Cathy Blaney
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| Location: | New York, N.Y. | ||
| Expertise: | Fundraising | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
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Cathy Blaney is a Republican fundraiser and was involved in fundraising for George Pataki's 2016 presidential campaign.[1] Blaney has been a fundraiser in New York for political campaigns as well as nonprofit organizations, and in 2006 she became the executive vice president of development for the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation.[2] The New York Times called Blaney the "top Republican fund-raiser in New York" and "the go-to person for national Republicans looking to tap into the state's donor bank."[3]
Career
Cathy Blaney has been a chief fundraiser for political candidates around the country, including former President George W. Bush, former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Sen. Joseph Lieberman. In 2004, she "raised $84 million in cash and services as the chief fundraiser for the 2004 Republican National Convention’s NYC 2004 Host Committee."[2]
Blaney has been a fundraiser for George Pataki throughout his gubernatorial career. New York Magazine detailed that Blaney began building a donor network when she worked for former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (R-N.Y.), describing these donors as "the go-to guys for Republicans who regularly troop into town seeking donations."[4] The New York Times noted that moving to Pataki raised Blaney's profile as a fundraiser: "[W]hen she went to work for Mr. Pataki she seemed to catapult to a new level, marrying the connections she had developed in Washington to the cachet of working for the governor."[3]
George Pataki presidential campaign, 2016
On May 28, 2015, George Pataki announced his presidential bid via a video posted on his campaign website, before speaking to a crowd of supporters in New Hampshire.[5][6]
As of June 2015, the campaign had not announced any staff hirings. However, Blaney was linked to Pataki in the exploratory stage. In November 2014, she told the New York Daily News, "[Pataki]’s talking to the right people. It’s something he sincerely wants to do. Whether or not we can turn wanting into real, I don’t know."[7] Pataki suspended his presidential run on December 29, 2015.[8]
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Footnotes
- ↑ P2016, "Pataki for President," accessed June 23, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Voices of September 11th, "WTC Memorial Foundation Press Release," December 13, 2006
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New York Times, "G.O.P. Fund-Raiser Cashes in Big on Convention," September 14, 2004
- ↑ New York Magazine, "The Pataki Puzzle," accessed June 23, 2015
- ↑ NPR, "George Pataki Announces 2016 Presidential Bid," May 28, 2015
- ↑ Pataki for President, "Announcement," accessed May 28, 2015
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Former N.Y. Gov. George Pataki eying bid for 2016 GOP Presidential nomination," November 30, 2014
- ↑ The Boston Globe, "George Pataki to end presidential campaign," December 29, 2015
