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Alan Hevesi



Born: January 31, 1940 in New York City, NY
Died: November 9, 2023 in East Meadow, NY (Lewy body dementia)

Education:

  • Queens College, B.A., 1962
  • Columbia University, M.A., Ph.D., 1971 (public law and government)

Career:

  • Politician

Elected Office:

  • NY Assembly, 1971-1972, 1973-1993
  • Candidate for New York City, comptroller, 1989
  • New York City comptroller, 1994-2001
  • NY state comptroller, 2003-2006

Other notes:

  • Resigned from office effective December 22, 2006, as part of a plea bargain with the Albany County Court
  • In February 2007, Hevesi was sentenced to a $5,000 fine and permanently banned from holding elective office again. He received no jail time and no probation
  • He also pleaded guilty to corruption charges surrounding a "pay to play" scheme regarding the New York State Pension Fund. On April 15, 2011, he was sentenced to one to four years in prison.


Election Results for Alan Hevesi


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YearAgeStatePartyOfficeDistrictStagePosVotes%
2002 62 NY D Comptroller Primary 1 353,000 62.6%
2002 62 NY D Comptroller General 1 2,095,913 50.4%
2006 66 NY D Comptroller General 1 2,349,578 56.8%


Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election.