Mineola, NY - January 13, 2017 - Today, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced the selection of top political strategist, Hank Sheinkopf, to head his campaign for Nassau County Executive.
"This was an easy decision for me,” said Nassau County Comptroller and County Executive candidate for the September democratic primary, George Maragos. “Our campaign needs a steady, experienced hand who can assemble a team of top professionals to take on the insiders for the people of the county. That’s why I chose Hank Sheinkopf as my general strategist.”
Sheinkopf has worked on an estimated 700 campaigns at every level domestically, from President of the United States, US Senator, US Congress Member, and local and county positions all the way down to city council. Additionally, he has been a strategist or has been involved in campaigns on four continents. Some of his clients have included the New York State Democratic Committee, President Bill Clinton, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and others. He has worked for many labor unions, both in the public and private sector, including the 23,000 member local 237 teamsters and was a consultant for many years for the Nassau County PBA.
“I look forward to working with Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, a genuine person and a proven business leader,” said Hank Sheinkopf. "George has the integrity, experience and vision to end Nassau corruption, reduce taxes, protect the environment, improve public transportation and build a new economy which can create high paying opportunities. George is exactly the right person to put Nassau County back on track.”
Mr. Maragos, who is now in his second term as Nassau County Comptroller, has over 35 years of senior management positions and accomplishments with leading organizations in Banking, Consulting and Information Systems. As president of SDS, he guided the firm’s growth for 20 years. Prior to SDS, Mr. Maragos was a Vice President of Citicorp and the Director of Telecommunications for Treasury Systems.