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 […]
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. […]
Albany’s Bait-and-Switch: Hochul’s “Elite” Pied-à-Terre Tax Now Targets Ordinary New Yorkers
NEW YORK, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, today criticized Governor Kathy Hochul and Albany Democrats after reports revealed the proposed “pied-à-terre tax” threshold would be dramatically lowered from luxury second homes worth $5 million to properties with market values at just $1 million. Hernandez said the proposal represents another […]
Hernandez Blasts Tentative $268 Billion Budget Agreement as “Disgraceful Looting” and “Criminal Fiscal Malpractice”
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, candidate for New York State Comptroller, released the following statement today regarding the tentative $268 billion FY2027 state budget agreement: “Spending is exploding two to three times faster than inflation while the biggest programs run on total autopilot, and Kathy Hochul, Tom DiNapoli, and Albany Democrats don’t give a damn. […]
Hernandez Rips Hochul-Mamdani $4 Billion Deal as “An Albany-Funded Socialist Cover-Up”
NEW YORK, NY — Republican nominee for New York State Comptroller Joseph Hernandez sharply criticized Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli following the announcement of a roughly $4 billion state-supported package aimed at helping New York City close its growing fiscal gap. The arrangement includes pension modifications, delayed education spending […]
Hernandez Warns Hochul Not to Repeat Past Corruption by Reducing Comptroller Oversight
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, today warned Governor Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders not to repeat the failures and corruption scandals as Albany moves closer to a final budget agreement that would weaken the Comptroller’s independent oversight authority. Hernandez pointed to the editorial in the Albany Times Union […]
Hernandez Warns New York is Losing the AI Industry to Texas & North Carolina
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, today blasted Albany Democrats after reports that Nvidia is investing $500 million into Corning Incorporated to expand fiber optic manufacturing for AI infrastructure in Texas and North Carolina instead of New York. For more than 170 years, Corning has helped build the Southern […]