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Edward Regan
Edward v. Regan
1stChairman of the Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority
In office
2005–2006
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAnthony Baynes Sr.
8th President ofBaruch College
In office
2000–2004
Preceded bySidney I. Lirtzman
Succeeded byKathleen Waldron
51stComptroller of New York
In office
January 1, 1979 – May 7, 1993
GovernorHugh Carey
Mario Cuomo
Preceded byArthur Levitt Sr.
Succeeded byCarl McCall
3rdExecutiveofErie County
In office
1972–1978
Preceded byB. John Tutuska
Succeeded byEd Rutkowski
Personal details
Born
Edward Van Buren Regan

(1930-05-14)May 14, 1930
Plainfield, New Jersey,U.S.
DiedOctober 18, 2014(2014-10-18)(aged 84)
Greenwich, Connecticut,U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationHobart College
University at Buffalo Law School
ProfessionBusinessman
Public official

Edward Van Buren Regan(May 14, 1930 – October 18, 2014) (nicknamedNed)[1]was an American politician and public figure fromNew York State.He was a member of theRepublican Party.

Regan's political career began on theBuffalo Common Council.He rose to prominence as the thirdErie County Executiveduring the 1970s. Regan then becameNew York State Comptroller,and served in that role for nearly 15 years. He appeared on the Republican ticket in five statewide elections, more than any politician in the history of New York. From 2000 to 2004, Regan was president ofBaruch Collegeof theCity University of New York,where he also served as a professor.

Life

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Born inPlainfield, New Jerseyto William and Allison (née Van Buren) Regan, Edward Van Buren Regan was raised inUtica, New York.[2]He attendedNichols School,a prep school inBuffalo, New York,graduating in 1947.[2]

He graduated an economics major in the Hobart Class of 1952 atHobart and William Smith Colleges,where he was a member ofThe Kappa Alpha Society.[2][3]He served in theUnited States Navyas an intelligence officer from 1952 to 1953, then returned to Buffalo to help run his family's liquor business.[2]He graduatedcum laudefromUniversity at Buffalo Law Schoolin 1964.[2]

Prior to becoming Comptroller, Regan served as County Executive ofErie County.[2]He also served as a councilman in Buffalo.[2]In 1970, he was defeated by the incumbent ComptrollerArthur Levitt Sr.,but was electedNew York State Comptrollerin 1978, and re-elected in 1982, 1986 and 1990.[2]He remained in office until May 7, 1993 when he resigned.[2]He was succeeded byCarl McCallwho was elected by theNew York State Legislatureto fill the unexpired term.[2]In 1988, Regan was investigated by law enforcement officials after the disclosure of a memo written by members of his staff, one of which pointedly said of campaign contributors that "Those who give will get." He denied any impropriety.[2]

Regan was briefly a candidate for the Republican nomination forGovernor of New Yorkin 1982, but withdrew from the race.[4]Regan was Chairman of theMunicipal Assistance Corporationfor New York City in the 1990s. The corporation was set up in the 1970s to assist with the financial recovery of New York City following the city's fiscal crisis and near bankruptcy.[2]

In the early 1990s, Regan served as a member of the USCompetitiveness Policy Counciland ably led its efforts on Corporation Governance. After leaving the comptroller's office, Regan served as a board member of numerous business and nonprofit organizations. He was President ofBaruch Collegein New York from 2000-04.[2]

After retiring from the Baruch presidency, Regan became a professor at the Graduate Center of theCity University of New York.He served as a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation and was a consultant to the Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on matters of the convergence of GAAP with international accounting standards. For several months in 2005 and 2006, he served as the first chairman of the Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority, which was set up by the state in order to oversee the county's finances and make recommendations to the county government on financial affairs. The authority, considered a "soft" control board, was created in response to the Erie County fiscal crisis of 2005.[2]

In January 2007, he served on the search committee for a new State Comptroller, following the resignation of ComptrollerAlan Hevesi.The other search committee members were former State ComptrollerCarl McCalland former New York City ComptrollerHarrison J. Goldin.The committee recommended New York City Finance CommissionerMartha Stark,Nassau County ComptrollerHoward Weizmanand businessman William Mulrow to the State Legislature for consideration, but the Legislature electedThomas DiNapoliinstead.[2]

Regan was a faculty member at the City University of New York (CUNY), holding the title of "Distinguished Professor" at Baruch College and the Graduate Center, and also teaching at the Macaulay Honors College on the civic and economic issues affecting New York City. He was a consultant to the chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) working on a project with the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to create a global set of high-quality financial reporting standards. He was active in many civic organizations such as theCouncil on Foreign Relations,the Committee for Economic Development and the New York Economic Club.[2]

Death

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On October 18, 2014, Regan died at a hospital inGreenwich, Connecticutat the age of 84. At the time of his death he hadAlzheimer's diseaseand lived in a retirement home inRye, New York.[2]

Political campaigns

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1970 NYS Republican ticket

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1978 NYS Republican ticket

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1982 NYS Republican ticket

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1986 NYS Republican ticket

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1990 NYS Republican ticket

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References

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  1. ^"EDWARD REGAN Obituary (1930 - 2014) - New York City, NY - New York Times".Legacy.com.New York Times.
  2. ^abcdefghijklmnopqMcFadden, Robert D."Edward V. Regan, Longtime New York State Comptroller, Dies at 84",The New York Times,October 18, 2014. Accessed October 19, 2014. "Edward Van Buren Regan was born in Plainfield, NJ, on May 14, 1930, the oldest of five children of William and Caroline Van Buren Regan. He attended primary school in Utica, N.Y., and graduated from the Nichols School in Buffalo in 1947 and from Hobart College in Geneva, N.Y., in 1952."
  3. ^Stanziani, Joseph H. (1952).Echo of the Seneca [1952] - The 1952 Echo profiles the Class of 1952 and covers the 1951-1952 academic year.Hobart and William Smith Colleges. p. 49.
  4. ^"Edward V. Regan, Longtime New York State Comptroller, Dies at 84".

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See also

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Political offices
Preceded by Erie County Executive
1972–1978 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New York State Comptroller
1979–1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
New Position
 Chairman of the Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority
2005–2006 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by
Sidney I. Lirtzman
 President of Baruch College
2000–2004 		Succeeded by
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