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Suffolk County Comptroller

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county comptroller is the county's chief fiscal officer, auditing county finances, keeping its accounts and managing its cash.

Open seat: Comptroller John M. Kennedy Jr. is term-limited.

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Jon Estreich

Democratic

Dix Hills

The gist

  • Pledges to audit no-bid and consultant contracts.
  • Proposes a county payroll audit for no-show jobs.
  • Proposes an online dashboard of county spending and contracts.
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  1. Pledges to audit no-bid and consultant contracts.

    Jon Estreich for Suffolk County Comptroller

    Campaign website · Jon for Suffolk · jonforsuffolk.com

    “Audit no-bid and consultant contracts.”
  2. Proposes a county payroll audit for no-show jobs.

    Jon Estreich for Suffolk County Comptroller

    Campaign website · Jon for Suffolk · jonforsuffolk.com

    “Institute a payroll audit to find no-show jobs”
  3. Proposes an online dashboard of county spending and contracts.

    Jon Estreich for Suffolk County Comptroller

    Campaign website · Jon for Suffolk · jonforsuffolk.com

    “Begin work on a real-time online spending dashboard showing county expenditures, contracts, and vendors in a searchable format.”

Daniel P Losquadro

Republican, Conservative

Shoreham

The gist

  • Pledges honesty and transparency in county government.
  • Pledges to bring new electronic systems to county finances.
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  1. Pledges honesty and transparency in county government.

    Dan Losquadro is Suffolk GOP's Nominee for County Comptroller

    News coverage · Messenger Papers · messengerpapers.com

    “rooted in promoting honesty and transparency in county government”
  2. Pledges to bring new electronic systems to county finances.

    Dan Losquadro is Suffolk GOP's Nominee for County Comptroller

    News coverage · Messenger Papers · messengerpapers.com

    “his role in digitizing the Highway Department and his familiarity with implementing new technology and cybersecurity protections”

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