New York State Senate District 16 (unopposed)

Current seat holder: John C. Liu.

John Liu

The 43rd Comptroller of New York City, John Liu established an impressive record as the chief financial officer for 8.4 million residents and overseeing municipal government with an annual budget of $70 billion. John saved taxpayers $5 billion through rigorous audits of City agencies, detailed scrutiny of contracts with private companies, and refinancing of $20 billion of outstanding City bond debt. During his four-year term of office, he achieved an enviable total investment return, increasing the City’s pension asset portfolio to $150 billion.

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“As scammers and their skimming devices got more sophisticated, thousands of SNAP recipients continued to get ripped off, and so we relentlessly pushed the state to upgrade its EBT cards with the same safety measures found in credit and debit cards.” (Official legislative newsroom (nysenate.gov))
“U.S. Representative Grace Meng stated, “Combating SNAP theft has been a key priority of mine and I’m proud to address the problem by pushing legislation and working with my state and local colleagues as New York upgrades to more secure EBT cards.” (Official legislative newsroom (nysenate.gov))