Campaign cartography: The Queens DA race has gone global
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Tiffany Cabán’s campaign contributions.
By David Brand
Earlier this month, the Eagle published maps plotting the campaign contributions for five of the Queens DA candidates based on their 32-day financial disclosure reports. The maps in this article plot the money reported in their 11-day filings.
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The Queens District Attorney’s race has gone global, according to maps that plot the campaign contributions for six of the Democratic candidates, based on the 11-day financial disclosure reports they filed with the state Board of Elections. The primary election is June 25.
The Eagle obtained the maps of contributions submitted between May 24 and June 14 after publishing maps that plotted the 32-day financial disclosure reports earlier this month.
The people running to become top prosecutor in the World’s Borough received plenty of cash from Elmhurst, Rego Park and Springfield Gardens. But one candidate, Tiffany Cabán, got a few bucks from people living in France and Japan, too.
Cabán, a public defender, received by far the most contributions — as well as the most geographically diverse contributions. Cabán’s map depicts urban funding nodes in places like Chicago and Los Angeles, as well as a vast donor base in Western Queens.
Cabán also received a huge boost from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s fundraising emails, which solicited $3 contributions.
Cabán got 201 contributions of $3 after Ocasio-Cortez’s first fundraising email.
Cabán’s NYC contributions.
Borough President Melinda Katz’s campaign contributions were mostly concentrated around Forest Hills and Midtown Manhattan.
Katz’s campaign cash concentration.
Former Judge Gregory Lasak received money from a significant number of funders in Northeast Queens and across Long Island, donor bases evident in the previous map published by the Eagle.
Lasak’s supporters are in Northeast Queens and Long Island.
Former Civilian Complaint Review Board Director Mina Malik most recently worked in the Attorney General’s Office for the District of Columbia. The map shows how her allies in the D.C. area pitched into her campaign.
Malik received support from people in and around Washington, D.C.
The campaign of former New York Attorney General’s Office prosecutor Jose Nieves hasn’t resonated with many contributors, compared to his peers. But he did pick up some cash from a handful of Queens residents.
Nieves’ campaign cash.
Before bailing on the race and endorsing Katz last week, Councilmember Rory Lancman received very few contributions, according to his 11-day filing. The map illustrates the state of his foundering campaign before he dropped out.
Contributions began to dry up for Lancman.
