page_title: Thomas DiNapoli
section_title: Election
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas DiNapoli / State Comptroller / Election
caption_attribution_description: English: New York State Comptroller DiNapoli's Inauguration
context_page_description: Thomas P. DiNapoli is the 54th Comptroller of the state of New York. He is a former state assemblyman in New York, who was elected by the state legislature as New York State Comptroller on February 7, 2007. He was formerly the Chairman of the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee. DiNapoli is a Democrat from Long Island. He is a resident of the Village of Great Neck Plaza. In November 2014, he won reelection, leading the statewide ticket with the most votes. He was easily re-elected in November 2018, receiving 64.9%.
context_section_description: DiNapoli applied to be State Comptroller to replace Alan Hevesi, who resigned in December 2006. He was interviewed by a panel of two former State Comptrollers, a former New York City Comptroller and a group of legislators on January 24, 2007. DiNapoli was not amongst the three finalists recommended by the review panel. On February 7, 2007, in a joint session of the New York State Legislature, DiNapoli was elected as New York State Comptroller, succeeding Alan Hevesi by a vote of 150 to 56.
caption: January 11, 2011 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's Inauguration
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