Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff resigned in July after five and a half years on the job
LAWRENCE -- Former state treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff who resigned last July will be talking at Rider University next week about the budgetary challenges facing the state.
"Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff has been a leading player inside the Christie administration for several years," said Benjamin Dworkin, director of the school's Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics, which is sponsoring the event. "We are looking forward to the insights he will provide into the challenges facing New Jersey in the years to come."
Sidamon-Eristoff took the job at the beginning of Gov. Chris Christie's tenure in 2010 and oversaw the state's multi-billion dollar budget for six years.
He helped craft the pension reform law that Christie signed in 2011 and drafted the governor's business tax reduction initiative, coordinated the state Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act and managed the privatization of state television and parts of the state lottery.
Before joining Christie's cabinet, Sidamon-Eristoff worked under former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former New York Gov. George Pataki.
Sidamon-Eristoff's visit to Rider comes two weeks after Christie proposed a $34.8 billion state budget.
The March 1 event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. with a light reception. Sidamon-Eristoff will talk at 7 p.m., followed by a Q&A session. It will take place in the Mercer Room in Daly Dining Hall on Rider's Lawrence campus.
Those interested in attending should contact Susan Cuccia at 609-896-5350 or scuccia@rider.edu.
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