Louis L. Goldstein

Louis L. Goldstein
Goldstein in 1996
Comptroller of Maryland
In office
January 3, 1959 – July 3, 1998
Governor
Preceded byJ. Millard Tawes
Succeeded byRobert L. Swann
President of the Maryland State Senate
In office
1955–1958
Preceded byGeorge W. Della
Succeeded byGeorge W. Della
Personal details
Born
Louis Lazerus Goldstein

(1913-03-14)March 14, 1913
Prince Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 1998(1998-07-03) (aged 85)
Calvert County, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Louis Lazerus Goldstein (March 14, 1913 – July 3, 1998) was an American politician who served as comptroller, or chief financial officer, of Maryland for ten terms from 1959 to 1998. A popular politician and lifelong Democrat, he was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1938 and served three terms in the Maryland Senate before winning election as Comptroller. He ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 1964.