New York State Comptroller
The New York State Comptroller is a position within the government of the US state of New York . The duties of each incumbent include auditing the activities of the state government and managing the state pension system. He chairs the New York State Department of Audit and Control . In other states, this office is called a State Auditor ; however, in New York it also includes State Treasurer functions .
history
In 1776, the New York Provincial Congress first appointed an Auditor General to clear the public accounts. Comfort Sands held this office between July 24, 1776 and March 23, 1782. After his resignation, the Council of Appointment , a kind of government council of New York, which existed between 1777 and 1822, created the post of auditor , which Peter T. Curtenius held from April 2, 1782. Finally, in 1797, the State Comptroller was established by the New York State Legislature . The nomination was incumbent on the Council of Appointment , the term of office was one year, confirmation for a further year was possible without restriction. When the State Parliament cut the Comptroller's salary from $ 3,000 to $ 2,500 in 1800 , the first incumbent, Samuel Jones , resigned.
After a constitutional reform in 1821 that abolished the Council of Appointment , the Comptroller was determined jointly by the State Assembly and the State Senate . The term of office was now three years. In 1846 another constitutional amendment took place, which made the office publicly eligible. The term of office was reduced to two years, with the election, like the other subordinate members of the government, taking place in the year in which the governor was not elected. Thus, the Comptroller officiated within his two-year activity for one year under the governor elected before him and one year under the governor elected after him. This practice was abolished in 1895 with a one-time three-year term before all members of the state government, including the governor, were elected at a common date.
In 1926, the duties of the New York State Treasurer were transferred to the State Comptroller , who also acts as Treasury Secretary of New York State. Since 1938 the term of office, like that of the governor, has been four years.
List of incumbents
| Surname | Term of office | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Jones | March 15, 1797-12. March 1800 | independent |
| John Vernon Henry | March 12, 1800-10. August 1801 | federalist |
| Elisha Jenkins | August 10, 1801-16. March 1806 | Democratic Republican |
| Archibald McIntyre | March 26, 1806-12. February 1821 | Democratic Republican |
| John Savage | February 12, 1821-29. January 1823 | Democratic Republican |
| William Learned Marcy | February 13, 1823-21. January 1829 | Democratic Republican |
| Silas Wright | January 27, 1829–7. January 1833 | democrat |
| Azariah Cutting Flag | January 11, 1833–4. February 1839 | democrat |
| Bates Cooke | February 4, 1839-January 1841 | Whig |
| John Allen Collier | January 27, 1841–7. February 1842 | Whig |
| Azariah Cutting Flag | February 7, 1842-31. December 1847 | democrat |
| Millard Fillmore | January 1, 1848-20. February 1849 | Whig |
| Washington Hunt | February 20, 1849-18. December 1850 | Whig |
| Philo Case Fuller | December 18, 1850-31. December 1851 | Whig |
| John Calvin Wright | January 1, 1852–31. December 1853 | democrat |
| James Merrill Cook | January 1, 1854-31. December 1855 | Whig |
| Lorenzo Burrows | January 1, 1856–31. December 1857 | American party |
| Sanford Elias Church | January 1, 1858–31. December 1859 | democrat |
| Robert Denniston | January 1, 1860-31. December 1861 | republican |
| Lucius Robinson | January 1, 1862–31. December 1865 | unionist |
| Thomas Hillhouse | January 1, 1866–31. December 1867 | republican |
| William Fitch Allen | January 1, 1868–1. July 1870 | democrat |
| Asher P. Nichols | July 1, 1870–31. December 1871 | democrat |
| Nelson Kerr Hopkins | January 1, 1872–31. December 1875 | republican |
| Lucius Robinson | January 1, 1876–31. December 1876 | democrat |
| Frederic Pepoon Olcott | January 1, 1877–31. December 1879 | democrat |
| James Wolcott Wadsworth | January 1, 1880–31. December 1881 | republican |
| Ira Davenport | January 1, 1882–31. December 1883 | republican |
| Alfred Clark Chapin | January 1, 1884–31. December 1887 | democrat |
| Edward Wemple | January 1, 1888–31. December 1891 | democrat |
| Frank Campbell | January 1, 1892–31. December 1893 | democrat |
| James Arthur Roberts | January 1, 1894-31. December 1898 | republican |
| William James Morgan | January 1, 1899–5. September 1900 | republican |
| Theodore P. Gilman | September 5, 1900–31. December 1900 | republican |
| Erastus Cole Knight | January 1, 1901-28. December 1901 | republican |
| Nathan Lewis Miller | December 30, 1901 – November 1903 | republican |
| Otto Goodell Kelsey | November 12, 1903-2. May 1906 | republican |
| William C. Wilson | May 2, 1906-31. December 1906 | republican |
| Martin Henry Glynn | January 1, 1907-31. December 1908 | democrat |
| Charles Henry Gaus | January 1, 1909–31. October 1909 | republican |
| Otto Goodell Kelsey | October 31, 1909–11. November 1909 | republican |
| Myron Clark Williams | November 11, 1909-31. December 1910 | republican |
| William Sohmer | January 1, 1911-31. December 1914 | democrat |
| Eugene Mabbett Travis | January 1, 1915-31. December 1920 | republican |
| James Augustus Wendell | January 1, 1921-10. May 1922 | republican |
| William J. Maier | May 10, 1922-31. December 1922 | republican |
| James Wheeler Fleming | January 1, 1923-31. December 1924 | democrat |
| Vincent Bernard Murphy | January 1, 1925-31. December 1926 | republican |
| Morris Sawyer Tremaine | January 1, 1927-12. October 1941 | democrat |
| Harry Douglas Yates | October 12, 1941-17. October 1941 | democrat |
| Joseph V. O'Leary | October 17, 1941–31. December 1942 | American Labor Party |
| Frank Charles Moore | January 1, 1943-31. December 1950 | republican |
| J. Raymond McGovern | January 1, 1951-31. December 1954 | republican |
| Arthur Levitt | January 1, 1955-31. December 1978 | democrat |
| Edward VanBuren Regan | Jan. 1, 1979-7. May 1993 | republican |
| Herman Carl McCall | 1993-31. December 2002 | democrat |
| Alan G. Hevesi | January 1, 2003–22. December 2006 | democrat |
| Thomas Sanzillo | December 22, 2006–7. February 2007 | independent |
| Thomas P. DiNapoli | February 7, 2007– | democrat |