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After graduating from law school, Walsh was a leader in the movement to abolish New Jersey’s death penalty, which was abolished in 2007. He then started working for the Fair Share Housing Center.<ref name=”auto”/> |
After graduating from law school, Walsh was a leader in the movement to abolish New Jersey’s death penalty, which was abolished in 2007. He then started working for the Fair Share Housing Center.<ref name=”auto”/> |
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In 2020, Walsh was nominated by New Jersey governor Phil Murphy to be comptroller. He used the office to pursue cases of waste, fraud, and abuse in approximately 2,000 government-related entities.<ref name=”auto”/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newjerseymonitor.com/2023/08/07/a-state-watchdog-forges-ahead-in-an-era-of-endangered-oversight/|title=A state watchdog forges ahead, in an era of endangered oversight • New Jersey Monitor|first=Dana|last=DiFilippo|date=August 7, 2023}}</ref> |
In 2020, Walsh was nominated by New Jersey governor Phil Murphy to be comptroller. He used the office to pursue cases of waste, fraud, and abuse in approximately 2,000 government-related entities.<ref name=”auto”/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newjerseymonitor.com/2023/08/07/a-state-watchdog-forges-ahead-in-an-era-of-endangered-oversight/|title=A state watchdog forges ahead, in an era of endangered oversight • New Jersey Monitor|first=Dana|last=DiFilippo|date=August 7, 2023}}</ref> |
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In December 2025, Democratic lawmakers advanced a bill that would take away powers of the Office of the State Comptroller, removing its power to subpoena and make it rely on the State Commission of Investigation. The bills lead proponent was [[Nicholas Scutari]], the Democratic Senate president.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/nyregion/new-jersey-corruption-comptroller-legislation.html |title=Democrats in New Jersey Ram Through Bill to Defang a Corruption Watchdog |date=December 2, 2025|website=The New York Times}}</ref> After an uproar over the bill, it was abandoned less than two weeks later.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/nyregion/democrats-new-jersey-corruption-legislation.html |title= Democrats Abandon Effort to Defang a Corruption Watchdog in New Jersey |date=December 10, 2025|website=The New York Times}}</ref> |
In December 2025, Democratic lawmakers advanced a bill that would take away powers of the Office of the State Comptroller, removing its power to subpoena and make it rely on the State Commission of Investigation. The bills lead proponent was [[Nicholas Scutari]], the Democratic Senate president.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/nyregion/new-jersey-corruption-comptroller-legislation.html |title=Democrats in New Jersey Ram Through Bill to Defang a Corruption Watchdog |date=December 2, 2025|website=The New York Times}}</ref> After an uproar over the bill, it was abandoned less than two weeks later.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/nyregion/democrats-new-jersey-corruption-legislation.html |title= Democrats Abandon Effort to Defang a Corruption Watchdog in New Jersey |date=December 10, 2025|website=The New York Times}}</ref> |
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Kevin D. Walsh is an American attorney. He is the Acting State Comptroller of the state of New Jersey.
Early life and education
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Walsh grew up in Pennsauken, New Jersey. His parents were Irish immigrants who ran a landscaping business.[1] He has a Bachelor of Arts from the Catholic University of America and a Juris Doctorate from the Rutgers School of Law–Camden.[2]
After graduating from law school, Walsh was a leader in the movement to abolish New Jersey’s death penalty, which was abolished in 2007. He then started working for the Fair Share Housing Center.[1]
In 2020, Walsh was nominated by New Jersey governor Phil Murphy to be comptroller. He used the office to pursue cases of waste, fraud, and abuse in approximately 2,000 government-related entities.[1][3]
In December 2025, Democratic lawmakers advanced a bill that would take away powers of the Office of the State Comptroller, removing its power to subpoena and make it rely on the State Commission of Investigation. The bills lead proponent was Nicholas Scutari, the Democratic Senate president.[4] After an uproar over the bill, it was abandoned less than two weeks later.[5]
