11 Facts About Elaine Phillips

Elaine Phillips is an American politician who currently serves as Nassau County Comptroller, with a term beginning in January 2022.

Elaine Phillips was elected to the Senate in 2016 but was defeated in her 2018 re-election bid.

Elaine Phillips is the daughter of John Reidman, a steel worker who died when she was 12, and Betty Reidman, who worked as a cook at a local American Legion post.

Elaine Phillips later served as a vice president in Institutional Sales at Goldman Sachs.

Elaine Phillips served as the mayor of Flower Hill, New York from 2012 to 2016.

Elaine Phillips implemented an environmental policy to expand the number of trees in the village, an effort which led the Village to be named Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Committee.

Elaine Phillips was the first female in Flower Hill's history to hold the position.

Elaine Phillips announced that she would seek the open Senate seat and was supported by Martins.

Elaine Phillips ran on a platform which included cutting taxes, combating the heroin epidemic and strengthening state ethics laws in response to corruption scandals in Albany.

In 2018, Elaine Phillips lost her re-election bid to Democrat Anna Kaplan.

In November 2021, Elaine Phillips was elected the first woman to serve as Nassau County Comptroller with 61 percent of the vote.