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“Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen - the fastest campaign to hit the matching threshold with the most grassroots donors!” wrote Yang, who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in the last election.
Yang, a technology entrepreneur, announced in a Sunday tweet that his campaign had passed the threshold of receiving $250,000 from at least 1,000 donors in the city.
Now, each dollar from New York City residents in small contributions, with a maximum of $250, can be matched by up to $8 in public funds, reaching a maximum of $2,000 per contributor.
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“Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen - the fastest campaign to hit the matching threshold with the most grassroots donors!” he posted. “Every small donation from NYCers now gets matched 8 to 1! We are on our way.”
Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen - the fastest campaign to hit the matching threshold with the most grassroots donors! Every small donation from NYCers now gets matched 8 to 1! We are on our way. https://t.co/aJH8sQFZOvhttps://t.co/ZKTVLtoc8u Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) February 14, 2021