About
Based in Long Island · Age 72
New York State Comptroller since 2007 and the state's chief fiscal officer; a former 20-year state assemblyman running on his stewardship of a record ~$295B pension fund. The longtime incumbent, facing his first primary in nearly two decades.
NY State Comptroller since 2007 (re-elected 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Sole trustee of the ~$295B Common Retirement Fund
NY State Assembly member ~20 years (1987–2007), Nassau County
Elected to the Mineola Board of Education at 18 (1972)
Where they stand
Pension fund strategy & Wall Street fees
Defends the fund's record — a record-high ~$295B at an 11.94% annual return, 'virtually fully funded' — and his use of shareholder activism; disputes the challengers' underperformance math.
Fossil-fuel divestment
Committed the fund to net-zero emissions by 2040 with a $40B sustainable-investment goal and partial fossil-fuel divestment, favoring engagement over blanket divestment.
Israel bonds & divestment
Has maintained and increased Israel-bond holdings (~$332.5M after a post-trip purchase); a state ethics commission flagged his 2024 JCRC-sponsored trip as a potential appearance issue.
Support
Money
$1.4M
raised
Outside money: $1M supporting
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