Hernandez for NY

09/04/2026

I analyzed Bruce Blakeman’s plan, and I have to be honest, this is the most common-sense proposal I’ve seen in a long time. Here’s how and who it helps, according to my analysis:

The tax cut: Zero state income tax on your first $50,000 ($100,000 for married couples). Every taxpayer benefits from this, but it’s working and middle-class families who feel it most. A similarly structured proposal introduced in Albany estimates total relief at $37 billion over 10 years, with families saving close to $5,000 a year once fully phased in.

The utility relief: $2.4 billion sitting unused in NYSERDA’s fund gets returned directly to ratepayers as bill credits, turning “cut your utility bill in half” from a slogan into a funded plan. Blakeman’s campaign says New Yorkers currently pay 70% more for energy than the rest of the country, with only 30% of a typical bill going toward the power itself. Based on New York’s average residential electric bill of roughly $220/month, cutting that in half would mean an estimated $110 back in your pocket every month.

Who’s behind it: Polling cited in support of ending the state income tax shows 68% of New Yorkers, across party lines, in favor. This isn’t a fringe idea, it’s what people actually want from Albany.

It’s time New York stopped being a state people flee and became a state people can afford to build a life in.

The Republican candidate can offer New Yorkers real change in the race for governor — with a smart strategy to responsibly eliminate the state’s economy-killing income tax.

09/03/2026

New Yorkers are struggling to afford rent, groceries, and taxes while Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s administration is reportedly paying influencers up to $20,000 per campaign to help sell his socialist experiment.

And Thomas P. DiNapoli is letting it happen.

The State Comptroller should be the taxpayers’ watchdog, but DiNapoli continues to stand by while taxpayer dollars are wasted advancing a socialist agenda.

As Comptroller, I’ll audit these contracts, follow every dollar, expose who is getting paid, and fight to stop taxpayer money from bankrolling Mamdani’s political messaging.

New Yorkers shouldn’t have to pay for Zohran’s propaganda.

https://thepostmillennial.com/mamdani-influencer-army-paid-up-to-20000-for-social-media-posts-endorsing-mayor-policies-messaging-report

A Signal group where influencers are fed talking points has over 200 members, some of whom have 5-10 thousand followers while others have millions.

09/02/2026

September 11 is a day to remember the 2,977 innocent lives taken from us 25 years ago in the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil.

It is a day to honor the first responders who ran toward danger, to stand with the families who still carry that loss, and to remember the evil that was inflicted on our city and our country.

With serious concerns being raised about Zohran Kwame Mamdani attending the commemoration at Ground Zero, I joined NYGOP Chairman Ed Cox on Newsmax to make one thing clear: September 11 should never become a political spectacle.

Ground Zero is sacred ground. The focus belongs on the victims, their families, and the heroes we promised never to forget.

09/02/2026

New York is carrying $233 BILLION in total state government debt, the second-highest in America, yet Kathy Hochul keeps spending and borrowing while Thomas P. DiNapoli stands by and watches the bill grow.

After nearly two decades as Comptroller, DiNapoli can issue all the reports he wants, but the numbers speak for themselves. If the fiscal watchdog has been on duty for nearly 20 years, how did we end up here?

As Comptroller, I’ll aggressively audit state spending, scrutinize borrowing, expose waste, and bring real fiscal discipline back to Albany.

New York can’t afford Hochul’s reckless spending or another four years of DiNapoli as Albany’s lapdog. It’s time for a watchdog.

09/02/2026

I am the American Dream.

My family fled communist Cuba when I was seven years old, after my father had been a political prisoner under Castro. We came to America with nothing, seeking freedom and the chance at a better life.

My parents taught me to work hard, get educated, and give back to the country that gave our family so much.

That’s exactly why I’m running for New York State Comptroller.

09/01/2026

New York is sitting on roughly $200 billion in debt right now, headed toward $300 billion in five years!

Here’s where it comes from.

Bucket 1: The State’s credit card. $56 billion today, jumping to $95 billion in five years. Cost: roughly $750 million a month.

Bucket 2: NYC’s credit card. $96 billion today, headed to $132 billion by 2029. Cost: roughly $406 million a month. Even if you live in Buffalo, this debt is ultimately yours too, when NYC wobbles, Albany bails it out on the backs of taxpayers statewide.

Bucket 3: The MTA’s credit card. $44 billion today, doubling to $87 billion within a decade. Cost: roughly $210 million a month, rising to $290 million. Even if you’ve never set foot on a subway or bus, this debt belongs to you too.

Three credit cards, one taxpayer, over $1.3 billion a month, before a dollar reaches schools or public safety.

John Adams once warned that a nation can be conquered two ways: by the sword, or by debt.

New York isn’t being invaded, it’s borrowing its way into the same trap. And when governments drown in debt, pensions are first on the chopping block, ask Detroit’s retirees.

If you’re a union member or retiree counting on that check, this should keep you up at night.

New York needs a Comptroller who tells you the truth and with the fiscal discipline this state so desperately needs.

09/01/2026

Great to be back in Buffalo for the Erie County Republican Committee Chairman’s BBQ.

Western New York is tired of sending its hard-earned tax dollars to Albany and being forgotten in return.

As Comptroller, I’ll make sure this region is never an afterthought.

08/31/2026

New York’s debt bomb is ticking, and Albany isn’t sounding the alarm.

In August and September alone, New York is issuing $7.2 BILLION in bonds. $4.8 billion of that is brand new debt added to what taxpayers already owe.

Here’s what every New Yorker should understand:

Only $300 million is General Obligation debt approved by voters.

The rest is being borrowed through public authorities like DASNY, TBTA, and TFA, putting billions on the public credit card without taxpayers ever getting a vote.

And the bill is coming due.

New York already spends roughly $750 million every month just servicing its debt.

MTA and TBTA debt payments are on track to consume nearly 16% of revenue by 2029, and almost 25% without accounting gimmicks.

NYC’s available borrowing capacity is projected to plunge from $44.4 billion to $26.9 billion.

Albany’s own projections show the state’s debt load growing another 42%, or $26 billion, in just three years.

This is how a fiscal crisis gets built. Billions at a time, buried in complicated bond documents, while taxpayers are left with the bill.

Albany won’t sound the alarm. I will.

We cannot keep mortgaging our children’s future to pay for today’s spending.

Enough is enough.

The Securities Coordinating Committee (SCC) was established by Executive Order of the Governor in 1977 and expanded in 1983 to coordinate the scheduling of debt

08/31/2026

Driving is about as American as it gets, and in New York, it’s gotten a lot more expensive.

Since Kathy Hochul became governor, the cost of driving in this state is up nearly 17%. Here’s where it’s coming from:

Tolls: MTA bridge/tunnel tolls up 22%, NYS Thruway tolls up 5% (first hike since 2010), and a brand-new $9 congestion pricing charge just to drive into Manhattan

Car insurance: average premiums up over 20% at their 2024 peak

Parking: Manhattan meter rates up 20%

Fuel: the one true wildcard, driven by global markets, though even here relief was temporary: the state gas tax cut lasted 7 months and was never brought back.

Nearly every one of these, tolls, congestion pricing, Thruway rates, sits under decisions the Governor’s administration and the authorities she appoints directly control. Only fuel prices are genuinely outside her hands.

New Yorkers are getting priced off their own roads. This isn’t sustainable.

08/31/2026

Los neoyorquinos pagan algunos de los impuestos más altos del país, mientras Albany sigue gastando más y pidiendo más a los contribuyentes.

Al mismo tiempo, miles de millones de dólares de nuestro fondo de pensiones son administrados por firmas externas que cobran costosas comisiones, mientras el despilfarro y el fraude siguen consumiendo el dinero de los contribuyentes.

La solución no es otro impuesto. Es obligar al gobierno a hacer más con el dinero que ya nos cobra.

Debemos reducir el despilfarro, combatir el fraude, proteger nuestras pensiones, eliminar comisiones innecesarias de Wall Street y hacer que Albany respete cada dólar de los contribuyentes.

Lee mi más reciente columna de opinión en El Diario sobre por qué Nueva York necesita un verdadero guardián financiero como Contralor.

El estado está en una encrucijada económica