Abinanti amends campaign financial disclosures

On June 5th, Tom Abinanti's campaign refiled his financial disclosure reports for both Jan. 18 and May 28 to amend several entries, resulting in a $6,185 (6%) reduction in cash available for his campaign as of the end of May 2022.    

For the financials submitted on Jan 18th, Abinanti added a $1000 contribution from Allstate Indemnity Co. (better known as Allstate Insurance)  dated Nov. 30, 2021 and corrected an under-report of $345 in expenses.  

For the financials submitted on May 28, Abinanti made the following changes:

1.  Removed a $2,500 contribution from Peckham Industries originally dated March 4, 2022; 

2.  Removed a $2000 contribution from DANY (disability advocacy group) dated March 18, 2022, which may have been an inadvertent double counting of another $2000 DANY contribution

3. Removed a $1000 contribution the PAC of Hinman Straub PC (an Albany law firm) dated March 25, 2022

5.  Removed a $500 contribution from Michelle Stern of Brooklyn (Executive Director of the NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers) dated March 28, 2022

6.  Removed a $350 contribution from Faith Walker of Albany (Director of Operations of the Police Benevolent Association of New York State) dated March 31, 2022

7.  Removed a $350 contribution from Featherstonehaugh, Wiley and Crane LLP (Albany law firm) dated March 31, 2022  (double counted)

8.  Removed a $200 contribution from William Greenawalt dated Feb. 24, 2022, probably a double counting, with Greenawalt's status changed from "individual" to "sole proprietorship."

9.  Removed a $100 contribution from Kathleen Schuler dated May 5, 2022 (probably a mistaken double counting)

10.  Adding a $100 contribution from Nelson Payamps dated May 12, 2022

11.  Adding a $350 contribution from the New York Bankers PAC dated May 18, 2022

12. Removed a $250 contribution  from the New York State Automatic Vending Association PAC dated Feb. 20, 2022 (possibly a double counting) 

13.  Removed a $350 contribution from the School Administrators Association of New York State dated April 4, 2022. 

In summary, Abinanti amended his campaign finance filings as follows:

i.  January 18, 2022 filing was amended to increase contributions from partnerships, PACs and corporations by $1000, while expenditures for this reporting period also increased by $345.

ii.  May 28, 2022 filing was amended to reduce contributions from individuals from $17,785 to $16,535, and contributions from partnerships, PAC, corporations from $30,750 to $25,150, for a total decrease of $6,850. 

These two amended filings resulted in a net decrease in available funds for Abinanti's campaign of $6,195 overall, leaving Abinanti with $96,484 Cash on Hand at the end of May 2022 (instead of $102,679 as he previously reported). 

Mary Jane Shimsky has not amended either of her campaign filings to date.