Network of Over 200 Unions Weighs in on the Comptroller’s Race
(Long Island, NY) Earlier today, Former Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman received the endorsement of the Long Island Federation of Labor, the umbrella organization for over 200 local unions representing over 240,000 members. Weitzman has received every major labor endorsement in the race for Comptroller.
“I am honored to have the backing of the Long Island Federation of Labor and its member unions representing over 240,000 workers on Long Island,” said Weitzman. “I have always fought for the working families of Nassau County and pledge to keep fighting for the middle class in Nassau County as the county’s fiscal watchdog.”
This endorsement follows the backing of the Service Employees International Union local 1199, Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union local 338, Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union local 1102, Communications Workers of America local 1104, and the Working Families Party.
About Howard Weitzman, CPA
In 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.
