Thomas P. DiNapoli
What this job does: The comptroller is the state's chief money watchdog: manages the state pension fund, audits state agencies and local governments for waste and fraud, reviews state contracts and payments, runs the state payroll and returns unclaimed money. A term is four years.
- Current office
- New York State Comptroller (since February 7, 2007)
- Occupation
- State comptroller
- Lives in
- Great Neck Plaza
Background
- State comptroller since February 2007, when the Legislature chose DiNapoli to finish Alan Hevesi's term; elected by voters in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Member of the state Assembly for the 16th District in Nassau County from 1987 to 2007. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Elected to the Mineola Board of Education in 1972. source: en.wikipedia.org
- B.A. in history from Hofstra University (1976) and a master's degree from The New School (1988). source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- "Making sure the pension fund remains fully funded" source: politicsny.com
- "Making New York more affordable for working-class families" source: politicsny.com
- "Aggressively go after waste and fraud" source: politicsny.com
- Stronger rules barring political donations from companies seeking state contracts (Oct. 1 debate) source: cityandstateny.com
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