At its March 26, 2026, quarterly meeting in Albany, the PEF Executive Board voted to endorse Thomas P. DiNapoli and Letitia James in their reelection campaigns for New York State Comptroller and Attorney General, respectively. The press releases distributed to the media are below:
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli earns resounding endorsement from PEF
ALBANY, NY (03/31/2026) — As a result of his stewardship of the State pension fund and effective agency audits that cut down on fraud and hold government accountable, Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has earned the endorsement of the New York State Public Employees Federation.
“Comptroller DiNapoli has been a friend to organized labor since he first came to office in 2007,” said PEF President Wayne Spence. “The 60,000 State workers represented by PEF applaud the Comptroller’s steady stewardship of the pension fund to ensure state workers can retire with dignity, and his work to protect pensioners by using his proxy voting rights to call out corporate wrongdoing and excessive executive compensation packages.”
The PEF Executive Board met on March 26, 2026, to vote on the endorsement, as recommended by the union’s Statewide Political Action Committee. In casting their vote, board members who work at the Office of the State Comptroller lauded DiNapoli for overseeing an agency that approaches every issue involving its unionized workforce in a respectful manner and serves as a model for how labor-management relations should be conducted.
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PEF endorses Letitia James for New York State Attorney General
ALBANY, NY (03/31/2026) — “Letitia James has been a relentless champion for working people and a steadfast ally of the labor movement,” said Public Employees Federation President Wayne Spence, following a vote by the union’s executive board to endorse her for reelection.
“As New York’s chief attorney, she has delivered billions of dollars in settlements to taxpayers — holding opioid manufacturers accountable and cracking down on predatory lenders. We are grateful for her unwavering commitment to workers’ rights — reflected in her strong, principled leadership of PEF members who work in her office — and we are proud to endorse her for New York State Attorney General.”
The PEF Executive Board met on March 26, 2026, to vote on the endorsement, as recommended by the union’s Statewide Political Action Committee. In casting their vote, board members also mentioned James’ strong legal actions to protect funding approved by Congress that was earmarked for New York, as well as her efforts to preserve and expand reproductive healthcare in New York and across the country.
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A complete list of candidates endorsed by PEF in the 2026 election cycle can be found, here. PEF is a labor union representing 60,000 professional, scientific, and technical workers in New York State. PEF members work in more than 3,000 different titles – from social workers to nurses to engineers to parole officers, and from Long Island to Buffalo.