{"id":270207,"date":"2026-06-17T23:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/270207\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T23:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:20:10","slug":"who-is-running-for-new-york-comptroller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/270207\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is running for New York comptroller?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Tom DiNapoli<\/p>\n

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Tom DiNapoli
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His ideological stance in brief: An under-the radar establishment Dem who has stewarded the state portfolio without too much ideology, growing the state pension fund to $295 billion from $140 billion in 2007.<\/p>\n


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Major endorsements: Gov. Kathy Hochul, labor unions including the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council and 32BJ SEIU, state Attorney General Letitia James, Reps. Jerry Nadler, Pat Ryan and Gregory Meeks<\/p>\n


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Fundraising: $1.4 million in the bank, with about $2.2 million private funds received since January 2025 and $2.3 million public funds<\/p>\n


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Where\u2019s home? Born and raised Long Islander currently living in Nassau County<\/p>\n


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Why he\u2019ll win: With nearly two decades in office and two opponents splitting the progressive vote, DiNapoli has an incumbent advantage along with several high-profile endorsements that voters will recognize \u2013 even if they aren\u2019t exactly familiar with him.<\/p>\n


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Why he won\u2019t: DiNapoli has invested hundreds of millions of dollars from the state\u2019s pension fund into the ICE-linked AI company Palantir, luxury real estate-funding private equity companies and Israel bonds \u2013 all of which have become controversial this primary cycle.<\/p>\n


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What\u2019s his deal? Since assuming the position of state comptroller in 2007, DiNapoli has never had a primary challenge during his 19 years in office. He inherited the New York State Common Retirement Fund when it was valued at $140 billion, and has since grown the fund to a record high of $295 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Despite his many years in office, though, a March Siena poll<\/a> found that two-thirds of New Yorkers were unfamiliar with him. Being the state comptroller is not necessarily a glamorous job, which Napoli reminded his two challengers during a televised debate<\/a>, saying that his opponents wanted to \u201cascribe powers to the state comptroller like you\u2019re the president, head of the U.N. and the pope.\u201d But New York is one of the few states that even has a comptroller\u2019s office, and the state\u2019s office has the most expansive jurisdiction in the country. Despite New Yorkers pride in being different and quirky, most of them have no idea what a comptroller is or what makes a good one.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Still, anti-incumbent fever is running rampant throughout the state. And with issues like divesting from Israel and institutions with ties to ICE gaining traction, voters may not necessarily appreciate DiNapoli\u2019s investments and his belief that divestment is \u201calways a last resort.<\/a>\u201d His opponents are hoping to capitalize on the excitement Mayor Zohran Mamdani brought out in young, progressive voters who are hoping to change the status quo. The million dollar question, though, is if those same voters care enough about the office of the state comptroller to turn out.<\/p>\n


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\nDiNapoli\u200b\u200b gets a super PAC\u00a0<\/a>

\nComptroller Tom DiNapoli \u2018not daunted\u2019 by primary challengers<\/a>\u00a0

\nDiNapoli to fundraise from Republicans day before Dem convention<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n Raj Goyle<\/p>\n

Former co-chair of The 5BORO Institute, former Kansas state rep<\/p>\n

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Raj Goyle
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His ideological stance in brief: New guy in town, wants to divest the state\u2019s retirement fund portfolio from Israel bonds and Palantir.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Major endorsements: Reps. Ro Khanna and Pramila Jayapal, Sunrise Movement NYC<\/p>\n


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Fundraising: $522,000 in the bank, with about $2 million private funds received since July 2025 and nearly $2 million public funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Where\u2019s home?: Cleveland by way of India but he currently lives in Tribeca \u2013 down the street from his opponent Drew Warshaw\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Why he\u2019ll win: With an extremely progressive platform and government experience, he appeals to a fresher voter base.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Why he won\u2019t: Due to another primary candidate being equally as progressive, they will most likely split the vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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What\u2019s his deal? Former Kansas representative turned nonprofit founder, Raj Goyle has had an interesting career trajectory. His move to New York City to work for the Rubin Foundation led to him starting and selling his own company in the data and AI field. Afterwards as nonprofit chair of Phone Free New York, he advocated for the current \u201cbell-to-bell\u201d ban, banning cell phones from classrooms during the school day. He\u2019s also a former co-chair of the civic think tank the 5BORO Institute, which focuses on policy solutions for challenges faced by New York City. That is about the extent of Goyle’s involvement in New York politics. His pursuit of state office as comptroller seems slightly random as Goyle does not have much experience in financial management besides starting his own business. That\u2019s a far cry from managing a $300 billion dollar pension fund for over a million New Yorkers.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Goyle\u2019s very progressive platform is both a boon and a vulnerability for his campaign. He shares most of his progressive platform with his fellow candidate and old friend, Drew Warshaw. Both believe in divesting from Israel bonds, both believe in stopping investment into Palantir due to their role in facilitating surveillance for ICE and divesting from fossil fuels. This may lead to both candidates splitting the progressive vote which would certainly hand the election over to DiNapoli.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Further reading:\u00a0

\nProgressive wars: Raj Goyle claims support from trans activist who endorsed Drew Warshaw<\/a>

\nWill the real progressive please stand up in the race for state comptroller?<\/a>

\nRaj Goyle isn\u2019t in Kansas anymore<\/a>

\nGoyle gets national South Asian support for comptroller bid<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n Drew Warshaw<\/p>\n

Former chief of staff at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, former nonprofit executive, solar energy executive, and adviser to the governor<\/p>\n

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Drew Warshaw
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His ideological stance in brief: Wants to hold Wall Street accountable and divest the state pension fund from all foreign bonds.<\/p>\n


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Major endorsements: Assembly candidates Brian Romero and Lydia Green, IATSE 4,\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Fundraising: $498,000 in the bank, with about $2.3 million private funds received since January 2025 and $1.1 million public funds<\/p>\n


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Where\u2019s home? Grew up around Harlem and now lives in Tribeca\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Why he\u2019ll win: He has a strong affordable housing agenda and the experience to back it up, but\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Why he won\u2019t: \u2026 DiNapoli has the fundraising and 20 years of political capital to back him up.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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What\u2019s his deal? As the former head of an affordable housing nonprofit, Warshaw has said he would leverage state pension funds to finance affordable housing. He was the first to launch a challenge to DiNapoli, saying the power of the office was being totally underutilized. Warshaw\u2019s not unfamiliar with state governments or big agencies. He was previously an aide to Gov. Eliot Spitzer and later served as former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Chris Ward\u2019s chief of staff before taking jobs in the renewable energy and affordable housing sectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Warshaw has alleged that too much of the state comptroller\u2019s resources go to pay the overpriced bankers who manage the pension funds. He\u2019s said he would fire them and use the money saved to invest in affordable housing instead.<\/p>\n


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Drawing on his experience in the green energy sector, Warshaw has also pitched<\/a> investing state pension funds in utilities with the goal of bringing down energy costs for New Yorkers.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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As the race has heated up, Warshaw has struggled to differentiate himself from Goyle who\u2019s competing for the left lane and attracting some high-profile endorsements.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Further reading:\u00a0

\nDrew Warshaw wants to \u2018cut out the Wall Street middlemen\u2019 managing state pensions<\/a>

\nWarshaw seeks to bump comptroller race opponents from the ballot<\/a><\/p>\n

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