Tenney Campaign Finances Reveal Her Priorities

 If you follow the campaign money it’s easy to see which candidate has the interests of NY24 at heart.  A look at itemized individual campaign contributions on the Federal Election Commission website shows only 17 percent of individual contributions to Claudia Tenney’s campaign come from within New York State, leaving 83% of her $1M+individual contribution war chest coming from outside the state.  This doesn’t even include over $1.2M in campaign contributions from Political Action Committees to her campaign.  Corporations expect something in return for the $1.2M – they count on her votes to support their interests, not the interests of NY24 residents.

Contrast this with Alissa Ellman, whose individual contributions are the polar opposite – 90 percent within New York and only 10% outside. Ellman has also taken only $7,500 in PAC contributions- 0.6%  of Tenney’s $1.2M!

It’s pretty clear which candidate is accountable to NY24 and which is more concerned by keeping her campaign contributors and her Party Leaders happy.   Follow. The. Money. Claudia Tenney is beholding to corporate interests and party leadership, supporting policies and actions that make it more difficult for regular people to make ends meet.

On the other hand, the Ellman campaign works on a shoestring budget, with only about 8% of the contributions that Tenney has.  Alissa Ellman is one of us – she wants better jobs for our district and affordable basics, whether housing, fuel, health care, child care or groceries.  She believes the people that work day-to-day are the source of our national prosperity and are the ones we need to protect and defend – not billionaires.