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- Sandwich maker Mogul Jimmy John Liotto and his wife donated $137,000 to Andrew Giuliani’s campaign for New York governor last month, according to the State Election Commission.
No one donated more than Lito and his wife, who each contributed $68,329. Together, their contributions account for a third of the approximately $400,000 the campaign raised.
Their donations come days after Giuliani, son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Rudy Giuliani failed to secure a vote in a closed ballot between New York’s Republican president and commission leader in late June. Giuliani has not held any elected office so far. He recently went in the White House for Donald Trump, whose father is best known as a lawyer and adviser.
In the 2022 Mogul Jimmy John Liotto New York National Assembly election. The preferred candidate is Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin, who represents East Long Island in the US Congress.
Zeldin has raised more than $4 million since his campaign was announced in April – for more than Giuliani. Some of this came from billionaires such as hedge financier John Paulson (who donated $60,829). With The nvestor Ken Langon ($25,000), and Cox heiress Margaret Taylor ($10,000). Recent billionaire donors from Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, whose campaign allocated more than $2 million in the first half of 2021. With The enter William Lauder ($35,000) and Jim Walton ($20,000).
A spokesperson for Liautaud declined to comment on his post. Leo and his wife supported Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election and donated more than $200,000 to a fundraising committee that helped the former president. Lito and his wife, who are eligible to vote in Florida and Illinois respectively. Invested in New York politics the last cycle by donating to the losing candidate to lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes in the Democratic primary.
Liautaud founded Jimmy John’s in Illinois in 1983 with a $25,000 loan from his father. Jimmy John now has 2,800 locations across the United States, nearly all of which are franchisees. Liautaud, currently costing about $1.7 billion, sold the remaining Jimmy John stake to Inspire Brands in 2019.