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Home Front: Politix
Anthony Weiner has $4.5M left in campaign fund from aborted mayoral runs
2012-07-15
[NY Post] Anthony Weiner is still one of the most well-endowed politicians in the city.
Ah, the Post, one of the few newspapers left that has a sense of style...
The former Democratic politician, whose career came crashing down after he got caught sending out sexy photos of his congressional member, still has plenty of cash in his political war chest and is maintaining a campaign office in Midtown.

Records released yesterday in his latest financial disclosure filing show Weiner has $4.5 million remaining in a campaign fund from his aborted mayoral runs.

In the past six months, the ex-congressman spent $39,474 from that fund. Most of the money -- $33,194 -- went toward Twitter Facebook MySpace rent for an office he's had for years at 420 Lexington Ave. near Grand Central. Another $136.09 was paid for what was described as "shredding," all the Twitter statements while phone services for Verizon cost about $1,800.
All those photo texts cost money, ya know...
One source who knows Weiner but hasn't spoken to him in months said he thought there was a lease involved that couldn't easily be broken, which would explain the rent payments.

But Weiner's intentions remain one of the most intriguing questions in local politics. The $4.5 million in his campaign treasury is an enormous sum and is more than any other candidate in the city right now except for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who's leading the early polls for mayor in 2013.
Bloomie isn't running for a fourth term?
There's nothing to prevent Weiner from spending all or part of his huge bankroll for political office again.

"He's not giving it back," said the source.

In fact, Weiner would be eligible for public matching funds if he ran for any city position that's open through 2013.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Christine Quinn is a commie by any standard except NYC; I don't know which one is worse.
Posted by: Free Radical   2012-07-15 22:39  

#3  "He's not giving it back," said the source.

Johnson! Stop the presses!!
Posted by: tu3031   2012-07-15 12:02  

#2  Grunt n A, 'bummer will keep his stash to run for head of the world, the UN or the EU or all of the above.

After all he's stopped the seas from rising and brought forth the light no?
Posted by: AlanC   2012-07-15 11:20  

#1  IIRC John Kerry kept about $20 million from his campaign, and I can't wait to see what Obama keeps for mad money if and when he decides he can't win.
Posted by: Grunter near Atikokan, Ontario   2012-07-15 10:42  

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