Kathy C. HochulKathy C. Hochul

Since taking office, Governor Hochul has enacted landmark legislation to curb senseless gun violence and fight crime. Early in her tenure, Governor Hochul signed legislation to ban unregulated ghost guns and convened public officials from nine states to prohibit illegal gun trafficking in the Northeast.

After ascending unexpectedly to the state’s highest office in 2021 and narrowly winning election in her own right in 2022, Kathy Hochul, New York’s first woman governor, has found her stride. She is an impressively effective and clear-eyed leader focused on delivery—even when it means taking on tough fights against the Trump administration and special interests closer to home. We strongly recommend that New York voters give her a second full term to continue her work. On housing, New York’s central challenge, Governor Hochul has far outpaced her predecessor in centering the home shortage and resulting affordability crisis. Housing is the issue that hits New Yorkers’ wallets harder than any other cost, making up 40% of city residents’ household budgets. In 2023, she proposed a large-scale Housing Compact to require every municipality to do its fair share in adding new homes to the statewide stock. Reflecting her unsteady start, that plan was quickly shot down in the legislature.

“Governor Kathy Hochul has demonstrated steady leadership in defending reproductive freedom, voting rights, and democratic institutions in New York. At a time when these rights are under coordinated attack nationwide, her resolve matters. She understands that protecting democracy starts at the state level.”

We also fully support the statewide ticket of Kathy Hochul and Adrienne Adams for governor and lieutenant governor; Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli; and Letitia James for attorney general. It is imperative that we keep New York State blue.

“First responders and our families – and every family forever changed by 9/11 – are owed a debt by our leaders in public office,” UFA President Bobby Eustace, UFOA President James Brosi and NYSPFFA President Sam Fresina said in a joint statement. “Just as what we faced can never be forgotten, and the pain it caused never fully healed, those who represent us in government have an obligation to stand up for everyone impacted by this tragedy. Our governor, Kathy Hochul, has done exactly that.” The unions also cited Hochul’s revival of the September 11th Worker Protection Task Force and the reforms to Tier 3 and Tier 6 retirement benefits included in this year’s state budget as reasons for their endorsements.

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Signed the RAISE Act into law Dec 19, 2025. In July 2026 announced the first statewide pause on new giant data centers, with a permitting pause of up to one year, and is weighing the Responsible Data Center Development Act. Strong on AI safety and regulation, strong on data center opposition, moderate public voice on AI.