DemocratKathy Hochul
Governor · New York
Governor of New York. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Kathy_Hochul
14 tracked promises
New York
Represents New York statewide
Integrity
Not yet ratedNo promises have been rated yet, so there is no Integrity Score to show. Lifecycle promises (in progress, not yet rated) are tracked but never scored.
The score, once promises are rated, is a signed −100…+100 breakdown weighted by significance and evidence confidence — never a single opaque grade. How this is measured.
Integrity over time
Topic coverage
14 promises across 13 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Housing2
- Child Care / Family1
- Climate / Energy1
- Education / Child Nutrition1
- Education / Workforce1
- Education / Youth1
- Family / Child Welfare1
- Housing / Consumer Protection1
- Mental Health / Public Safety1
- Public Safety1
- Taxes1
- Taxes / Cost of Living1
- Transit / Public Safety1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)14100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
14 tracked promises
“Make New York the largest state in the nation to require statewide, bell-to-bell restrictions on smartphones in K-12 schools, effective for the 2025-2026 school year.”
“Expand involuntary commitment to a hospital to include people who lack the mental capacity to care for themselves.”
“Provide universal free breakfast and lunch to every one of New York State's more than 2.7 million public-school students.”
“Expand New York's child tax credit to provide up to $1,000 per child to roughly 1.6 million families.”
“Send 'inflation refund' checks of up to $500 to more than 8.6 million New York households, returning surplus sales-tax revenue.”
“Cut middle-class income taxes for more than 8.3 million New York taxpayers, bringing rates to their lowest level in nearly 70 years.”
“Dedicate $110 million to build new child care centers, renovate existing ones, and expand child care options.”
“Call for a historic $1 billion investment to further New York's transition to a zero-emission economy.”
“Ban rent-setting price-fixing software (algorithmic rent-setting) that inflates rents for tenants.”
“Dedicate $100 million to build starter homes and provide down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers.”
“Put a police officer on every single overnight subway train (9 p.m. to 5 a.m.) to improve transit safety.”
“Make SUNY and CUNY community college free for New Yorkers aged 25-55 who pursue careers in high-demand fields such as advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and education.”
“Ban private equity companies from bidding on residential properties during the first 75 days they are on the market.”
“Have the MTA install platform barriers at 100 additional subway stations and bright LED lighting in every station by the end of 2025.”
Stated positions
13 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Education / YouthStated position
Make New York the largest state in the nation to require statewide, bell-to-bell restrictions on smartphones in K-12 schools, effective for the 2025-2026 school year.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/distraction-free-schools-governor-hochul-announces-new-york-become-largest-state-nationView position & sources → - Transit / Public SafetyStated position
Have the MTA install platform barriers at 100 additional subway stations and bright LED lighting in every station by the end of 2025.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/remarks-prepared-governor-hochul-delivers-2025-state-state-addressView position & sources → - Child Care / FamilyStated position
Dedicate $110 million to build new child care centers, renovate existing ones, and expand child care options.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/remarks-prepared-governor-hochul-delivers-2025-state-state-addressView position & sources → - Climate / EnergyStated position
Call for a historic $1 billion investment to further New York's transition to a zero-emission economy.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/remarks-prepared-governor-hochul-delivers-2025-state-state-addressView position & sources → - Public SafetyStated position
Put a police officer on every single overnight subway train (9 p.m. to 5 a.m.) to improve transit safety.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/remarks-prepared-governor-hochul-delivers-2025-state-state-addressView position & sources → - Mental Health / Public SafetyStated position
Expand involuntary commitment to a hospital to include people who lack the mental capacity to care for themselves.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/remarks-prepared-governor-hochul-delivers-2025-state-state-addressView position & sources → - TaxesStated position
Cut middle-class income taxes for more than 8.3 million New York taxpayers, bringing rates to their lowest level in nearly 70 years.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-kathy-hochuls-2025-state-state-fighting-your-familyView position & sources → - Taxes / Cost of LivingStated position
Send 'inflation refund' checks of up to $500 to more than 8.6 million New York households, returning surplus sales-tax revenue.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-kathy-hochuls-2025-state-state-fighting-your-familyView position & sources → - Education / Child NutritionStated position
Provide universal free breakfast and lunch to every one of New York State's more than 2.7 million public-school students.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-kathy-hochuls-2025-state-state-fighting-your-familyView position & sources → - Education / WorkforceStated position
Make SUNY and CUNY community college free for New Yorkers aged 25-55 who pursue careers in high-demand fields such as advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and education.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-kathy-hochuls-2025-state-state-fighting-your-familyView position & sources → - HousingStated position
Dedicate $100 million to build starter homes and provide down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/remarks-prepared-governor-hochul-delivers-2025-state-state-addressView position & sources → - Family / Child WelfareStated position
Expand New York's child tax credit to provide up to $1,000 per child to roughly 1.6 million families.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-kathy-hochuls-2025-state-state-fighting-your-familyView position & sources → - Housing / Consumer ProtectionStated position
Ban rent-setting price-fixing software (algorithmic rent-setting) that inflates rents for tenants.
Sourceshttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/remarks-prepared-governor-hochul-delivers-2025-state-state-addressView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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