State-Level Politicians
State candidates receiving contributions from DFER supporters:
California:
Gloria Romero (candidate for State Superintendent of Public Education; also received major funding from CA philanthropists; lost her election bid)
John Petry – $250 – 10/14/2009
John Petry – $250 – 9/14/2009
Whitney Tilson – $250 – 9/14/2009
Charles Ledley – $1,000 – 9/14/2009
Colorado:
State Sen. Mike Johnston (on DFER’s CO advisory committee)
John Petry – $400 – 6/30/2009
James Mai – $400 – 6/30/2009
Karen Petry – $400 – 6/30/2009
Whitney Tilson – $400 – 6/29/2009
John Sabat – $400 – 6/29/2009
Andrew Rotherham – $100 – 6/28/2009
Brian Zied – $400 – 6/26/2009
Charles Ledley – $400 – 6/25/2009
Maryland:
Andy Smarick (running for a seat in the House of Delegates - lost)
Whitney Tilson – $250 – 9/21/2006
Whitney Tilson – $250 – 7/6/2006
Missouri:
State Rep. Rodney Hubbard (now DFER’s MO/Midwest director)
Whitney Tilson – $300 – 6/13/2005
New York:
Anthony Davis – $1,000 – 1/11/2010
John Sabat – $500 – 1/11/2010
Brian Zied – $1,000 – 1/11/2010
Brian Zied – $1,000 – 1/7/2010
John Petry – $2,000 – 1/4/2010
Joel Greenblatt – $2,000 – 12/30/2009
Anthony Davis – $1,000 – 12/29/2009
John Sabat – $500 – 12/29/2009
Patricia Lynch (DFER lobbyist) – $1,000 – 12/16/2009
Andrew Cuomo (now running for Gov)
William Ackman – $25,000 – 7/9/2009
Brian Zied – $5,000 – 6/1/2009
William Ackman – $10,000 – 12/9/2008
William Ackman – $1,000 – 10/1/2008
Anthony Davis – $1,500 – 12/19/2009
Anthony Davis – $6,000 – 1/3/2010
Joel Greenblatt – $5,000 – 1/3/2010
John Petry – $6,000 – 1/3/2010
Brian Zied – $2,000 – 12/18/2009
Charles Ledley – $5,000 – 12/16/2009
John Sabat – $1,000 – 12/13/2009
R Boykin Curry IV – $6,000 – 7/6/2009
Coalition for Public Charter Schools – $4,000 – 6/1/2009
Charles Ledley – $9,500 – 7/8/2008
Anthony Davis – $5,000 – 7/1/2008
Joel Greenblatt – $9,500 – 6/28/2008
Vincent Mai – $5,000 – 12/28/2007
Michael Novogratz – $1,000 – 8/30/2007
Anthony Davis – $1,000 – 8/26/2007
Charles Ledley – $500 – 8/20/2007
Vincent Mai – $2,500 – 8/15/2007
State Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries
Charles Ledley – $500 – 9/5/2008
John Petry – $6,000 – 1/9/2010
Anthony Davis – $6,000 – 1/9/2010
Joel Greenblatt – $6,000 – 1/9/2010
John Sabat – $1,000 – 1/9/2010
Brian Zied – $1,500 – 1/9/2010
Charles Ledley – $6,000 – 12/16/2009
R Boykin Curry IV – $6,000 – 6/7/2009
Brian Zied – $500 – 8/25/2008
John Petry – $6,000 – 7/11/2008
Anthony Davis – $5,000 – 7/11/2008
Joel Greenblatt – $5,000 – 7/11/2008
Sidney Gargiulo – $100 – 7/8/2008
Charles Ledley – $5,000 – 6/9/2008
State Assemblymember Jonathan Bing
John Petry – $500 – 1/25/2009
Charles Ledley – $500 – 1/25/2009
John Sabat – $500 – 1/25/2009
Brian Zied – $500 – 1/25/2009
Brian Zied – $500 – 9/25/2008
Charles Ledley – $3,800 – 9/2/2008
Davide Erro – $1,000 – 1/19/2008
Democratic Senate Campaign Committee of New York
John Petry – $1,000 – 10/29/2009
John Petry – $2,500 – 11/20/2007
State Assemblymember Darryl Towns
John Petry – $1,000 – 8/3/2009
Charles Ledley – $1,500 – 8/3/2009
State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Joel Greenblatt – $2,500 – 11/2/2006
State Assemblymember Vito Lopez
Anthony Davis – $2,500 – 5/31/2007
Brian Zied – $2,500 – 5/31/2007
Brian Zied – $1,000 – 8/13/2008
Joel Greenblatt – $3,400 – 7/30/2008
John Petry – $$3,400 – 7/11/2008
Charles Ledley – $3,800 – 7/11/2008
Whitney Tilson – $250 – 8/29/2006
Steven Klinsky – $9,500 – 10/2/2007
Charles Ledley – $9,500 – 5/23/2007
Joel Greenblatt – $9,500 – 5/23/2007
John Petry – $9,500 – 3/18/2007
Joel Greenblatt – $5,000 – 8/10/2006
State Assemblymember Michael Benjamin
Joel Greenblatt – $2,000 – 9/5/2008
Charles Ledley – $1,000 – 8/4/2008
James Mai – $3,400 – 8/31/2006
Vincent Mai – $3,400 – 8/31/2006
Charles Ledley – $3,400 – 8/8/2006
Charles Ledley – $5,000 – 9/4/2008
Anthony Davis – $5,000 – 7/1/2008
Whitney Tilson – $1,000 – 3/20/2008
Charles Ledley – $1,000 – 3/20/2008
Brian Zied – $1,000 – 3/20/2008
State Sen. Eric Schneiderman (running for AG)
James Mai – $15,000 – 1/8/2010
John Petry – $5,000 – 7/9/2008
John Kirtley – $4,000 – 7/9/2008
Joel Greenblatt – $16,200 – 4/17/2006
Richard Dollinger (lost 2008 race to State Sen. Joseph Robach)
Whitney Tilson – $500 – 9/25/2008
John Petry – $9,500 – 9/23/2008
Charles Ledley – $9,500 – 9/23/2008
Anthony Davis – $7,500 – 7/9/2008
Andrew Cuomo (currently running for Governor)
William Ackman – $25,000 – 7/9/2009
David Einhorn – $25,000 – 7/7/2009
Charles Ledley – $5,000 – 6/1/2009
William Ackman – $10,000 – 12/9/2008
David Einhorn – $25,000 – 12/11/2008
Brian Zied – $1,000 – 10/29/2008
William Ackman – $1,000 – 10/1/2008
Michael Novogratz – $5,000 – 6/8/2005
William Ackman – $10,000 – 1/9/2006
Michael Novogratz – $10,000 -1/20/2005
Pennsylvania:
State Sen. Anthony Williams (in his gubernatorial campaign)
Whitney Tilson – $250 – 4/29/2010
John Kirtley – $11,250 – 4/20/2010
South Carolina
Curtis Brantley
Whitney Tilson – $200 – 6/4/2008
Charles Ledley – $1,000 – 6/4/2008
Joel Geenblatt – $1,000 – 6/4/2008
Ennis Bryant, Sr.
Charles Ledley – $1,000 – 6/3/2008
Whitney Tilson – $200 – 6/2/2008
Priscilla Robinson
Whitney Tilson – $200 – 5/31/2008
Charles Ledley – $1,000 – 5/31/2008
Joel Greenblatt – $1,000 – 5/31/2008
Raymond Russell
Whitney Tilson – $200 – 6/4/2008
John Kirtley – $3,500 – unknown
John Kirtley – $1,000 – 10/23/2008
Dee Compton (ran for SC State Senate)
John Kirtley $1,000 – 5/24/2008
Texas:
State Representative Eric Johnson
Whitney Tilson – $250 – 1/26/2010
Wisconsin:
John Petry – $1,000 – 6/29/2009
Whitney Tilson – $500 – 6/29/2009
Charles Ledley – $1,000 – 6/29/2009
James Mai – $1,000 – 6/29/2009
John Sabat – $1,000 – 6/29/2009
Brian Zied – $1,000 – 6/29/2009
Add this to the Wisconsin list (probably more coming, because DFER highlighted Lena Taylor recently).
http://www.wisdc.org/index.php?filter=+Search+&from=–&to=–&employer=Democrats+for+Education+Reform&module=wisdc.websiteforms&cmd=searchadvanced
Date Contributed To Contributor Name City, State Zip Employer Interest Category Amount
03/21/2011 Taylor, Lena C Williams, Joseph New York, NY 10036 Democrats for Education Reform Political/Ideological $100.00
03/21/2011 Taylor, Lena C Williams, Joseph New York, NY 10036 Democrats for Education Reform Political/Ideological $100.00
03/21/2011 Taylor, Lena C Barone, Charles Ventnor City, NJ 08406 Democrats for Education Reform Political/Ideological $100.00
09/22/2010 Findley, Stephanie Williams, Joe New York, NY 10011 Democrats for Education Reform Political/Ideological $217.00
08/30/2010 Sanchez, Angel Williams, Joe New York, NY 10011 Democrats for Education Reform Political/Ideological $217.00
08/30/2010 Taylor, Lena C Williams, Joe New York, NY 10010 Democrats for Education Reform Political/Ideological $217.00
I’ll also add that although The American Federation for Children in submitted written testimony listed DFER as a backer of a bill to voucherize Special Education, DFER Wisconsin has still not registered as a lobbying organization. I’m working on a blog post on this and related issues.