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Monday, February 10, 2025
Mark Levine, Jewish candidate for NYC comptroller, picks up high-profile endorsements
Luke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent.
Mark Levine, the Manhattan borough president, scores a series of high-profile endorsements in his campaign for New York City comptroller.
Levine is Jewish, speaks Hebrew and often appears at Jewish community and Israel-related events.
His campaign announces his endorsement by New York Rep. Jerry Nadler and several prominent lawmakers from the New York State government.
“As our next comptroller, I know he’ll be the fierce watchdog our city needs — someone with the experience and integrity to protect taxpayers and deliver real results,” Nadler says in a statement.
Levine has also won the endorsement of New York Reps. Dan Goldman, Adriano Espaillat and Ritchie Torres, and a number of city and state lawmakers.
The comptroller oversees a staff of 800 and serves as the city’s chief financial officer and auditor, acting as a check on the mayor. The position is seen as the second-highest elected office in the city government.
The current comptroller is Brad Lander, a leftist Jew whose term ends at the start of 2026.
The position can serve as a springboard for higher political office. Lander and former comptroller Scott Stringer, also Jewish, are both running for New York City mayor.
Levine’s lead challenger, City Council member Justin Brannan, has picked up endorsements from labor groups and city lawmakers.
