Scott Stringer
| Scott Stringer | |
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Stringer in 2011
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| 44th New York City Comptroller | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2014 |
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| Mayor | Bill de Blasio |
| Preceded by | John Liu |
| 26th Borough President of Manhattan | |
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In office January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | C. Virginia Fields |
| Succeeded by | Gale Brewer |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 67th district | |
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In office January 1, 1993 – December 31, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Jerrold Nadler |
| Succeeded by | Linda Rosenthal |
| Personal details | |
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Scott M. Stringer April 29, 1960 (age 56) New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elyse Buxbaum (m. 2010) |
| Alma mater | John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
| Religion | Jewish |
Scott M. Stringer (born April 29, 1960) is the 44th and current New York City Comptroller and a New York Democratic politician who previously served as the 26th Borough President of Manhattan.
In 1983, he became a legislative assistant to Assemblyman, and future Congressman, Jerrold Nadler. During these years, he supported Democratic candidate Governor Mario Cuomo. In 1992, Stringer ran for Nadler's Assembly seat representing the Upper West Side when Nadler replaced deceased Congressman Ted Weiss.
In 2001, Stringer ran a campaign for New York City Public Advocate. In 2005, he entered the race to succeed C. Virginia Fields as Manhattan Borough President. His candidacy was endorsed by the New York Times. On September 13, 2005, he won the Democratic primary against 9 other candidates and was later elected in the November general election. He took office as Borough President on January 1, 2006.
Stringer was the Democratic nominee for New York City Comptroller in the 2013 election. He defeated former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer in the Democratic primary.
Stringer's mother, Arlene Stringer-Cuevas, is a cousin of Bella Abzug and served on the New York City Council.
Stringer grew up in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, attended Manhattan public schools and graduated from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He has distant roots from Russia and Ireland, he has stated, and his great-grandfather was from Poland.
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