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Kamaji · « **on:** June 06, 2023, 12:30:33 pm »

Progressive NYC pol Latrice Walker fined $3,300 for campaign violations

By Nolan Hicks
June 5, 2023

The city’s Campaign Finance Board has hit Assemblywoman Latrice Walker with $3,300 in fines for violating the Big Apple’s political spending regulations during her ill-fated 2019 run for public advocate, records show.

Regulators determined that the Brooklyn Democrat — best known as one of the main authors and chief defenders of New York’s controversial bail reform law — accepted contributions in excess of the city limits and failed to disclose, according to a CFB statement on Monday.

Walker netted just 366 ballots in the February special election that year, just a fraction of the nearly 42,000 votes received by the victor, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, in the low-turnout contest.

“This occurred four years ago during my brief run for public advocate. This is a city matter. I accept responsibility and I will do my best to make sure this never happens again,” Walker said in a statement.

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Source: https://nypost.com/2023/06/05/nyc-pol-latrice-walker-fined-3300-for-campaign-violations/