Legislative Session
The state legislature convenes annually from January – June.
Limits to Campaign Contributions
In general, individuals are prohibited from donating more than $9,000 to statewide campaigns, $5,000 to State Senate campaigns, and $3,000 to State Assembly campaigns, per election cycle. Those amounts apply to the primary and general elections.
The candidate’s family members, not including the candidate’s spouse, are subject to a specific formula for determining campaign contribution limits.
State party candidate contributions are prohibited during the primary election, but are unlimited during the general election.
Additional information on New York campaign finance regulations may be found here and here.
Filing Deadlines
Candidates are required to file detailed reports on their campaign donations and expenditures. Transparency USA provides accurate, searchable data within a month of its availability.
See New York’s campaign finance report deadlines here.
Additional reports may be required by New York filers. If a report is skipped (often because its deadline is close to another), the data from that report is captured in the next update.
New York Statewide Officeholders
New York statewide officeholders (such as the governor and attorney general) serve four-year terms and are up for reelection in non-presidential election years. There are no term limits.
New York Legislature
Members of the New York State Assembly serve two-year terms with no term limits.
New York State Senators also serve two-year terms with no term limits.
How We Display New York Campaign Finance Data
Campaign finance is complex, with reporting practices that vary widely from state to state. As a reporting system — and not a balance sheet — contributions and expenditures do not balance the way we’d expect if it were an accounting system. In most cases, this does not mean that the data is incomplete, but rather, that entities are following Nevada’s unique reporting requirements.
To help put the numbers in context, we’ve created a state-specific explanation of how we display information reported. Click the link below for a more detailed description of Nevada’s campaign finance data and how their unique system is displayed on TUSA: