News

#Levi Strauss heir Dan Goldman spends $2M of own fortune in Congress race

“Levi Strauss heir Dan Goldman spends $2M of own fortune in Congress race”

Levi Strauss & Co. heir Dan Goldman poured $2 million from his own fortune into his campaign for a New York congressional seat, finance records show.

Goldman on Wednesday dropped $1 million into his campaign ahead of the Aug. 23 Democratic primary – mere days after pouring in another $1 million, campaign records show.

In addition to the influx his own money, Goldman’s coffers have been flooded with more than $1.5 million in contributions from more than 2,500 individual donors, his campaign confirmed Saturday.

Records show this includes more than $200,000 from relatives and other associates connected to the Levi Strauss denim empire.

Goldman, the lead House lawyer during the first impeachment of former President Donald Trump, is worth between $64 million and $253 million, according to financial disclosure reports. He’s running in the newly drawn 10th Congressional District that includes lower Manhattan and part of Brooklyn.

Goldman, whose campaign was fueled even further Saturday by an influential lefty endorsement from the New York Times, has already dipped heavily into his war chest to flood the district with far more TV ads than any of his rivals. His campaign spent $2.3 million between July 1 and Aug. 3 pushing his platform, records show.

Other top-tier candidates in the race include Councilwoman Carlina Rivera and Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou; suburban Rep. Mondaire Jones, who relocated to the district; former Brooklyn DA and Rep. Liz Holtzman; Brooklyn Assemblywoman Jo Ann Simon; parent activist Maud Maron, and military vet and anti-communist China activist Yan Xiong.

The 10th Congressional District was redrawn under court order following the Democratic Party’s gerrymandering debacle, eliminating the Upper West Side of Manhattan from the district and adding more parts of Brooklyn.

Current 10th District Rep. Jerry Nadler decided to run for re-election in the newly drawn 12th District against incumbent Carolyn Maloney after the redrawn borders saw his UWS turf cut from the 10th and folded into the 12th.

If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on Google News too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.

For forums sites go to Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com

If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our News category.

Source

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button
Close

Please allow ads on our site

Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker!