Former Obama Advisor and Finance Executive Confirmed as New York’s Top Financial Regulator
Adrienne Harris was approved to lead New York’s Department of Financial Services by a wide margin, as a progressive push to block her nomination sputtered.
Sam Mellins · January 25, 2022

Adrienne Harris, Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services |

Sam Mellins is senior reporter at New York Focus, which he has been a part of since launch day. His reporting has also appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Intercept, THE CITY, and The Nation.
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