The phrase "former comptroller" refers to someone who previously held the position of comptroller, which is a financial executive responsible for managing and overseeing an organization's financial accounts. Full definition
Stringer has raised $ 3.2 million to date for the 2013 race, ahead of former Comptroller Bill Thompson, Liu and de Blasio, but trailing frontrunner Quinn. (dnainfo.com)
For a reality check, all we need to do is look back to the fall of former Comptroller Alan Hevesi. (thealt.com)
The campaign reached out to MirRam in part due to its hiring in the wake of the 2009 mayoral election of Eddy Castell, whose management of former Comptroller Bill Thompson's campaign impressed Benoit. (nystateofpolitics.com)