New York’s 2026 Comptroller Hopefuls: Finance Backgrounds and Election Day Plans

Three candidates with vastly different financial backgrounds are vying for New York's comptroller role, which oversees $300 billion in state pension funds.
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Three candidates with vastly different financial backgrounds are vying for New York's comptroller role, which oversees $300 billion in state pension funds.

New York's next comptroller will oversee $268 billion in state finances amid a $27.5 billion budget crisis: Democratic incumbent Thomas DiNapoli or Republican entrepreneur Joseph Hernandez?