Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff

Andrew P. Sidamon-Eristoff (born February 20, 1963) is an American Republican Party lawyer, politician and government official from New York City who served as New Jersey State Treasurer under Governor Chris Christie from January 2010 until his resignation in July 2015. He served as Commissioner of Tax and Finance under New York State Governor George E. Pataki from September 2003 until November 2006 and as Commissioner of Finance for the City of New York under Mayor Rudolph Giuliani from 1999 to 2002.

Education and family background Eristoff graduated from Princeton University in 1985 and received a juris doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1989. In 2000, Eristoff earned an Advanced Professional Certificate in Information Technology from New York University.

Andrew is the youngest of three children. His older brother, Simon Sidamon-Eristoff, is on the board of many charitable and non-profit organizations and Of Counsel to Washington DC–based Firm, Kalbian Hagerty LLP, where he specializes in all aspects of doing business as a charity. Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff is the son of the late lawyer, government official, and environmental advocate Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff (1930–2011) and Anne Phipps Sidamon-Eristoff. His great-grandfather, Henry Phipps, was a partner of Andrew Carnegie. On his father's side, Eristoff is a grandson of Prince Simon Sidamon-Eristoff (1891–1961), a Georgian military officer and a scion of the noble Sidamoni-Eristavi family, who emigrated to the United States after the Bolsheviks invaded Georgia in 1921, and married Anne Tracy, a descendant of John Bigelow, an American lawyer, editor and diplomat in the mid-19th century. He was sworn in on March 2, 2010. The longest-serving Treasurer in almost 40 years, Eristoff oversaw a major department with nearly 3,100 employees and more than 10 divisions spanning budget, revenue collection, public finance and debt management, benefits administration, pension fund investments, Statewide information technology standards and infrastructure, procurement, State facilities, risk management, unclaimed property administration, and the State Lottery. In addition to managing the development and execution of New Jersey's $30 billion-plus annual budget, Eristoff played a significant role in developing Governor Christie's landmark 2001 pension and health benefits reforms, designed and implemented Governor Christie's Performance Budgeting Initiative, drafted Governor's Christie's $2.3 billion business tax reduction package of 2011, advanced significant procurement process reforms, managed several major privatization initiatives, restructured the State's IT governance configuration, and oversaw debt and financial management reforms that achieved $1.9 billion in budget savings and eliminated the State's exposure to $4.2 billion in risky derivatives.

In 2016, Eristoff supported Gary Johnson's Presidential candidacy. In 2020, he supported the Presidential candidacy of Joe Biden. In December 2022, Eristoff announced he was considering a run for Mercer County Executive. In January 2023, Eristoff decided not to run for the position.

Eristoff had expressed interest in running against Bob Menendez for United States Senate in 2024.

Electoral history 2002 special election for New York State Senate, 26th District Andrew S. Eristoff (R), 40.7% Liz Krueger (D), 59.3% 1997 election for New York City Council, 4th District Andrew S. Eristoff (R), 52.48% Eva Moskowitz (D), 46.70% 1993 election for New York City Council, 4th District Andrew S. Eristoff (R), 50.22% Jane R. Crotty (D), 49.78% 1993 special election for New York City Council, 4th District Andrew S. Eristoff (R), 27.92% Jane R. Crotty (D), 27.41% Jo-Ann M. Polise (D), 18.32% Warrie L. Price (D), 12.78% Paula M. Blasband (D), 8.19% Michael B. Gordon (D), 3.55% Wayne D. Fischer (D), 1.85%