Statement from Ben Kallos on Opponent's Abuse of Assembly Campaign Account

The heavy spending from his Albany campaign committee is yet another example of Albany machine politics from Micah Kellner, who has used more from his state campaign coffers than any other Assembly candidate for a City Council race capped at $168,000. The Campaign Finance Act deems all spending out of any political committees spending for the 2013 election, and the New York City Campaign Finance Board must not favor Albany politicians by allowing them to continue spending out of Assembly campaign committees without counting it towards City Council spending limits.   This practice abuses our city's public matching campaign finance system, meant to curb corruption, by allowing ethically-challenged Albany politicians to illegally spend above the limit -- and leaves communities stuck with disappointing elected officials. Voters have reached out to our campaign to tell us that they’re ready for a new kind of leader, and I am looking forward to working on their behalf.