Super PAC · NY · C00948851
New Yorkers for Lower Costs
Can raise unlimited money from people, companies and unions, and spend it on ads for or against candidates. It can’t give directly to campaigns or coordinate with them.
First filed April 29, 2026. Treasurer: Howie Stanger. Connected organization: None. View on FEC.gov
- Raised (2025-26)$659,854
- Spent$757,009
- Cash on hand$88,308
- Outside spending$357,242
Through reports covering June 30, 2026.
Where its money went
- Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
- Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
- For: outside spending supporting
- Against: outside spending opposing
- Claire Valdez (D)House · NY-07
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.
Who funds it
Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.
| Contributor | Type | From | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faheem ZamanProject Manager, Block | Person | Jackson Heights, NY | June 8, 2026 | $100,000 |
| UAW Region 9a Vcap | Organization | Hartford, CT | June 3, 2026 | $100,000 |
| UAW National Vcap | Organization | Detroit, MI | May 22, 2026 | $100,000 |
| Steven PajcicAttorney, Pajcic & Pajcic | Person | Jacksonville, FL | May 12, 2026 | $100,000 |
| Fig and Olive Action, INC. | Organization | Madison, WI | June 5, 2026 | $100,000 |
| David OlsenFinance, Self Employed | Person | New York, NY | June 18, 2026 | $55,000 |
| Gina LeonettiFilm and TV Producer, Self Employed | Person | New York, NY | May 29, 2026 | $30,000 |
| Samuel Michael JacobsPartner, Food Fight Labs | Person | New York, NY | May 11, 2026 | $25,000 |
| Tom Preston-WernerCEO, 180 Studios | Person | Palo Alto, CA | June 24, 2026 | $20,000 |
| Morris PearlNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | New York, NY | June 15, 2026 | $10,000 |
| Kim RubeyNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | New York, NY | June 10, 2026 | $5,000 |
| Nathaniel BrideNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Manhattan, NY | June 10, 2026 | $5,000 |
| Charles AlaimoNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Garden City, NY | May 12, 2026 | $2,500 |
| Barbara SmithNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Los Angeles, CA | May 31, 2026 | $250 |
| Kevin PartingtonSoftware Engineer, Thomson Reuters | Person | Eagan, MN | June 27, 2026 | $150 |
| Samuel Michael JacobsPartner, Food Fight Labs | Person | New York, NY | June 19, 2026 | $10 |
| Samuel Michael JacobsPartner, Food Fight Labs | Person | New York, NY | May 19, 2026 | $10 |