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State executive offices

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Elections

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Ballotpedia covers 11 state executive offices in the state of New York. The executive branch is governed by Article IV of the New York Constitution.

State executive organization

Executive officials in New York are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of New York's state government:

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Current officeholders

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Attorney General of New York	Letitia James	Democratic	January 1, 2019
Conservative Party of New York Chair	Vacant
Conservative Party of New York Vice Chair	Vacant
Democratic Party of New York Chair	Jay S. Jacobs
Democratic Party of New York Vice Chair	Pamela Hunter
Governor of New York	Kathy Hochul	Democratic	August 24, 2021
Lieutenant Governor of New York	Antonio Delgado	Democratic	May 25, 2022
New York Commissioner of Agriculture	Richard A. Ball	Nonpartisan	January 9, 2014
New York Commissioner of Education	Betty A. Rosa	Nonpartisan	February 8, 2021
New York Commissioner of Environmental Conservation	Amanda Lefton	Nonpartisan	June 2, 2025
New York Commissioner of Labor	Roberta Reardon	Nonpartisan	2015
New York Comptroller	Thomas P. DiNapoli	Democratic	February 7, 2007
New York Public Service Commission	James Alesi	Nonpartisan	June 21, 2017
New York Public Service Commission	Uchenna Bright	Nonpartisan	April 11, 2024
New York Public Service Commission	Rory M. Christian	Nonpartisan	June 24, 2021
New York Public Service Commission	John B. Maggiore	Nonpartisan	June 22, 2021
New York Public Service Commission	Denise Sheehan	Nonpartisan	April 11, 2024
New York Public Service Commission	David Valesky	Nonpartisan	June 21, 2021
New York Public Service Commission	Radina Valova	Nonpartisan	June 8, 2024
New York Secretary of State	Walter Mosley	Democratic	May 22, 2024
New York Superintendent of Financial Services	Kaitlin Asrow		October 18, 2025
Republican Party of New York Chair	Edward Cox
Republican Party of New York Vice Chair	Chloe Sun
Working Families Party of New York Chair	Vacant
Working Families Party of New York Vice Chair	Vacant

Elections

2025

There were no state executive elections in New York in 2025.

2024

There were no state executive offices up for election in New York in 2024.

2023

There were no state executive elections in New York in 2023.

2022

See also: New York state executive official elections, 2022

The following state executive offices were up for election in New York in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Comptroller

2021

There were no state executive elections in New York in 2021.

2020

There were no state executive offices up for election in New York in 2020.

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in New York in 2019.

2018

See also: New York state executive official elections, 2018

The following state executive offices were up for election in New York in 2018:

Governor
Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Comptroller

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in New York in 2017.

2016

There were no state executive offices up for election in New York in 2016.

2015

There were no state executive elections in New York in 2015.

2014

See also: New York state executive official elections, 2014

The following offices were elected in 2014 in New York:

• Governor of New York
• Lieutenant Governor of New York
• New York Attorney General
• New York Comptroller

2013

There were no state executive elections in New York in 2013.

2012

There were no state executive elections in New York in 2012.

Footnotes

State executive offices

Offices

Governor • Lt. Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Schools • Insurance Commissioner • Controller • Agriculture Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commissioner

States

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Elections

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Features

Chart of state executive officers • Compensation • How gubernatorial vacancies are filled • How vacancies are filled in state executive offices • State executive officials serving in home states • State government trifectas • State of the state addresses • Term limits

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