STATEWIDE RACE

State Comptroller

WHY YOU SHOULD CARE

ON THE NOVEMBER 3 BALLOT

Official list certified by the NYS Board of Elections (September 4, 2026).

Thomas P. DiNapoli

INCUMBENT

DEMOCRATIC · WORKING FAMILIES

Long-serving state comptroller; won the June 23 Democratic primary and is the Democratic nominee for comptroller in November.

WHERE THEY STAND

Climate
Committed the $226B state pension fund to net-zero by 2040; already divested from 22 coal companies and $238M in oil & gas producers deemed unprepared for transition.
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Jobs & Economy
Office audits routinely flag waste and cost overruns at state agencies, public authorities, and local governments.
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REPUBLICAN · CONSERVATIVE

Biotech entrepreneur unanimously nominated as the Republican candidate at the party's February 2026 convention; faces no GOP primary.

WHERE THEY STAND

Jobs & Economy
Proposes a $10 billion 'Empire Renewal Investment Plan' using the state's roughly $290 billion pension fund to invest in upstate New York and an 'Empire Opportunity Fund' targeting AI, advanced manufacturing and robotics, paired with property tax relief by enforcing the state tax cap.
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Climate
Pledges to manage the state pension fund 'based on performance, not politics,' a break from climate-driven ESG/divestment strategies, while proposing pension investments in sectors including portable nuclear energy.
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