A Father’s Gift to a Mayoral Candidate: A $1 Million Super PAC
Super PACs for two candidates raised millions of dollars to help their chances in the New York City mayor’s race. One, for Shaun Donovan, was bankrolled by his father.
Shaun Donovan, a former cabinet member in the Obama administration, is one of two New York City mayoral candidates with dedicated Super PACs supporting them.Credit...Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press
March 17, 2021
With New York City’s mayoral primary a little more than three months away and a deadline to qualify for the city’s generous matching-funds program having just passed, pleas for donations have been in overdrive in recent days.