Thomas DiNapoli
| Thomas DiNapoli | |
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| 54th Comptroller of New York | |
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Assumed office February 7, 2007 |
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| Governor |
Eliot Spitzer David Paterson Andrew Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Thomas Sanzillo (Acting) |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 16th district |
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In office January 1, 1987 – February 7, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | May W. Newburger |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Schimel |
| Personal details | |
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February 10, 1954 Rockville Centre, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Hofstra University New School |
Thomas P. DiNapoli (born February 10, 1954) is the 54th Comptroller of the state of New York. He is a former state assemblyman in New York, who was elected by the state legislature as New York State Comptroller on February 7, 2007. He was formerly the Chairman of the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee. DiNapoli is a Democrat from Long Island. He is a resident of the Village of Great Neck Plaza. In November 2014, he won reelection, leading the statewide ticket with the most votes.
DiNapoli has been active in politics since he was a teenager, when he ran for and won a position as a trustee on the Mineola Board of Education. At the age of 18 in 1972, he was the youngest person in New York State history elected to public office. He served on the school board for 10 years.
In 1976, DiNapoli graduated magna cum laude from Hofstra University with a bachelor's degree in history. After college he worked for New York Telephone and AT&T.
In 1988, he received a master's degree in human resources management from The New School University's Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions.
DiNapoli worked as an aide for Assemblyman Angelo F. Orazio. He also served as a District Representative for Congressman Robert J. Mrazek. DiNapoli was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1987 to 2007, sitting in the 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th, 196th and 197th New York State Legislatures. He represented the 16th District, located in Northwest Nassau County. DiNapoli was later also elected as Chairman of the Nassau County Democratic Committee. In 2001, he lost the Democratic nomination for Nassau County Executive to Thomas Suozzi, who later won the election. In 2006, DiNapoli was a candidate for lieutenant governor, but dropped out of the race after Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the party's frontrunner for governor, chose Senate Minority Leader David Paterson as his running mate.
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