Sales (lawn signs, literature) $54K, New York Mets (fundraising) $42K.

Caveats: Main county committee accounts only (Nassau GOP filer 1522, Suffolk GOP 7000, Suffolk Dems 18071, Nassau Dems 1166); housekeeping and other accounts are excluded. Money in = Schedules A–E contributions + G transfers in; money out = F expenditures + H transfers out. Candidates = transfers and payments to candidate committees as reported. Individual staff are grouped, not named. Chairs verified Oct 31, 2026 (party sites, City & State, NY Post); photos from GOP.com, the Suffolk GOP, Suffolk Democrats and NY Democrats sites. Nicknames are playful, not official.

Cycle window: State & local: NYSBOE filings, Nov 5, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026. Source: official campaign finance filings; amounts are reported contributions, transfers and spending.

Related pages

• John Ferretti
• Joe Scianablo
• Josh Slaughter
• Nassau Democrats vs. Republicans
• Local clubs & town committees
• Party People
• Insights

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