Maragos Seeks to Buy Re-Election
(Long Island, NY) Former Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman announced that his campaign received contributions of $244,140 during the latest reporting period and has $391,872 in cash on hand. Weitzman’s haul is more than 3.5 times greater than the $66,890 in contributions received by incumbent George Maragos. Maragos issued his campaign a loan of over $1 million to supplement a poor showing for the period.
“While Nassau County’s finances have deteriorated on the watch of George Maragos and too many middle class families are struggling through a difficult economic recovery, Mr. Maragos is using his vast personal wealth to try to buy re-election to keep his own job,” said Weitzman. “The fact that our campaign raised 3.5 times as much money as the incumbent from Nassau County residents from all parties and backgrounds shows our broad base of support and the lack of enthusiasm for Mr. Maragos and the poor job he has done as Comptroller.”
Mr. Maragos is in the midst of his third campaign in four years, following a failed bid for the United States Senate in 2012. In each of his races, Maragos has raised the specter of using his personal fortune to fund his campaigns.
About Howard Weitzman, CPA
n 2001, Howard Weitzman became the only CPA ever elected to the office of Nassau County Comptroller after a 30 year career as a healthcare financial executive. He was subsequently re-elected to a second term in 2005. During his eight years as Comptroller, Howard Weitzman played a central role in the financial rescue of Nassau County. Under Howard’s leadership, the office of Comptroller became a national model for transparency and accountability while at the same time developing a reputation for groundbreaking audits, independence and integrity. A graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School and Queens College, Howard is the former Mayor of Great Neck Estates, where he and his wife resided for 35 years and raised three children. He is currently a resident of North Hills.
