State Comptroller
Thomas P. DiNapoli
Thomas P. DiNapoli has served as New York State comptroller since 2007 and was elected to full terms in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.
Where they stand
Oversight of spending and contracts
Has pursued anti-corruption and taxpayer-protection work, including investigations, efforts to toughen penalties for officials who abuse public funds, and rotating audits of school districts and BOCES.
Pension fund stewardship
Supports managing the Common Retirement Fund for retirees while moving its investments toward net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2040 and using shareholder influence to press companies on climate change and board diversity.
Local finances and property taxes
Has created the Fiscal Stress Monitoring System to inform taxpayers about local-government finances.
Background
Based in Nassau County
He previously represented Nassau County in the New York State Assembly for 20 years and served as a Mineola Board of Education trustee.
- New York State comptroller (elected by the State Legislature in 2007; elected by voters in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022)
- New York State Assembly member, 16th District
- Mineola Board of Education trustee
- Telecommunications industry manager
- President, Board of Directors, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Nassau County
- Hofstra University, bachelor's degree in history
- The New School University, master's degree
Support
New York State AFL-CIO
Statewide labor federation
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
“Comptroller DiNapoli has been a steadfast ally of New York’s public service workers”
— Lee Saunders, AFSCME President
Civil Service Employees Association
“CSEA is proud to endorse Comptroller Tom DiNapoli”
— Mary E. Sullivan, CSEA President
Public Employees Federation
“Comptroller DiNapoli has been a friend to organized labor”
— Wayne Spence, Public Employees Federation President
New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)
Statewide education-worker union
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