A Super PAC backing Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman has launched a multi-million dollar ad slamming Kathy Hochul for pay-to-play “corruption” after she promptly awarded a donor with a no-bid contract during the pandemic to buy COVID tests.

The $637 million emergency deal given to Digital Gadgets came just days after its CEO Charles Tebele and other family members held a lavish fundraiser for Hochul ahead of her 2022 reelection.

“Kathy Hochul’s corruption is the tax we all pay,” said the ad paid for by the Strong and Safe New York Super Pac, a group bankrolled by Knicks owner James Dolan and casino magnate Steve Wynn.

“Exhibit A. She gave her friends a $637 million no-bid contract for COVID tests, paying more than double what others were charging. And weeks before the deal, the CEO threw her a big fundraiser. The family ultimately shelled out more than $500,000 to Hochul’s machine.

“Hochul gets rich, her friends get richer,” the ad’s narrator says. “And we get the bill.”

An image of Hochul appears with a mock $637 million check paid to a “Hochul donor” for a “No bid Covid contract.”

The pro-Blakeman ad – costing $750,00 per week – is running on streaming services, paid social media and video texting to more than 1 million voters. It is scheduled to run until Election Day, Nov. 3, the group said.

“Everything Kathy Hochul does raises costs on struggling New Yorkers, including her expensive and corrupt no-bid contracts,” a Strong and Safe spokesman said.

“New Yorkers simply can no longer afford Kathy Hochul.”

The ad revives reports by the Times Union that Hochul’s administration purchased 52 million COVID tests in 2022 from Digital Gadgets at roughly twice the price others paid, like California, for buying directly from a manufacturer — all while Tebele and family members funneled $300,000 to Hochul’s campaign.

Tebele’s fundraiser was held in November 2021.

The payments were justified by Hochul’s office at the time as necessary to buy rapid tests quickly to keep schools open – though many of the tests were still not used months after they were bought.

Hochul’s office also claimed the governor was not personally involved in awarding the contract to Tebele’s firm – and that contracts had to be awarded quickly to curb a spike in COVID cases.

“Governor Hochul did not oversee the procurement process and was not involved in the day-to-day procurement decisions,” a Hochul spokesperson said in September 2022.

“She simply instructed her team to purchase as many available tests as possible to meet the tremendous need across the state, and they did exactly that to keep New Yorkers safe.”

Lee Zeldin, Hochul’s 2022 Republican opponent, also blasted her over the contract during their race.

The Post has reached out to Hochul’s campaign for comment.