| It seems that Pedro Espada didn't campaign in 2008 ... or at any rate he didn't spend any money during the crucial months.
Espada's primary campaign committee, "Pedro Espada, Jr." (A39657), has yet to file a July 2008 statement, but all statements following that merely show "no activity." In other words, from July 12, 2008 through the end of November Espada neither raised nor spent any money on his campaign.
Remarkable! I'm working on a campaign in Queens now, and I'd love to know how to run it without spending any money.
There is another committee, "Espada for the People" (A30709), which is not listed as a particular campaign committee, but which did spend money in 2008. Specifically, from January 12, 2008 until 11 days before the primary (there are no filings yet after the 11-day pre-primary filing), that committee spent $5,859.80, mostly on petitioning.
Again, remarkable! I've been supporting a "Clean Money, Clean Elections" system under which a state Senate candidate could manage by raising only a few thousand dollars, but spending of public funds, to the tune of as much as a few hundred thousand dollars, would augment that. But Pedro Espada has managed to win with far less.
Please, Pedro, tell us how you did it! The campaign finance reform that you could enact would be truly amazing. |
