Hernandez Demands Accountability After DOJ Sues Over Hochul’s Medicaid Contract Scandal
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, today responded to a 55-page lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice accusing Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration of rigging the bids on an $11 billion Medicaid homecare program and allowing a hand-picked company to siphon millions of taxpayer dollars out of the […]
Hochul Hid $9 Billion from New Yorkers as “Final” Budget Quietly Climbs to Record $277 Billion
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, today demanded full transparency from Governor Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders after the state’s official Financial Plan revealed that FY2027 spending will reach a record $277 billion. Which is roughly $9 billion more than the $268 billion figure Hochul announced when she declared […]
Hernandez says New York’s Crime is a Failure of Leadership, Not a Celebration Gone Wrong
NEW YORK, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, issued the following statement after rioting and vandalism broke out across New York City following Game 3 of the NBA Finals: “The Knicks lost on the court last night, but New York has been losing something far worse on our streets. What […]
57 Days Late, $14B Bigger: Hernandez Demands Accountability for Record Albany Budget
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, today called out the newly enacted state budget as a monument to everything wrong with Albany. With a record $268.5 billion in spending, passed 57 days after the deadline, that also strips away independent oversight protecting taxpayer dollars. Mamdani announced this morning that […]
Albany Has Been Running Up a Credit Card in Your Name, and It’s Almost Maxed Out
Every family knows two things about a credit card. Having one is useful. When the roof goes or the car dies, being able to borrow is the difference between a problem and a disaster. But the card only works if you don’t max it out. Once you’re carrying a balance you can’t pay down, it […]
New York Is Sleepwalking Into a Fiscal Crisis
Albany just passed a $268.5 billion budget, up $14.5 billion in a single year. By 2030 the state faces a $12.5 billion annual deficit. Behind the press releases celebrating “historic” school aid and “record” investments lies a structural hole that the Citizens Budget Commission estimates at $20 billion once you strip out the temporary fixes […]
Hernandez Calls Out Mamdani Property Seizure Plan as Un-American
NEW YORK, NY — Republican nominee for New York State Comptroller Joseph Hernandez condemned Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s newly unveiled “Block by Block” housing plan as government seizure of private property dressed up as housing reform. Hernandez pledged that he will audit every state dollar flowing into New York City, including the $8 billion state bailout […]
GOP Comptroller Candidate Joseph Hernandez Attends President Trump’s Suffern Remarks on Affordability and Tax Relief for New Yorkers
SUFFERN, NY — Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, Joseph Hernandez, attended yesterday’s remarks by President Donald Trump at the Rockland Community College in Suffern. Trump focused on affordability, tax relief, and the economic challenges facing working families across New York. Earlier this year, Hernandez visited the White House to meet with members of […]
Statement from Joseph Hernandez on Tonight’s Democratic Primary Debate for New York State Comptroller
NEW YORK, NY — Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller Joseph Hernandez released this statement following tonight’s Democratic primary debate: “Tonight’s Democratic primary debate showed New Yorkers two competing visions of the Comptroller’s office: the failed dynasty represented by Tom DiNapoli’s decades in office, and an increasingly far-left activist movement represented by Raj Goyle […]
Cuban Refugee and NYS Comptroller Candidate Joseph Hernandez Reacts to DOJ Indictment of Raúl Castro
MIAMI, FL — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller and a Cuban refugee who fled Cuba during the Mariel Boatlift, issued the following statement regarding the reported U.S. Department of Justice indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro: “For many Cuban-American families, today’s news brings back decades of painful memories and emotions. […]