Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, an independently wealthy candidate for the U.S. Senate who had vowed to self-fund his campaign with up to $5 million dollars — and who had already seeded his campaign with $1 million for the Republican primary – has paid himself back $795,000 in advance of Election Day next Tuesday, according to a late financing report.

“It’s all about cash management,” Mr. Maragos told The Politicker this afternoon, contending that his money was better invested elsewhere rather than in a zero-interest campaign account. Read More