Nassau’s Broken Assessment Team: Who Funds It

NYSBOE Nov 5, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026; history 2009–2026

Party-colored chart (Republicans red, Democrats blue) of tax grievance firm contributions: by firm, 23 candidates funded in 2025–26 with dates and donors, party committees, and top candidates since 2009.

What it shows

2025–26 total: $568,331 in 101 contributions: Republican recipients $474,631 (84%), Democratic $84,500 (15%), Conservative $5,000, other/unverified $4,200.
By firm/PAC (2025–26): Committee for Fair Property Taxes PAC $343,600 · Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group / Shalom Maidenbaum $129,500 · Tax Correction Agency & Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services / Craig Norberto, Paola Orsini $42,580 · Property Tax Reduction Consultants / Sean Acosta $39,250 · Schroder & Strom LLP $12,900 · Real Estate Assessment Group $500.
Sep 15, 2026: $105,000 to the Nassau County Republican Committee in one day (PAC, Acosta and Maidenbaum $25,000 each; Norberto and Orsini $12,500 each; Schroder and Strom $2,500 each).
Candidates they funded, 2025–26 (candidate committees only): $66,155 to 23 candidates: Republicans $58,655, Democrats $7,500. The other $502,175 went to party committees and funds.
John Ferretti (Hempstead Town Supervisor, Republican): $19,950: 2026-01-30 $1,000 from Shalom Maidenbaum; 2026-02-10 $1,000 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC; 2026-03-25 $500 from Paola Orsini; 2026-04-20 $500 from Paola Orsini; 2026-04-23 $500 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC; 2026-06-29 $5,000 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC; 2026-06-29 $450 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC; 2026-07-05 $10,000 from Shalom Maidenbaum; 2026-09-19 $1,000 from Commitee For Fair Property Taxes
Bruce Blakeman (Nassau County Exec. / Gov. candidate, Republican): $13,301: 2026-01-11 $260 from Paola Orsini; 2026-01-14 $5,000 from Shalom Maidenbaum; 2026-04-15 $5,000 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes; 2026-09-28 $1,041 from Paola Orsini; 2026-10-14 $2,000 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes
Dan Losquadro (Suffolk County Comptroller, Republican): $4,000: 2026-02-02 $500 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes; 2026-05-13 $2,000 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes; 2026-09-29 $1,500 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes
Ed Ra (Assembly AD-19, Republican): $3,500: 2026-07-07 $2,500 from Shalom Maidenbaum; 2026-10-14 $1,000 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes
Elaine Phillips (Nassau County Comptroller, Republican): $3,500: 2025-11-12 $1,000 from Craig Norberto; 2025-11-20 $2,500 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes
Kathy Hochul (Governor, Democratic): $3,500: 2026-03-08 $1,000 from Karen Strom; 2026-10-16 $2,500 from Michael Schroder
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (State Senate SD-9, Republican): $3,100: 2026-09-08 $600 from Paola Orsini; 2026-09-08 $2,500 from Committee for Fair Property Taxes PAC
Joseph Saladino (Oyster Bay Supervisor, Republican): $2,000: 2026-09-22 $2,000 from COMMITTEE FOR FAIR PROPERTY TAXES PAC
John Giuffre (Nassau Legislator, Republican): $1,500: 2026-05-20 $500 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes; 2026-10-19 $1,000 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes
Samantha Goetz (Nassau Legislator, Republican): $1,500: 2026-06-17 $1,500 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes
Matt Capp (State Senate SD-6 candidate, Republican): $1,104: 2026-05-18 $104 from Paola Orsini; 2026-07-31 $1,000 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (Senate Majority Leader, Democratic): $1,000: 2026-02-04 $1,000 from Shalom Maidenbaum
Jennifer DeSena (N. Hempstead Supervisor, Republican): $1,000: 2026-04-21 $1,000 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes
Judy Griffin (Assembly AD-21, Democratic): $1,000: 2026-03-11 $1,000 from Shalom Maidenbaum
Kate Murray (Hempstead Town Clerk, Republican): $1,000: 2026-10-09 $1,000 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes - Pac
Monica Martinez (State Senate SD-4, Democratic): $1,000: 2026-01-30 $1,000 from Shalom Maidenbaum
Siela Bynoe (State Senate SD-6, Democratic): $1,000: 2026-03-09 $1,000 from Shalom Maidenbaum
Vincent Puleo (Suffolk County Clerk cand., Republican): $1,000: 2026-04-24 $1,000 from Sean Acosta
Ed Wehrheim (Smithtown Supervisor, Republican): $500: 2026-06-26 $500 from Schroder & Strom LLP
Howard Kopel (Nassau Legislator, Republican): $500: 2026-06-10 $500 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes
Steve Rhoads (State Senate SD-5, Republican): $500: 2026-08-15 $500 from Committee For Fair Property Taxes
Angie Carpenter (Islip Supervisor, Republican): $400: 2026-03-11 $200 from Michael Schroder; 2026-03-11 $200 from Karen Strom
Ben Jackson (Nassau Legislature LD-6 cand., Republican): $300: 2026-05-07 $100 from Real Estate Assessment Group Inc.; 2026-09-12 $200 from Real Estate Assessment Group Inc.
Top candidates, 2009–2026: Ed Mangano (R) $270,302 · Don Clavin (R) $237,810 · Bruce Blakeman (R) $197,626 · Anne Donnelly (R) $96,250 · Madeline Singas (D) $79,000 · Laura Curran (D) $52,900 · Elaine Phillips (R) $49,860 · Howard Kopel (R) $46,390 · Todd Kaminsky (D) $42,100 · Kathy Hochul (D) $40,250 · Joseph Saladino (R) $39,500 · John Ferretti (R) $38,150
History, 2009–2026: $6,147,546 in 1,533 contributions; Nassau County Republican Committee alone $2.12M; NVS Victory funds $919K.

All 101 current-cycle contributions, newest first

Date	Donor	Firm / tie	Amount	Recipient	Party
2026-10-19	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$20,000.00	NYS Senate Dem. Campaign Cmte party committee	Democratic
2026-10-19	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$1,000.00	John Giuffre Nassau Legislator	Republican
2026-10-16	Michael Schroder	Schroder & Strom LLP	$2,500.00	Kathy Hochul Governor	Democratic
2026-10-15	Sean Acosta	Property Tax Reduction Consultants (PTRC)	$5,000.00	Suffolk Conservative Party party committee	Conservative
2026-10-14	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$400.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-10-14	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$1,000.00	Ed Ra Assembly AD-19	Republican
2026-10-14	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$2,000.00	Bruce Blakeman Nassau County Exec. / Gov. candidate	Republican
2026-10-13	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$2,500.00	Excelsior Leadership Fund PAC (unverified)	Other / unverified
2026-10-12	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$10,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-10-09	Committee For Fair Property Taxes - Pac	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$1,000.00	Kate Murray Hempstead Town Clerk	Republican
2026-10-08	Karen Strom	Schroder & Strom LLP	$1,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-10-05	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$500.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-29	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$1,500.00	Dan Losquadro Suffolk County Comptroller	Republican
2026-09-28	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$1,041.02	Bruce Blakeman Nassau County Exec. / Gov. candidate	Republican
2026-09-22	COMMITTEE FOR FAIR PROPERTY TAXES PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$2,000.00	Joseph Saladino Oyster Bay Supervisor	Republican
2026-09-21	Committee for Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$1,400.00	N. Hempstead GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-19	Commitee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$1,000.00	John Ferretti Hempstead Town Supervisor	Republican
2026-09-18	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$4,000.00	Hempstead Town GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-16	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$10,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-15	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$12,500.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-15	Karen Strom	Schroder & Strom LLP	$2,500.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-15	Michael Schroder	Schroder & Strom LLP	$2,500.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-15	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$25,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-15	Craig Norberto	Tax Correction Agency	$12,500.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-15	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$25,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-15	Sean Acosta	Property Tax Reduction Consultants (PTRC)	$25,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-12	Real Estate Assessment Group Inc.	Real Estate Assessment Group	$200.00	Ben Jackson Nassau Legislature LD-6 cand.	Republican
2026-09-09	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$1,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-09-08	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$600.00	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick State Senate SD-9	Republican
2026-09-08	Committee for Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$2,500.00	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick State Senate SD-9	Republican
2026-08-19	Craig Norberto	Tax Correction Agency	$3,800.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-08-18	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$10,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-08-15	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$500.00	Steve Rhoads State Senate SD-5	Republican
2026-08-05	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$500.00	NVS Victory Fund GOP-aligned fund	Republican
2026-08-05	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$10,000.00	NVS Victory Fund GOP-aligned fund	Republican
2026-08-04	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$1,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-08-03	Michael T Schroder	Schroder & Strom LLP	$1,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-07-31	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$1,000.00	Matt Capp State Senate SD-6 candidate	Republican
2026-07-20	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$15,000.00	NYS Assembly Dem. Campaign Cmte party committee	Democratic
2026-07-08	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$1,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-07-08	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$10,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-07-07	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$2,500.00	Ed Ra Assembly AD-19	Republican
2026-07-05	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$10,000.00	John Ferretti Hempstead Town Supervisor	Republican
2026-06-29	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$750.00	N. Hempstead GOP Century Club party committee	Republican
2026-06-29	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$5,000.00	John Ferretti Hempstead Town Supervisor	Republican
2026-06-29	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$450.00	John Ferretti Hempstead Town Supervisor	Republican
2026-06-26	Schroder & Strom LLP	Schroder & Strom LLP	$500.00	Ed Wehrheim Smithtown Supervisor	Republican
2026-06-17	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$1,500.00	Samantha Goetz Nassau Legislator	Republican
2026-06-11	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$2,500.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-06-10	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$500.00	Howard Kopel Nassau Legislator	Republican
2026-06-09	Real Estate Assessment Group Inc	Real Estate Assessment Group	$200.00	South Shore Victory Fund fund (unverified)	Other / unverified
2026-05-20	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$250.00	NHP-GCP GOP party committee	Republican
2026-05-20	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$500.00	John Giuffre Nassau Legislator	Republican
2026-05-18	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$104.10	Matt Capp State Senate SD-6 candidate	Republican
2026-05-13	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$350.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-05-13	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$2,000.00	Dan Losquadro Suffolk County Comptroller	Republican
2026-05-07	Real Estate Assessment Group Inc.	Real Estate Assessment Group	$100.00	Ben Jackson Nassau Legislature LD-6 cand.	Republican
2026-04-28	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$500.00	Farmingdale GOP party committee	Republican
2026-04-24	Sean Acosta	Property Tax Reduction Consultants (PTRC)	$1,000.00	Vincent Puleo Suffolk County Clerk cand.	Republican
2026-04-23	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$300.00	Floral Park-Bellerose GOP party committee	Republican
2026-04-23	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$500.00	John Ferretti Hempstead Town Supervisor	Republican
2026-04-23	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$3,500.00	Hempstead Town GOP party committee	Republican
2026-04-22	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$10,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-04-21	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$1,000.00	Jennifer DeSena N. Hempstead Supervisor	Republican
2026-04-20	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$500.00	John Ferretti Hempstead Town Supervisor	Republican
2026-04-15	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$5,000.00	Bruce Blakeman Nassau County Exec. / Gov. candidate	Republican
2026-04-14	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$525.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-03-25	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$500.00	John Ferretti Hempstead Town Supervisor	Republican
2026-03-12	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$2,500.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-03-11	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$1,000.00	Judy Griffin Assembly AD-21	Democratic
2026-03-11	Michael Schroder	Schroder & Strom LLP	$200.00	Angie Carpenter Islip Supervisor	Republican
2026-03-11	Karen Strom	Schroder & Strom LLP	$200.00	Angie Carpenter Islip Supervisor	Republican
2026-03-09	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$1,000.00	Siela Bynoe State Senate SD-6	Democratic
2026-03-08	Karen Strom	Schroder & Strom LLP	$1,000.00	Kathy Hochul Governor	Democratic
2026-03-04	Committee for Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$1,000.00	N. Hempstead GOP party committee	Republican
2026-03-02	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$250.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-03-01	MICHAEL SCHRODER	Schroder & Strom LLP	$500.00	VGC Community Party village party	Other / unverified
2026-02-27	Michael Schroder	Schroder & Strom LLP	$1,000.00	NYS Democratic Committee party committee	Democratic
2026-02-26	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$1,000.00	Speaker Heastie PAC Dem leadership PAC	Democratic
2026-02-26	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$90,000.00	NVS Victory Fund GOP-aligned fund	Republican
2026-02-24	Sean Acosta	Property Tax Reduction Consultants (PTRC)	$6,250.31	Suffolk County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-02-10	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$1,000.00	John Ferretti Hempstead Town Supervisor	Republican
2026-02-04	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$1,000.00	Andrea Stewart-Cousins Senate Majority Leader	Democratic
2026-02-02	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$500.00	Dan Losquadro Suffolk County Comptroller	Republican
2026-01-30	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$1,000.00	Monica Martinez State Senate SD-4	Democratic
2026-01-30	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$1,000.00	John Ferretti Hempstead Town Supervisor	Republican
2026-01-28	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$3,700.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-01-28	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$10,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-01-21	Re-assessment & Evaluation Services Inc.	Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$2,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-01-21	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$2,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2026-01-14	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$1,000.00	Friends of Jaime 2026 candidate (party unverified)	Other / unverified
2026-01-14	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$5,000.00	Bruce Blakeman Nassau County Exec. / Gov. candidate	Republican
2026-01-11	Paola Orsini	Tax Correction Agency / Re-Assessment & Evaluation Services	$260.25	Bruce Blakeman Nassau County Exec. / Gov. candidate	Republican
2025-12-17	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$25,000.00	NYS Senate Dem. Campaign Cmte party committee	Democratic
2025-12-03	Sean Acosta	Property Tax Reduction Consultants (PTRC)	$2,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2025-12-03	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$5,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2025-12-03	Committee For Fair Property Taxes PAC	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$100,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2025-11-20	Committee For Fair Property Taxes	Committee for Fair Property Taxes (industry PAC)	$2,500.00	Elaine Phillips Nassau County Comptroller	Republican
2025-11-19	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$2,000.00	Nassau County GOP party committee	Republican
2025-11-14	Shalom Maidenbaum	Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group	$15,000.00	NYS Assembly Dem. Campaign Cmte party committee	Democratic
2025-11-12	Craig Norberto	Tax Correction Agency	$1,000.00	Elaine Phillips Nassau County Comptroller	Republican

Caveats: Individuals are counted only when tied to a firm by name plus address or by published reporting (Newsday; firm websites); family members and unverified PAC donors are excluded. The PAC is funded largely by the same firm principals, and it also funds NVS Victory, which funds the Nassau GOP, so totals can double count. Amended filings may duplicate some rows. Contributions are legal; this shows the public record, not wrongdoing. Party is the recipient candidate’s ballot party or the committee’s party; candidate totals for 2009–2026 cover the largest recipients only.

Cycle window: NYSBOE Nov 5, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026; history 2009–2026. Source: official campaign finance filings; amounts are reported contributions, transfers and spending.

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