Board of Elections receives campaign finance reports

Candidates filed their campaign finance reports for the first six months of the year Friday. According to the reports from the New York State Board of Elections, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reports having raised $33 million in campaign contributions, while his opponent, Republican Rob Astorino, raised roughly $2.4 million. According to the filings, the Senate Democrats have more than $1 million; the Senate Independent Democratic Conference had $1.1 million and the Senate Republicans started the year with $2.8 million, however, final fundraising numbers have not been released at this time.