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NEWS FROM FASO 2002 Faso received 72.6 per cent of the votes at the Independence Party"s state convention this afternoon. Faso, who has long been considered one of the state legislature's top fiscal experts told the members of the Independence Party's state committee that he would be "tough, fair and independent" as State Comptroller. "The job of the state comptroller should be to serve as an independent fiscal watchdog, free of partisanship and beholden to no one but the taxpayers, and that's exactly the kind of independent comptroller I'm going to be. This afternoon's endorsement will help send that message to every corner of this state," Faso said. "The Independence Party has made key reform measures like Initiative and Referendum a centerpiece of its platform, and my longstanding support for the issue no doubt contributed to the strong support I received here today. "I am also pleased that the Independence Party recognizes my 16 years of service in the Legislature, standing up for taxpayers and fighting against wasteful spending. There are plenty of people who will find ways of spending the taxpayers" money, but very few who will find ways to save it. That's what I've been about in my eight terms as Assemblyman"and as Assembly Minority Leader"and that's what I'll be about as the next state comptroller. "My message of fiscal reform and independence is receiving widespread support from people all over the state and of every political persuasion. With today's ringing nomination, I now expect to be the candidate for state comptroller on the Republican, Independence and Conservative Party lines. "New Yorkers of all parties know that this state is at a critical
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