New Yorkers are not asking for slogans anymore. They are asking for results.
In 2026, voters across the state—upstate, downstate, suburban, rural, urban—are united by a simple frustration: life is harder than it should be, and government often makes it worse instead of better.
Rent is too high.
Commutes are unreliable.
Childcare is unaffordable.
Housing feels out of reach.
Public spaces feel less safe.
And too often, Albany debates ideology while families deal with reality.
My agenda is built around what New Yorkers actually feel every day, not what sounds good in a press release.
Here are the ten issues define my campaign—and my governorship.
1. The Cost of Living Crisis
New Yorkers do not need a lecture about inflation—they live it.
Groceries, utilities, insurance, rent, tolls, fees, and taxes keep climbing, while wages struggle to keep up. The first job of state government should be to stop making life more expensive.
That means targeted tax relief, fewer hidden fees, smarter regulation, and an affordability test for every major policy decision. If it raises costs without clear benefits, it should not pass.
2. Housing That People Can Actually Afford
Owning a home should not feel like winning the lottery. Renting should not require sacrificing everything else.
New York needs more housing, built faster, in the right places, with real accountability. That includes:
- Cutting red tape that delays construction
- Encouraging housing near transit and job centers
- Protecting tenants while expanding supply
- Helping first-time buyers compete in a distorted market
- Housing affordability is not a niche issue—it is the foundation of economic stability.
3. Public Safety and Mental Health in Public Spaces
New Yorkers deserve to feel safe on the subway, on Main Street, and in their neighborhoods—full stop.
This is not about politics. It is about presence, prevention, and treatment:
- Reliable law enforcement where it is needed
- Serious investment in mental health and addiction services
- Crisis response systems that actually respond
- Accountability for repeat failures
- Compassion and safety are not opposites—they require each other.
4. Reliable, Fair Public Transit
Transit is not a luxury in New York—it is economic infrastructure.
People just want trains and buses that run on time, don’t break down constantly, and don’t cost a fortune to use. That means:
- Prioritizing maintenance and reliability
- Demanding accountability for performance
- Ending the cycle of fare hikes without service improvements
- If the system does not work, the economy does not work.
5. Energy You Can Afford — and a Grid You Can Trust
New Yorkers support cleaner energy, but they also expect reliable power and reasonable bills.
That requires realism:
- Strengthening the electric grid
- Planning for demand, not just mandates
- Balancing environmental goals with affordability
- Ending policy whiplash that drives up costs
- Clean energy only works if people can afford it—and trust it.
6. Education That Prepares Students for the Real World
Education should open doors—not trap students in systems that don’t deliver results.
The focus must return to:
- Strong literacy and math foundations
- Career and technical education
- Apprenticeships and workforce pipelines
- Cutting bureaucracy so funding reaches classrooms
- Education is not just a moral obligation—it is an economic strategy.
7. Childcare as Essential Infrastructure
If parents cannot afford childcare, they cannot work.
If providers cannot survive, families lose options.
New York must treat childcare like the economic infrastructure it is, by:
- Expanding provider capacity
- Stabilizing costs for families
- Supporting the workforce that makes it possible
- Childcare policy is workforce policy.
8. Honest Budgets and Fiscal Discipline
New Yorkers are tired of gimmicks.
They want budgets that are transparent, sustainable, and honest about long-term costs. That means:
- Multi-year financial planning
- Performance audits
- Ending the practice of paying more and getting less
- Trust starts with telling the truth.
9. Managing Migration Humanely — and Competently
New York can be compassionate and organized—but chaos helps no one.
The state needs:
- Coordination with federal partners
- Faster work authorization pathways
- Better job matching and housing placement
- Relief for local governments bearing the costs
- Good intentions must be matched with serious execution.
10. A Government That Actually Works
This may be the biggest issue of all.
New Yorkers are less ideological than Albany thinks. What they really want is competence:
- Faster permitting
- Clear accountability
- Ethical leadership
- Measurable results
- Government should be judged by outcomes, not excuses.
The Bottom Line
This is not a left agenda or a right agenda.
It is a reality-based agenda—focused on affordability, safety, opportunity, and trust. New Yorkers do not need more speeches. They need leadership that understands that power is not the goal—service is.
In 2026, the question won’t be who shouts the loudest.
It will be who is ready to fix what is broken—and finally make New York work again.