“New Yorkers should have faith that decisions regarding government funding, contracts and policy are based on merit, and not on who is financially supporting candidates,” said Betsy Gotbaum, executive director of the good-government group Citizens Union. “The law is designed to limit the amount of money individuals who do business with the city can give to political candidates. It appears as though Corey Johnson has been true to the spirit and letter of the law, and we hope that this will continue throughout his campaign.”