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State Senator - District 22

Sam Sutton

Sam Sutton

DemocraticIncumbent

Democratic state senator for the 22nd District in South Brooklyn since May 2025, when he won a special election to fill the seat left vacant by Simcha Felder; he chairs the Senate's Administrative Regulations Review Commission.

Fundraising

$410K

raised

His committee, Sam Sutton for NYS Senate, reported $410,233 in itemized contributions (502 contributions) and $22,738 in itemized spending in its 2025 and 2026 state filings through July 11, 2026, and separately $383,763 in qualified expenditures under the state's public financing program. It also received $327,481 in public matching funds, which are public money rather than donations. This dataset does not report cash on hand.

Who funds them

Largest contributors, people and organizations alike

  • Yaakov Lefkowitz$8K
  • Jack Cayre$6K
  • Joey Shamah$5K
  • Eli Haddad$5K
  • Chaby Orfali$5K
  • Robert Matalon$5K
  • Alan Shamah$5K
  • Albert Bijou$5K
  • Edward Haddad$5K
  • Eli Dweck$5K

Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.

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