Tom Sanzillo

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Tom Sanzillo is the First Deputy State Comptroller of New York and was the acting State Comptroller from December 22, 2006, through February 7, 2007[1][2]. He previously served as first deputy State Comptroller under former Comptroller Alan Hevesi. After Hevesi resigned on December 22, 2006, Sanzillo became the acting comptroller. He served as acting comptroller until a new State Comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, was appointed by the New York State Legislature. DiNapoli reappointed Sanzillo as First Deputy on March 7, 2007.[3]

As acting comptroller, he refused to pay a bill submitted to the Comptroller's office by former Governor George Pataki in his final days in office. The bill was to pay for a private jet Pataki used to fly to Virginia to inspect steel for construction at Ground Zero. Sanzillo said that Pataki could have flown a state aircraft to Virginia for the trip. The bill was sent back to the Governor's Office and Gov. Eliot Spitzer decided to remit the bill to Pataki to have his campaign committee pay it.

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Preceded by
Alan Hevesi		 Acting Comptroller of New York
December 22, 2006 – February 7, 2007		 Succeeded by
Thomas DiNapoli
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