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Joseph Hernandez
Republican · Conservative
Biotech entrepreneur; founder of Blue Water Venture Partners.
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issues on record
Stances
Taxes
Don’t raise
New York should raise taxes on its highest earners to pay for public programs.
Raise
Don’t raise
Says New York has a spending problem, not a revenue problem, and that Albany keeps spending more while New Yorkers pay some of the highest taxes in the country. He has said the state's tax policies are driving businesses out.
“New York does not have a revenue problem. It has a leadership problem.”
Joseph Hernandez for Comptroller campaign
Issues
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Bail
Not on record
Judges should have more power to hold people in jail before trial.
More power
No change
Immigration
Not on record
Local police should stay out of federal immigration enforcement.
Stay out
Take part
Climate deadlines
Not on record
New York should keep its climate law's current deadlines, with no more delays.
Hold
Don’t hold
Abortion
Not on record
Abortion should stay legal and accessible in New York as it is today.
Keep
Restrict
Charter schools
Not on record
New York should allow more charter schools.
Allow more
Keep cap
On the ballot
NYS Board of Elections · 2026-10-07
General Election Ballot Certification (Oct 7, 2026)
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