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unusual facts about State Comptroller


Jim Edgar

In 1994, he defeated conservative challenger Jack Roeser in the Republican primary, and was reelected by a wide margin carrying all but one of the state's 102 counties in the general election against his Democratic opponent, State Comptroller and former state senator Dawn Clark Netsch.


History of Brevard County

The county is named for Theodore Washington Brevard, Jr., an early setter, and state comptroller.

William Sulzer

In response, the Tammany-allied State Comptroller William Sohmer moved to freeze payrolls for state highway and prison projects, and the State Senate under the leadership of another Tammany officer Robert F. Wagner refused to approve the Governor’s appointments to the New York Public Service Commission.


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Alfred E. Smith Building

Prior to reconstruction, the building was home to the state Comptroller's Office.

Andrew M. Maynard

Cook retired from the senate in 2006, and joined the Rell ticket running for the post of state comptroller, losing to Nancy Wyman.

Andrew SanFilippo

After former City Comptroller Anthony Nanula resigned in 2003 to become deputy state comptroller, he became the acting city comptroller.

Carl Andrews

He also took the opportunity to publicly highlight several high-profile endorsements from leading members of the New York State Democratic Party, e.g. state Comptroller Alan Hevesi, and state Attorney General-and current gubernatorial candidate-Elliot Spitzer.

Defense Establishment Comptroller Unit

In his 2005 report, the State Comptroller, Eliezer Goldberg, maintained that Defense Establishment Comptroller failed to foster consistent conduct among the 80 IDF internal comptrollership bodies, and that the unit failed to undertake inspections in the frequency required by regulations.

Ed Rutkowski

In 1979, he became the County Executive of Erie County, New York, succeeeding Edward Regan, who stepped down to become New York State Comptroller.

Edward Regan

The other search committee members were former State Comptroller Carl McCall and former New York City Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin.

Gerald Lewis

Gerald A. Lewis (born 1934), American attorney and Florida state comptroller

Herbert London

Republican leaders convinced London to drop out of the Governor's race in favor of accepting the party's nomination for state comptroller, facing interim Democratic Comptroller Carl McCall.

New York Comptroller election, 2010

The New York comptroller election of 2010 involved the first election campaign of Democrat Thomas DiNapoli to the Office of State Comptroller.

Robert Dennison

Robert Denniston, NY State Comptroller, 1860–1861, sometimes quoted as Robert Dennison

Sam Pitcheralle

He was appointed as Acting Treasurer in 2006 by Governor George Pataki to fill out the remaining months of the term of Christopher Callaghan, who had retired to pursue a bid for New York State Comptroller.

Sandra Frankel

In 2002, Frankel sought the lieutenant governorship again, but dropped out to foster party unity and endorsed Dennis Mehiel, who lost the general election on a ticket with State Comptroller Carl McCall.

Scott McClellan

Born in Austin, Texas, McClellan is the youngest son of Carole Keeton Strayhorn, former Texas State Comptroller and former 2006 independent Texas gubernatorial candidate, and attorney Barr McClellan.

Theriot

Roy R. Theriot (1914-1973, Louisiana politician, former state comptroller