New York Influencers Web Links
The list of New York’s influencers is up. Check out the movers and shakers in the Empire State and their weblinks below.
Top 10 Republicans
Dean Skelos – Dean Skelos for State Senate
Tom Libous – Senator Tom Libous
Brian Kolb – Assemblyman Brian Kolb
Ed Cox – Ed Cox for State GOP Chairman
Rudy Giuliani – Former Mayor of NYC
George Pataki – Former Gov. of NYC
Peter King – Congressman Peter King
Rick Lazio – Rick Lazio for Governor
Tom Reynolds – Former Rep. of NY
John Faso – Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP/ Attorneys and Advisors
Top 10 Democrats
Sheldon Silver – Assembly Speaker
John Sampson – New York State Senate
Chuck Schumer – Senator Charles E. Schumer
Joe Percoco – Andrew Cuomo’s Aide
Patrick Gaspard – White House Political Director
Larry Schwartz – Secretary to Gov. David Paterson
Dean Fuleihan – Veteran Top Aide to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
David Paterson – Gov. of NY
Charlie King – NY Democratic Party Director
Republicans to Watch and Know
Mallory Factor and James Higgins – Founders of the Monday Meeting
John Catsimatidis – Philanthropist
Dan Donovan – Donovan New York Attorney General
Harry Wilson – Harry Wilson New York Comptroller 2010
Michael Garcia- Former U.S. Attorney
Rob Astorino – Westchester County Executive
Jack Quinn – Assemblyman Jack Quinn
Steve Levy – Steve Levy for Governor
Jennifer Saul – National Committeewoman
Rob Ryan – Former Gov. Pataki administration official
Jeff Buley –Lobbyist and longtime counsel to state GOP
EJ McMahon –Heads the Empire Center for New York State Policy
Chris Collins –Erie County Executive Chris Collins
Carl Paladino –Carl Paladino for the People Governor New York
Ed Mangano –Nassau County Executive Ed Magano
Nick Langworthy –Erie Country Republican Committee
Jimmy Oddo –The New York City Council
Jake Menges- Long time Giuliani operative
Eric Ulrich –New York Councilman
Kate Hogan –Warren County District Attorney
Maggie Brooks –Monroe County Executive
Roger Stone–The Stone Zone Political Punditry and Observation
Mike Avella-Former Senate GOP staffer
Brendan Quinn- Former state GOP Executive director
John Jay LaValle- Suffolk County GOP chairman
Vito Fossella –Former Rep.
Joe Bruno-Former Senate Majority Leader
John McArdle-Senate GOP spokesman
Lawrence Kadish-National GOP committeeman
Diana Taylor-Former state Banking superintendent for Pataki
Dave Catalfamo– The last Pataki communications director
Paul Singer-Founder of the hedge fund Elliot Associates
Rob Cole- Former Pataki aide
Christina Comer-An up-an-coming Saratoga-based fundraiser
Arthur Finkelstein-Pataki’s Political consultant
Dan Senor-former chief spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq
Tony Carbonetti–A veteran Giuliani operative
Kevin Fullington –A former aide to NYC Council Minority Leader Oddo and longtime GOP operative
Tom Basile–Executive director of the Empire State GOP by Cox
Democrats to Watch and Know
Eliot Spitzer-Former Governor, Cable News Host
Kristen Gillibrand–Kristen Gillibrand United States Senator for New York
Bill Clinton–Former U.S. President
Hillary Clinton–U.S. Secretary of State
Rev. Al Sharpton–The Al Sharpton Show
Jennifer Cunningham-Lobbyist and advisor to Andrew Cuomo
Paul Francis-Former Budget Director and director of state to Eliot Spitzer
Melvin Lowe-Senate Democratic Conference Leader
Daniel Mehiel-Democratic donor and former lieutenant governor candidate
Bill Samuels-Democratic donor and activist
Ed Koch-Former Mayor of NYC
Hank Sheinkopf–Democratic consultant
June O’Neill-Former state Democratic chairwoman
Frank Hoare-Democratic Party executive director
Steve Pigeon-Works for Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr.
Roberto Ramirez-Lobbyist and consultant
Christine Quinn–NYC Council Speaker
Bill de Blasio–NYC Public Advocate
Anthony Weiner–Anthony Weiner Congressman New York’s 9th District
Bill Thompson Jr.-Former NYC comptroller
Steve Israel–Steve Israel Representing for 2nd District of New York
Eric Adams–New York State Senator Eric Adams
Keith Wright–Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright
Carl Heastie–Assembly member Carl Heastie
Vito Lopez-Brooklyn Democratic chairman
BerlinRosen-A consulting firm favored by “progressive” Democratic candidates
Kevin Sheekey-Bloomberg operative
Kevin Finnegan-Operative working with the Working Families Party
Bradley Tusk-Operative for Bloomberg
Micah Lasher-Bloomberg’s top lobbyist
Howard Wolfson-Bloomberg’s deputy mayor
Neal Kwatra- Political director for the New York Hotel Motel Trades Council
Josh Isay-Former Schumer aide, co-founded KnickerbockerSKD with lasher
Gigi Georges–Managing director at the Glover Park Group
Jeff Pollock and Jeffery Plaut-Founding Partners of Global Strategy Group
Stuart Appelbaum-President of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU)
Michael Mulgrew-President of United Federation of Teachers
Jerry Goldfeder-Election lawyer and counsel to Cuomo
Miscellaneous
Mayor Bloomberg–Mike Bloomberg
Mike Long-State Conservative Party chairman
Frank Mackay–State Independence Party chairman
Steve Spinola-President of the Real Estate Board of New York
Alfonso D’Amato-Lobbyist
Cathy Blaney-Fundraiser
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