Alan Hevesi

Alan Hevesi
53rd Comptroller of New York
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 22, 2006
GovernorGeorge Pataki
Preceded byCarl McCall
Succeeded byThomas Sanzillo (acting)
41st Comptroller of New York City
In office
January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001
MayorRudolph Giuliani
Preceded byElizabeth Holtzman
Succeeded byBill Thompson
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 28th district
In office
January 3, 1973 – December 1993
Preceded byAlfred A. DelliBovi
Succeeded byMelinda Katz
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 25th district
In office
December 1971 – May 12, 1972
Preceded byEmanuel R. Gold
Succeeded byVincent F. Nicolosi
Personal details
Born(1940-01-31)January 31, 1940
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 2023(2023-11-09) (aged 83)
East Meadow, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Carol Stanton
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(m. 1967; died 2015)​
Children3, including Daniel and Andrew
EducationQueens College (BA)
Columbia University (MA, PhD)

Alan George Hevesi (January 31, 1940 – November 9, 2023) was an American politician who served as a New York State Assemblyman from 1971 to 1993, as New York City Comptroller from 1994 to 2001, and as New York State Comptroller from 2003 to 2006. Hevesi was originally from Queens, New York City.[1]

A member of the Democratic Party, Hevesi was elected State Comptroller in 2002 and reelected in 2006. He resigned from office effective December 22, 2006, as part of a plea bargain with the Albany County Court related to his unlawful use of state employees to care for his ailing wife.[2] 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.[3] 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.

  1. ^ McShane, Larry (October 8, 2010). "Disgraced former state Controller Alan Hevesi: From family man to felon". Daily News.
  2. ^ Roberts, Sam (November 9, 2023). "Alan Hevesi, New York Official Who Fell From Grace, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Chauffeurgate Scandal Finally Ends for Alan Hevesi". Albany, New York: News 10. February 10, 2007. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.