Statement on Independent Expenditure — Erik Bottcher for City Council

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 11, 2021

New York, NY — In response to the recent report from the NYC Campaign Finance Board detailing spending on 28 City Council races by an independent expenditure group that includes real estate interests, Erik Bottcher has released the following statement:

“I denounce this independent expenditure and I am calling on its funders to halt all spending immediately. This isn’t something I’ve asked for, it’s not something I know anything about, and I want it to stop. From day one, our campaign hasn’t accepted a dime from real estate developers, anyone who works at a lobbying firm, or corporate PACs. We are a grassroots campaign, powered by local residents. There is too much big money in politics. That’s something I’ve fought against for many years. That is why I strongly support repealing the Citizens United court decision - either by judicial reversal or a constitutional amendment. This kind of outside spending is harming our country.”

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