Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Kathy C. Hochul
- Office
- Governor of New York
- Party
- Democratic; Working Families (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Adrienne E. Adams (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Incumbent running · current governor: Kathy Hochul
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: kathyhochul.com
- Candidate list
- New York State Board of Elections — Amended Certification for the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election (Oct. 7, 2026)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Describes sending inflation refund checks and making middle-class tax cuts. | Campaign website — kathyhochul.com/about Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Families | Describes securing universal free school meals and tripling the child tax credit. | Campaign website — kathyhochul.com/about Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Child care | Says they are working to deliver universal child care. | Campaign website — kathyhochul.com/about Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Schools and guns | Describes banning cell phones during school hours and enacting gun safety legislation. | Campaign website — kathyhochul.com/about Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to New York’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official New York campaign-finance search.
Record in office
- Has served in the U.S. Congress: Biographical Directory entry (Bioguide ID H001062), with bills sponsored and cosponsored listed on Congress.gov. Linked by Bioguide ID from the candidate’s Wikidata item (Q45956).
- New York officeholder page on this site, with bills sponsored in the New York Legislature where available (Open States data, matched by exact name within the state and checked by hand).
Sources
- Candidate list: New York State Board of Elections — Amended Certification for the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election (Oct. 7, 2026) — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — kathyhochul.com/about — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: KC Kratt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Wikidata Q45956 official website (P856)
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress (Bioguide ID H001062)
- New York campaign-finance search (official)
