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Council / Ward 3

Matt Frumin

Up to $23,720.00 in misclassified wages

Public records suggest that Matt Frumin misclassified employees as contractors on 13 distinct occasions, failing to pay or withhold state or federal taxes on $23,720.00 of wages — and making their workers bear that cost.

Democratic candidate
Matt Frumin illustrated placeholder portrait

Salaries & Wages

$23,720.00

The amount paid to workers who may be misclassified.

Worker Misclassifications

13

The number of times the campaign made a payment that might be to an employee misclassified as a contractor.

Status

No Response

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Campaign Statement

Candidate Response

Updated June 9, 2026

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Expenditure Data

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Showing 19 of 19 entries from public records and analysis.

Candidate expenditure data with category, payee, purpose, amount, and source information.
CategoryExpenditureAmountSource
Likely Contractor

Ben Aurbach

See Ben Aurbach in notes.

$1,700.00

December 10th Report 2025

Likely Contractor

Benjamin Aurbach

See Ben Aurbach in notes.

$850.00

January 31st Report 2026

Likely Contractor

Benjamin Aurbach

See Ben Aurbach in notes.

$850.00

January 31st Report 2026

Likely Employee

Jack Ruina Bennett

Payment for "Consultant"

$2,400.00

January 31st Report 2026

Likely Employee

Jack Ruina Bennett

Payment for "Consultant"

$2,400.00

March 10th Report 2026

Likely Contractor

Benjamin Aurbach

See Ben Aurbach in notes.

$850.00

March 10th Report 2026

Likely Employee

Jack Ruina Bennett

Payment for "Consultant"

$2,400.00

March 10th Report 2026

Likely Employee

Elias Benda

Payment for "Consultant"

$1,320.00

March 10th Report 2026

Likely Employee

Elias Benda

Payment for "Consultant"

$1,140.00

March 10th Report 2026

Likely Employee

Jack Ruina Bennett

Payment for "Salary/Stipend"

$2,400.00

April 10th Report 2026

Likely Employee

Jack Ruina Bennett

Payment for "Salary/Stipend"

$2,400.00

April 10th Report 2026

Likely Contractor

Karen Anderson

Weak or no evidence that payee is not a contractor.

$800.00

April 10th Report 2026

Likely Employee

Ben Aurbach

Payment for "Salary/Stipend"

$850.00

April 10th Report 2026

Likely Employee

Elias Benda

Payment for "Salary/Stipend"

$1,860.00

April 10th Report 2026

Likely Employee

Jack Ruina Bennett

Payment for "Salary/Stipend"

$2,400.00

May 10th Report 2026

Likely Employee

Benjamin Aurbach

Payment for "Salary/Stipend"

$850.00

May 10th Report 2026

Likely Employee

Jack Ruina Bennett

Payment for "Salary/Stipend"

$2,400.00

May 10th Report 2026

Likely Employee

Elias Benda

Payment for "Salary/Stipend"

$900.00

May 10th Report 2026

Notes

Ben/Benjamin Aurbach & Rivendell International

Aurbach lists his individual clients on his LinkedIn, but his work — compliance and web design — are traditionally the domain of consultants for campaigns rather than in-house staff.

Probably nonemployee.

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