A PAC run by a close ally of Mayor Eric Adams, which raised more than $1 million from people who support him, is making some curious out-of-state expenditures.
Al Cockfield’s Striving for a Better New York says on its website it “seeks to actively support and contribute to candidates for New York State offices who give a voice to the issues that impact the lives of everyday New Yorkers.”
But the PAC has given $1,000 to a candidate for mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, $1,000 to a candidate for county prosecutor in Kansas City, Missouri and $2,500 to a candidate for controller in Houston, Texas.
All told, the committee has donated $15,000 to 11 candidates running far outside New York over the last year and a half, according to the latest campaign finance filings with the state Board of Elections.