ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli faces an election challenge from a little-known accountant and lawyer who does similar work for Onondaga County and says he’s more qualified.
Robert Antonacci says the power of the checkbook is the key to whether state programs such as economic development projects are delivering.
The 49-year-old Republican also says following the money flowing through politics is how you clean up corruption.
DiNapoli says his nearly 600 auditors have saved money and identified waste in the billions of dollars.
At the same time, the former assemblyman from Long Island says his stewardship has helped New York’s pension fund for public workers grow to a record $181 billion, with state and municipal contribution rates declining in 2015 and 2016.
