Hyman A. Pressman, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Comptroller of the United States
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About Hyman A. Pressman
- Hyman A.
- Pressman (April 23, 1914 – March 15, 1996) served as the Comptroller of Baltimore City, Maryland, from 1963–1991.
- He ran for Governor of Maryland in 1966 as an Independent after the Democratic Party nominated segregationist George P.
- Mahoney as its candidate. Pressman's gubernatorial candidacy may have been a spoiler for Mahoney.
- Had the 10% of the vote received by Pressman instead gone to Mahoney, Spiro Agnew would have lost the 1966 gubernatorial election by a narrow margin.
- Had Agnew not been elected governor of Maryland in 1966, it is unlikely that he would have been chosen as Richard Nixon's vice-presidential running mate in 1968.
- Mahoney's support of segregation alienated many liberal Democrats, prompting them to split their tickets by supporting him or the pro-civil rights Agnew. Pressman lost his first bid for election in the 1963 Baltimore Democratic Primary election for City Comptroller to Henry R.
- Hergenroeder, Sr.
- by just over 1,200 votes (less than 1%).
- Following the election, the Republican Party candidate withdrew and Pressman accepted the Republican nomination as their candidate for City Comptroller.
- He won the General Election running on a 'ticket' with former Baltimore Mayor and Maryland Governor Republican Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, who was elected as Mayor the same year.
- Pressman returned to the Democratic Party following his victory and won six additional terms as Baltimore City Comptroller.
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