Marc Ruffalo To Headline De Blasio Re-Election Fundraiser In Soho

SOHO, NY — Mark Ruffalo will headline a fundraising dinner for Mayor Bill de Blasio's re-election campaign at Ronald Feldman Gallery in Soho this Wednesday, the gallery confirmed to Patch.

The "Spotlight"-star and environmental activist (Ruffalo was an outspoken protester of the Dakota Access pipeline) will be joined by fellow actor Steve Buscemi.

Tickets for the Wednesday night fundraiser start at $100, with donors who give $1,000 gaining access to a VIP Reception, according to the New York Daily News.

“Some of the most powerful interests in New York City have already spent almost $13 million to try and defeat Bill,” the de Blasio campaign wrote in an email signed by Ruffalo, according to the blog State of Politics.

“But he is funding his re-election campaign a different way, with the vast majority of contributions coming from New Yorkers giving small amounts of money — many of them coming at events like the one on January 11.”

De Blasio is running for a second term as mayor of New York City this year. Several Democrats have already filed to run against him in the primary, including New York state Sen. Tony Avella and former City Councilman Sal Albanese.

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