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Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar has opened an exploratory committee to run for New York City Comptroller. As a Democrat, she would be on a collision course with the city’s current comptroller, Brad Lander.
“We have the most expensive health care system in the world, the largest education system in the country and New York City is the largest metropolitan economy on the globe,” said Rajkumar.
She added, “And yet hardworking New Yorkers who pay some of the highest taxes in the country are not able to get lifesaving healthcare, quality education or adequate transportation.”
Rajkumar says, there is not enough return on investment or government accountability. As per her, the inefficiency in governmental affairs is costing lives. She declared, “I can fix it, and that is why I am exploring a run for New York City Comptroller.”
Rajkumar’s statement highlights her focus on government accountability and efficiency, emphasizing that she aims to address these issues if she decides to officially enter the race. The primary election is scheduled for June of next year.
Jenifer Rajkumar is a lawyer, professor, and government leader who made history as the first South Asian-American woman ever to be elected to a state office in New York. A graduate of Stanford Law School and the University of Pennsylvania, Jenifer has worked across the country to empower disenfranchised, vulnerable and excluded individuals, at both the national and local levels.
Comptroller is New York City’s Chief Financial Officer, an independently elected official who safeguards the City’s fiscal health, roots out waste, fraud and abuse in local government, and ensures that municipal agencies serve the needs of all New Yorkers.
