Daniel Lurie drops another $1.6M on his mayoral bid
Daniel Lurie is stepping on the gas: On Thursday, filings were released showing the Levi Strauss heir has dropped another $1.6 million on his mayoral campaign.That brings the total backing Lurie’s campaign to $8.45 million, including $5.45 million in an independent political action committee.In August, Lurie made three separate contributions to his campaign as the November election draws near — $375,000 on Aug. 7, $950,000 on Aug. 15, and another $260,000 on Aug. 22. Lurie’s family has put in $1.1 million to the PAC.This is not the first time Lurie — also the CEO of the nonprofit Tipping Point and the richest of all five mayoral race front runners — has self-funded his race. Prior to August, Lurie had poured a total of $590,000 into his bid for the Room 200. In a statement, Lurie’s team did not directly address the influx […]