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.

Would cut external Wall Street fees and shift toward low-cost, internally managed index funds — 'stop lining Wall Street's pockets and invest smarter to give billions back to working New Yorkers.'

Says the office has 'underperformed the market... wasting billions on excessive Wall Street fees' and would bring private-sector investment tools to improve returns.

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.

Pledges to 'completely divest from fossil fuel companies' across equities, fixed income, and alternatives, arguing earlier divestment would have raised returns.

Backs full fossil-fuel divestment and redirecting capital to clean energy; says DiNapoli 'reneged on his promise to divest from fossil fuels.'

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.

Would divest 'all foreign bonds,' singling out ~$368M in Israel bonds, arguing 'we cannot continue investing our public dollars in a government that is committing genocide.'

Would divest ~$350M in Israel bonds: 'we have an obligation to not fund human rights violations.'

Calls the Palantir holding passive and index-driven and says 'New York does not fund ICE operations,' favoring engagement over divestment.

Would 'build an index that doesn't include Palantir,' divest from it, and audit Palantir and Clearview AI contracts for privacy and discriminatory impacts.

Calls the Palantir stake a conscious escalation given the company's ICE work and would divest from it.

Defends his audit record and says some challenger demands are 'not the job of the state comptroller.'

Would use the office's 'massive audit authority to hold bad actors accountable,' including utilities and agencies he says go unexamined.

Calls the office 'the greatest squandering of political power in New York' and pledges aggressive audits of investor-owned utilities and the Public Service Commission.

Frames affordability around making government efficient and cutting waste and fraud; says some of the challengers' cost-cutting proposals fall outside the comptroller's role.

Would co-invest pension capital to lower utilities' guaranteed profit margins ('the higher that return, the lower your bill') and create a $20B pension-funded affordable-housing program.

Pushes a 'Ratepayer Rebate & Clawback' program, an AI data-center 'fair-share' fee, and shareholder resolutions tying utility executive pay to ratepayer outcomes.

His office has cited fraud and wrong-address risks as reasons to be cautious about fully automatic returns.

Would 'automatically send you a check' for money owed from the ~$20B unclaimed fund, contrasting New York's low return rate with other states.

Defends his independence and watchdog record; his office has at times declined donations from firms it hires.

Runs on independence and integrity, calling DiNapoli 'the ultimate do-nothing Democrat' too entrenched in Albany.