Newsmax
Rudy Giuliani: John Catsimatidis 'Logical' Choice for NYC Mayor
Sunday, February 16, 2020 02:17 PM
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani hailed radio host John Catsimatidis as a "logical" candidate to run as the next mayor of New York City in 2021.
"You would do a really good job as mayor, John – even better than when you ran last time – because you're now deep into the issues that affect the city, by the way" Giuliani told Catsimatidis on his Sunday show "
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rudygiuliani-newyork-mayor-johncatsimatidis/2020/02/16/id/954327/Political activities before mayoral campaigns[edit]
Catsimatidis and his wife have made contributions to a variety of both Republican and Democratic campaigns. Among Republicans, the Catsimatidises contributed over $60,000 to the Republican National Committee, and have also made significant contributions to the National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Eric Cantor, Olympia Snowe, Richard Lugar, and others. Among Democrats handful of Democratic campaigns, including to Carolyn B. Maloney, Charlie Rangel, and Jerrold Nadler.[14] In local New York City races, Catsimatidis has given to Bill de Blasio (while he was a city councilman), Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Cyrus Vance, Jr., and Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro.[15] In the 1992 Democratic presidential primaries, Catsimatidis contributed $150,000 to the campaign of fellow Greek American Paul Tsongas.[16]
Catsimatidis put on a fundraiser in 2006 with Michael Bloomberg for Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut to support his third party run as an independent after he lost the Democratic primary nomination for reelection to the Senate.[17]
Catsimatidis has been described as a "longtime,"[18] "loyal,"[19] and "high-level Clinton donor."[20] Catsimatidis donated a significant sum to the Clinton Presidential Center, thought to be between $100,000 and $500,000.[21] Catsimatidis was a member of Hillary Clinton's finance team during her 2008 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, stating in February 2007 of Clinton: "She's unstoppable. She's got such a machine."[22] Catsimatidis hosted a number of fundraising dinners with Bill Clinton at his home in New York that in total raised well in excess of $750,000 for Hillary Clinton's campaign.[18] Catsimatidis has stated that he is friends with Bill Clinton and that the former president "often" has flown in one of Catsimatidis' two airplanes.[2] Hillary Clinton attended Catsimatidis' daughter's wedding.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_CatsimatidisGotta love those New York values.
Catsimatidis has stated that the U.S. presidents he most admires are John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton.[23] He has said that the New York City mayor whom he most admires is Fiorello H. La Guardia.[23]
