When Gov. Kathy Hochul and her husband attended a sold-out Buffalo Bills playoff game in late January, they got their tickets from the state of New York.
, the governor’s administration does not have access to a suite in major sports stadiums in New York. The lone exception is the Bills’ stadium in suburban Buffalo, where Empire State Development, the state’s economic development arm, receives 16 complimentary tickets and four parking passes to each game as part of the football team’s 2013 lease agreement, which runs for another three seasons.
The Hochuls each donated $200 to charity to cover the cost of their tickets, according to the governor’s office. In 2010, the state ethics board fined then-Gov. David Paterson $62,125 for soliciting five World Series tickets from the New York Yankees — and attempting to cover up his tracks — despite performing no ceremonial function at the game.
The ESD guidelines say the state’s suite in the current stadium is to be used for “encouraging and fostering economic development, tourism, public awareness for the state and western New York, and for other charitable or public functions during events that are scheduled at the stadium.” Political fundraising is specifically prohibited.
Hazel Crampton-Hays, a Hochul spokesperson, said the Bills organization pegged the value of a Jan. 22 ticket at $200. A Bills spokesperson didn’t respond to a request for comment.
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