State Assembly Member - District 47
William Colton
Has represented District 47 in the Assembly since 1997 and serves as the Assembly's Majority Whip.
Fundraising
$17K
raised
His two committees reported $17,165.60 in itemized monetary contributions for the 2026 election cycle: $14,165.60 from 163 contributions to Friends of Bill Colton 26 through July 10, 2026, and $3,000 to his earlier committee, Friends of Bill Colton 24, through March 3, 2026, which also received $14,060 in public matching funds, public money rather than donations. Friends of Bill Colton 26 reported $41,192.85 in itemized expenditures and $36,620.60 transferred in from other committees, which is not new donations. This dataset does not report cash on hand.
Who funds them
Largest contributors, people and organizations alike
- 1199 SEIU--NYS Political Action Fund$3K
- Paul Lipton$1K
- David Yeung$600
- Sidney Schatzman$450
- Thomas Petrizzo$300
- Wendy Levitt-Karlin$275
- Giacomo Spatola$250
- Larry He$250
- Susan Zhuang$250
- Hsiu Teng$250
Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.
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