Bruce Levine's Late Financial Filing Shows Little Support For His Campaign
By: Daniel Friedman
Bruce Levine, the Preserve Ramapo candidate for Ramapo Supervisor, submitted his campaign finance reports past the legal deadline. The report, which appeared online five days after it was due, shows little in the way of support for Levine's faltering campaign. In total, only four individuals are listed as contributors to his campaign, which stands in stark contrast to the several hundred individuals who contributed to his opponent, the incumbent Supervisor, Christopher P. St. Lawrence. One of the individuals who contributed is Marc Citrin, Levine's running mate seeking the position of Town Justice.
During the last filing period, Levine spent over $2,700 and raised slightly more than half of that. One of the contributions has already prompted some to contact the New York State Board of Elections to investigate. The contribution in question is in the amount of $200, and was given by one individual. Legally, each individual contribution needs to be reported with the contributor's name. The lack of a name has made many speculate as to who the mysterious contributor is, and why Levine's campaign intentionally failed to report it.
Furthermore, to keep his campaign above water, Levine took the unusual step of loaning his campaign $5,000 from his personal funds- something his opponent has never done. Most candidates may loan their campaign money, but almost always do so closer to Election Day, when the focus on fundraising gets replaced by get out the vote drives and final campaign pushes.
Levine has another campaign account, this one from his county legislature race a few years ago. The latest filing on that account shows a negative balance of almost $2,500, as well as an outstanding loan. The loan, made by Bruce Levine himself, totals almost $17,000, the largest personal loan currently on file for any current or former county legislature candidate.
In his last filing, Levine made waves by recording a $6,000 check, the largest contribution given to any candidate by far. The check, which accounted for over half his balance, came from Robert Rhodes, the Chairman of the Preserve Ramapo organization. It is still unknown at this point if the contribution violated any campaign finance laws due to its size.
Bruce Levine, the Preserve Ramapo candidate for Ramapo Supervisor, submitted his campaign finance reports past the legal deadline. The report, which appeared online five days after it was due, shows little in the way of support for Levine's faltering campaign. In total, only four individuals are listed as contributors to his campaign, which stands in stark contrast to the several hundred individuals who contributed to his opponent, the incumbent Supervisor, Christopher P. St. Lawrence. One of the individuals who contributed is Marc Citrin, Levine's running mate seeking the position of Town Justice.
During the last filing period, Levine spent over $2,700 and raised slightly more than half of that. One of the contributions has already prompted some to contact the New York State Board of Elections to investigate. The contribution in question is in the amount of $200, and was given by one individual. Legally, each individual contribution needs to be reported with the contributor's name. The lack of a name has made many speculate as to who the mysterious contributor is, and why Levine's campaign intentionally failed to report it.
Furthermore, to keep his campaign above water, Levine took the unusual step of loaning his campaign $5,000 from his personal funds- something his opponent has never done. Most candidates may loan their campaign money, but almost always do so closer to Election Day, when the focus on fundraising gets replaced by get out the vote drives and final campaign pushes.
Levine has another campaign account, this one from his county legislature race a few years ago. The latest filing on that account shows a negative balance of almost $2,500, as well as an outstanding loan. The loan, made by Bruce Levine himself, totals almost $17,000, the largest personal loan currently on file for any current or former county legislature candidate.
In his last filing, Levine made waves by recording a $6,000 check, the largest contribution given to any candidate by far. The check, which accounted for over half his balance, came from Robert Rhodes, the Chairman of the Preserve Ramapo organization. It is still unknown at this point if the contribution violated any campaign finance laws due to its size.
Posted by Reserve Ramapo Staff Writer at Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:38:00 AM 
Categories: Campaign 2009, Preserve Ramapo, Rockland County
Tags: Marc Citrin Reserve Ramapo Bruce Levine Preserve Ramapo Campaign
Categories: Campaign 2009, Preserve Ramapo, Rockland County
Tags: Marc Citrin Reserve Ramapo Bruce Levine Preserve Ramapo Campaign
I was just wondering where those people seen at every meeting in town hall where they can oppose anything done by the supervisor, why can't they support a person who stands for their rights???
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That is weird, to see someone with so little vigor in the campaign. Either he has just lost heart (and why?) or there is someone really incompetent on his support staff! Five days late is ridiculous.
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It is quite obvious that there was no heart behind the campaign, and I don't think that is unusual especially at the local level in politics. People run for various odd reasons, and find they hate it once they are in it.
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You make a good point that the campaign petered out. But I don't understand the rather accusatory tone. Everyone gets to change their minds, as the conditions of the situation change, right?
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