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Mourn O'Hare, Initial Campaign Bd. Chair

By RICHARD STEIER
Posted 4/6/20

Father Joseph O'Hare, the founding Chairman of the city Campaign Finance Board who died March 29 at age 89, was praised by the panel's Executive Director, Amy Loprest, for instilling it with "a culture of conviction and integrity."

CFB Chairman Frederick Schaffer, in a statement following his passing, called Father O'Hare "a towering figure in the history of New York City politics and of the Campaign Finance Board. As the founding board chair, Father O'Hare deftly led the CFB through its first 15 years in operation."

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