State Assembly Member - District 38
David Orkin
An immigrant workers' rights attorney and union organizer from Ridgewood who previously worked at Make the Road New York, where coworkers elected him to the bargaining committee of UAW Local 2320.
Fundraising
$152K
raised
As of its filing covering activity through July 11, 2026, his committee, David for Queens 2026, had raised $151,971.08 in itemized contributions from donors this cycle and received $169,804.20 in public matching funds from the state's public campaign finance program (public money, not donations). It reported $260,002.13 in spending listed as qualified campaign expenditures and $14,008.34 in other itemized spending. The state's disclosure data does not report a cash-on-hand figure. The state Public Campaign Finance Board then approved further public matching funds for Orkin's committee: $3,600 for the primary and $16,472.24 for the general election on July 30, $4,341 on Aug. 21, $1,050 on Sept. 1 and $10,232.76 on Sept. 17, 2026. Matching funds are public money, not donations.
Who funds them
Largest contributors, people and organizations alike
- Michael Lehman$3K
- Tom Preston-Werner$3K
- Doctors Council SEIU COPE$3K
- Tenants PAC$3K
- Daniel Orkin$3K
- Nora Epstein$3K
- James Epstein$3K
- D Olsen$3K
- Chao Song$3K
- Jabari for State Senate 2026$3K
Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.
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