No. The City’s contribution limits only apply to contributions to City candidates. They do not apply to contributions to ward committees. Importantly, however, if a donor passes a campaign contribution to a City candidate through a ward committee, the amount given to the candidate will count towards the limits for both the ward committee and the original donor.
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