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Randy Credico (D) |
Andrew Cuomo (D, WF) |
Zephyr Teachout (D) |
Rob Astorino (R) |
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Howie Hawkins (G) |
Michael McDermott (L) |
Donna Mulvihill (Constitution) |
Jimmy McMillan (Rent) |
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Randy Credico (D) |
Currently: Candidate for NYS Governor
Previous Work: Political Satirist; Director, William Moses Kuntsler Fund for Radical Justice; Director, Humorists Against War.
Education: Mt. San Antonio College
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Andrew Cuomo (D, WF) |
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Lieutenant Governor Running Mate: Kathy Hochul
Currently: NYS Governor (2011-present)
Previous Work: NYS Attorney General (2007 - 2011); Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1997 - 2001); Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD (1993 - 1997); Chairman, New York City Commission on the Homeless (1991 - 1993); Assistant District Attorney, Manhattan (1984 - 1985); Partner at the law firm of Blutrich, Falcone & Miller; Counsel at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Education: JD, Albany Law School; BA, Fordam University
Organizations: Working Families Party; Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC; Amsterdam News; Empire State Pride Agenda; 1199 SEIU; Hotel and Motel Trades Council; The Daily News
Individuals: Former President Bill Clinton; Former Secretary of State and Senator Hillary Clinton; NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio; Congressman Brian Higgins; Congresswoman Louise Slaughter; Congressman Dan Maffei; Congressman William Owens; Congressman Paul Tonko; Congresswoman Nita Lowey; Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney; Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz; Albany County Executive Dan McCoy; Ulster County Executive Mike Hein; Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown; Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster; Dunkirk Mayor AJ Dolce; Lackawanna Mayor Geoff Szymanski; Tonawanda Mayor Rick Davis; Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi; Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren; Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick; Canandaigua Mayor Ellen Polimeni; Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner; Auburn Mayor Michael Quill; Oswego Mayor Thomas Gillen; Cortland Mayor Brian Tobin; Utica Mayor Rob Palmieri; Cooperstown Mayor Jeffery Katz; Hornell Mayor Shawn D. Hogan; Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan; Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy; Saratoga Springs Mayor Joann Yepsen; Amsterdam Mayor Ann Thane; Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia; White Plains Mayor Tom Roach; Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo; Middletown Mayor Joseph DeStefano; Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano; Port Jervis Mayor Kelly B. Decker; Newburgh Mayor Judy Kennedy; Buffalo City Council President Darius Pridgen; Olean City Council President Ann McLaughlin; Rochester City Council President Loretta Scott; Syracuse Common Council President Van Robinson; Clinton County Board of Legislators Chairman Sam Dyer; St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators Chairman Jonathan Putney; Schenectady County Legislature Chair Tony Jasenski; Ulster County Legislature Chair John Parete; Ulster County Legislature Majority Leader Don Gregorious; Orange County Legislature Minority Leader Jeffrey Berkman; West Seneca Town Supervisor Sheila Meegan; Irondequoit Town Supervisor Adam Bello; Brighton Town Supervisor Bill Moehle; DeWitt Town Supervisor Edward M. Michalenko, Ph. D; Vestal Town Supervisor John Schaffer; Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman and Jay Town Supervisor Randy Douglas; Plattsburgh Town Supervisor Bernie Bassett; Potsdam Town Supervisor Marie Regan; Clarkstown Town Supervisor Alexander J. Gromack; Haverstraw Town Supervisor Howard Phillips; Stony Point Town Supervisor Geoff Finn; Rosendale Town Supervisor Jeanne Walsh; Saugerties Town Supervisor Greg Helsmoortel; Village of Fredonia Mayor Steve Keefe; Village of Waterloo Mayor Ted Young; Village of Penn Yan Mayor Leigh Mackerchar; Village of Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau; Village of Wappingers Falls Mayor Matt Alexander
Lieutenant Governor Running Mate
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Kathy Hochul |
Currently: VP of Government Relations at M&T Bank Corporation Previous Work: Congresswoman (NY-26) (2011 - 2013); Erie County Clerk (2007 - 2011) Education: JD, Catholic University; BA, Syracuse University |
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Zephyr Teachout (D) |
Campaign Website |
Lieutenant Governor Running Mate: Tim Wu
Currently: Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University
Previous Work: Organizer, Howard Dean's 2004 Presidential Campaign
Education: BA, Yale University; MA, Political Science Duke University; JD, Duke University
Organizations: National Organization for Women, NYS Chapter; Public Employees Federation; Sierra Club, Atlantic Chapter; Village Independent Democrats Club; Progressives United; Progressive Change Campaign Committee; the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club; Buffalo Teachers Federation; Coalition for a District Alternative; The Sierra Club; ACT NOW; Badass Teachers Association; Opt Out Long Island; Americans for Democratic Action NYC; League of Humane Voters; Williamsburg and Greenpoint Parents: Our Public Schools!; Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association; Margery Schab List; United New York Early Intervention Providers with Parents as Partners; The Nation; Rochester City Newspaper; Metroland; Boing Boing; Personal Democracy Media; The Red Hook Star-Revue; Dee Voch; Hudson Valley News; Caribbean Weekly; Yonkers Fire Fighters; Organization of Staff Analysts; Blue America PAC; Social Justice PAC; Lawrence Lessig, May Day PAC; Democracy for NYC; Downtown Independent Democrats; Town of Lumberland Democratic Committee; Town of Callicoon Democratic Committee; Town of Mamakating Democratic Committee; East Hampton Democrats; Chatham Democrats; Gramercy-Stuyvesant Independent Democrats; Muslim Democratic Club of NY
Individuals: Elizabeth Warren, Senator; Mark Green, Former NYC Public Advocate; Sal Albanese, Former New York City Council Member; Paul Newell, Democratic District Leader for New York's 65th Assembly District; Janos Marton, former Special Counsel to the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption; Matt Ryan, Former Binghamton Mayor; Nadia Rajsz, Supervisor of the Town of Lumberland; William Herrmann, Supervisor Town of Mamakating; Alyssa Manner Kogon, Vice Chair of the Dutchess County Democratic Committee & the Chair of the Town of Clinton Democrats; Diane Ravitch, Author and Historian, Guggenheim Fellow in Social Sciences; Josh Fox, Environmental Activist and Director of "Gasland"; Tim DeChristopher, Environmental Activist, Co-Founder of Peaceful Uprising; Jonathan Zittrain, Author, Professor; David Slottje, Environmental Activist Helen Slottje, Environmental Activist; Jeffrey Sachs, Economist and Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University; Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research; Robert Johnson, President, Institute for New Economic Thinking; Barry Lynn, Director, Markets, Enterprise, and Resiliency Initiative; Alexis Ohanian, Reddit Founder; Scott Heiferman, Meetup.com Founder; Simon Johnson, Professor; Saule Omarova, Professor; Robert Hockett, Professor; James Galbraith, Professor; Eileen Applebaum, Professor; Marcellus Andrews, Professor; Mark Ruffalo, Actor and Activist
Lieutenant Governor Running Mate
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Tim Wu |
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Rob Astorino (R) |
Campaign Website Twitter - Campaign |
Lieutenant Governor Running Mate: Christopher Moss
Currently: Westchester County Executive (2010 - Present)
Previous Work: Station Manager at Sirius-XM Satellite Radio; Candidate for Westchester County Executive (2005); Member of Westchester Board of Legislators (2003 - 2005); Councilman on the Mount Pleasant Town Board, six years as deputy supervisor (1991 - 2003)
Education: BA, Fordham University
Organizations: Republican Party of New York State; Conservative Party of New York
Individuals: Former Rep. Rick Lazio; Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (D-9); Former Governor George Pataki; Councilman Eric Ulrich (D-32); Carl Paladino
Lieutenant Governor Running Mate
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Christopher Moss |
Currently: Chemung County Sheriff (2005 - Present); President, New York State Sheriff's Association Previous Work: Education: Masters, Public Administration at Marist College; |
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Howie Hawkins (G) |
Campaign Website Twitter - Campaign |
Lieutenant Governor Running Mate: Brian Jones
Currently: Political activist; Secretary of the Board, Eat to Live Food Cooperative
Previous Work: Co-founder of the US Green Party; Co-founder of the Clamshell Alliance; Candidate for Governor (2010); Candidate for Congress (NY-25) (2008); Candidate for US Senate (2006); UPS employee
Education: Dartmouth College
Organizations: Green Party of New York State; New Progressive Alliance; New York Badass Teacher's Association; United Opt Out; International Socialist Organization; Socialist Alternative; Solidarity
Individuals: CUNY Graduate Center Professor Stanely Aronowitz; Co-Director, Campaign for Peace and Democracy Joanne Landy; Political Activist Ralph Nader
Lieutenant Governor Running Mate
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Brian Jones |
Currently: Public School Teacher; Doctoral Student in Urban Education, CUNY Graduate Center Previous Work: Founding member, Movement of Rank and File Educators Education: MA, City College of New York |
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Michael McDermott (L) |
Campaign Website |
Lieutenant Governor Running Mate: Christopher Edes
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Previous Work: Candidate for Congress (NY-3) (2012); Real estate broker and developer (2001-2008); President of the Hauppauge School Board (1987-1989)
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Christopher Edes |
Currently: Web developer and information technology consultant; Board of Directors, Genesee Valley Civil Liberties Union; Chair of the Monroe County Shooters Committee on Political Education |
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Donna Mulvihill (Constitution) |
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Education: BA, SUNY Empire; Liberty University School of Law
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Candidates' statements are taken from their respective websites and press releases, unless otherwise noted.
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The New York State Comptroller manages the state's $160.7 billion pension fund, audits the spending practices of all state agencies and local governments, oversees the New York State and Local Retirement System, critically reviews the New York State and City budgets, and approves billions in state contracts and spending.
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Tom DiNapoli (D) |
Robert Antonacci (R) |
Theresa Portelli (G) |
John Clifton (L) |
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Tom DiNapoli (D) |
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Currently: NYS Comptroller (2007-present)
Previous Work: NYS Assembly (D-16) (1987-2007); Representative, Mineola Board of Education (1972-1982)
Education: BA, Hofstra University; MA, The New School University
Organizations: Village Independent Democrats; Bay Ridge Democrats; Tilden Democratic Club; Community Free Democrats; Three Parks Independent Democrats; Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC; Civil Service Employees Association; Empire State Pride Agenda
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Robert Antonacci (D) |
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Currently: Onondaga County Comptroller (2008-Present)
Previous Work: Adjunct Professor, Le Moyne College; Lawyer in private practice; Ernst & Young
Education: BA, Le Moyne College; JD, Syracuse University; Holds a CPA License
Organizations: NYS Republican Party
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Theresa Portelli (G) |
Previous Work: Albany School Board
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Eric Schneiderman (D) |
John Cahill (R) |
Ramon Jimenez (G) |
Carl Person (L) |
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Eric Schneiderman (D) |
Campaign Website |
Currently: NYS Attorney General (2011-present)
Previous Work: NYS Senate (D-31) (2003-2010); Chair, Democratic Senate Campaign Committee; Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Education: BA, Amherst College; JD, Harvard University
Organizations: Village Independent Democrats; Bay Ridge Democrats; Tilden Democratic Club; Community Free Democrats; Three Parks Independent Democrats; United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500; New York State United Teachers; Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater NY; Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union; Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC; Empire State Pride Agenda
Individuals: Mayor Paul Dyster, Niagara Falls; Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo; Executive Mark Poloncarz, Erie County; Executive Daniel P. McCoy, Albany County; Executive Mike Hein, Ulster County; Executive Ed Day, Rockland County
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John Cahill (R) |
Campaign Website |
Currently: Co-Founder and CEO, Pataki Cahill Group; Counsel, Chadbourne & Parke LLC
Previous Work: Chief of Staff, Former Governor George Pataki (2002-2006); Commissioner, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (1997-2001); General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation; Partner, Plunkett & Jaffe
Education: BA, Fordham University; JD, Pace University; MA, Pace University
Organizations: Police Benevolent Association (PBA) of the New York State Troopers
Individuals: Joe Lhota; Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli; Staten Island Borough President James Oddo
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Ramon Jimenez (G) |
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Previous Work: Freedom Party Candidate, Attorney General (2010)
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Carl Person (L) |
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Education: LIU; Harvard Law School
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