{"id":6791,"date":"2026-08-17T18:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6791"},"modified":"2026-08-17T18:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:12:02","slug":"exclusive-prominent-dem-donor-fundraising-for-ny-gop-governor-candidate-bruce-blakeman-talk-of-the-hamptons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6791","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Prominent Dem donor fundraising for NY GOP governor candidate Bruce Blakeman: &#8216;Talk of the Hamptons&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A prominent Democratic donor who previously contributed to Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s campaign is now raising funds for her Republican opponent Bruce Blakeman in New York\u2019s gubernatorial race, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6789\">Hayden Panettiere broke down over brother\u2019s \u2018heartbreaking\u2019 death months before her apparent overdose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, a professional photographer and philanthropist \u2014 and the wife of late New Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg \u2014 will be holding a fundraiser for Blakeman\u2019s campaign, she confirmed Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the talk of the Hamptons,\u201d said one Democrat who expressed surprise. \u201cIt\u2019s a good get for Bruce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lautenberg, 79, donated $1,000 to Democratic incumbent Hochul\u2019s re-election campaign in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6787\">Exclusive | Hayden Panettiere autopsy shows actress had \u2018no signs of trauma\u2019 at time of death<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lautenberg, whose artwork appears in the Library of Congress, confirmed she\u2019s holding a fundraiser for the Nassau County executive, but said little more.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true,\u201d Lautenberg told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBruce is a longtime friend and neighbor. He\u2019s a great guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She had no further comment.<\/p>\n<p>A review of federal filings shows a Bonnie Lautenberg giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democratic causes over the past decade \u2014 including donations to campaigns for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, Long Island Rep. Laura Gillen and Democratic congressional candidate Robert Zimmerman, as well as Democratic Party state committees across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6785\">Hayden Panettiere was \u2018clearly still struggling\u2019 3 months before tragic death: Gayle King<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prominent Democratic donor who previously contributed to Gov. 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