Nassau County comptroller: Howard Weitzman
Howard Weitzman, incumbent and Democratic candidate for Nassau County comptroller. Republican challenger George Maragos held a slight lead with almost all election districts reporting late Tuesday night, Nov. 3, 2009. (Oct. 2, 2009)
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HOWARD S. WEITZMAN
DEMOCRATIC
BACKGROUND: Weitzman, 63, of Great Neck Estates, where he used to be mayor, also has the Independence and Working Families lines. He is seeking his third term. A certified public accountant, the first to hold the comptroller's job in Nassau, he is a graduate of Queens College.
ISSUES: He said he takes being the "fiscal watchdog" of the county's $2.6-billion budget seriously and has taken a hard look at the spending in large county departments and will continue to do so. Additionally, Weitzman said his unprecedented audit of town garbage and other special districts has been the driving force behind proposed reforms at the state level. He started the NassauRx Card, a prescription-drug discount program that saves residents money and doesn't cost the taxpayers. He said his administration has been one of the more active and aggressive county comptroller offices in the state.
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