While the councilman has not yet officially declared his candidacy for any position, sources close to him said he's eyeing
a run for comptroller if Liu leaves the post, setting up a potential challenge with fellow Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr., who currently heads the Council's powerful Finance Committee.
Not exact matches
And last but not least, some not - so - fabulous news
for former Gov. Eliot Spitzer
if he was perhaps mulling another comeback attempt — maybe a
run at state
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli?
«
If Liu does
run for mayor and opens up the
comptroller seat or needs to resign... Garodnick is in a really good spot,» he said.
Markowitz's top aide, Carlo Scissura, has been talking about making a
run, and City Council Finance Chairman Dominic Recchia's name has been floated as a possible candidate, although he may
for comptroller if John Liu decides to
run for mayor.
If elected, Zach Cohen, who is
running on the Democratic ticket
for East Hampton Town supervisor, would add a
comptroller and administrative officer to town government.
If Spitzer
runs for city
comptroller, he will be the second New York politician who resigned in disgrace to seek redemption this year.
The New York Post also reported that Spitzer plans to
run for comptroller, citing sources who said the multi-millionaire will fund his campaign himself
if necessary.
As he prepares to be term - limited out, Manhattan Councilman Daniel Garodnick has created a statewide campaign account with an eye toward
running for attorney general or
comptroller if those jobs open up in 2018.
Buffalo
Comptroller Mark J.F. Schroeder is ready to mount a Democratic primary challenge to the city's mayor, Byron Brown,
if he
runs for a fourth term, as expected, and will formally declare his candidacy soon.
If he is elected to Congress, it could increase his profile ahead of a potential run for NYC comptroller in 2013 — that is, of course, if the current comptroller, John Liu, decides to run for mayo
If he is elected to Congress, it could increase his profile ahead of a potential
run for NYC
comptroller in 2013 — that is, of course,
if the current comptroller, John Liu, decides to run for mayo
if the current
comptroller, John Liu, decides to
run for mayor.
State
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli thinks Cuomo has «made every indication that he's
running for re-election» next year, and won't directly say whether he'll
run himself
if the governor doesn't.
But when Maturo indicated in 2010 that he planned to
run for mayor again, he received a letter from an official in the state
comptroller's office saying that
if Maturo were to become mayor again, his pension payments would be cut off while he was in office — under a revised interpretation of the law.
It was a fine plan, but
for the better - established Democrat standing between him and the nomination: Carl McCall, the broadly (
if not wildly) popular state
comptroller who was
running to become the state's first African - American governor.
That leaves Joel Rivera alone with a frozen account, now why would you freeze your account
if you thought Carrion was
running for Comptroller???
In the wake of the FBI investigation and his struggles in the polls, it's reasonable to wonder
if Liu didn't have some regret not just
running for reelection as
comptroller.