Comptroller of New York

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elected office public office state constitutional office

The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
New York State Comptroller	12
Comptroller of New York canonical	5
Office of the New York State Comptroller	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T46980 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Comptroller of New York
Context triple: [New York State Constitution, establishesOffice, Comptroller of New York]

A. Attorney General of New York
The Attorney General of New York is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing New York in legal matters, enforcing state laws, and protecting the public interest.
B. Lieutenant Governor of New York
The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the state’s second-highest executive officer, who succeeds the governor if necessary and often plays a key role in legislative and administrative functions.
C. New York State government officials
New York State government officials are public servants who hold elected or appointed positions within the state’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches and are responsible for creating, implementing, and interpreting state laws and policies.
D. Oregon State Treasurer
The Oregon State Treasurer is the elected official responsible for managing the state's finances, investments, and public debt.
E. Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul is an American politician serving as the governor of New York and the first woman to hold that office.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Comptroller of New York
Target entity description: The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.

A. Attorney General of New York
The Attorney General of New York is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing New York in legal matters, enforcing state laws, and protecting the public interest.
B. Lieutenant Governor of New York
The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the state’s second-highest executive officer, who succeeds the governor if necessary and often plays a key role in legislative and administrative functions.
C. New York State government officials
New York State government officials are public servants who hold elected or appointed positions within the state’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches and are responsible for creating, implementing, and interpreting state laws and policies.
D. Oregon State Treasurer
The Oregon State Treasurer is the elected official responsible for managing the state's finances, investments, and public debt.
E. Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul is an American politician serving as the governor of New York and the first woman to hold that office.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	elected office ⓘ public office ⓘ state constitutional office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
constitutionalOfficer	yes ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	Constitution of the State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York State Constitution
duty	administer the state’s accounting system ⓘ audit local governments ⓘ audit public authorities ⓘ audit state agencies ⓘ enforce unclaimed funds laws ⓘ ensure compliance with state finance laws ⓘ invest state pension assets ⓘ issue audits of school districts ⓘ manage New York State Common Retirement Fund ⓘ monitor local government fiscal stress ⓘ oversee state government finances ⓘ oversee state payroll ⓘ protect the interests of pension fund beneficiaries ⓘ provide transparency on public spending ⓘ publish audit reports ⓘ recover improper or fraudulent payments ⓘ report on the state’s financial condition ⓘ review and approve certain state bond issuances ⓘ review state contracts ⓘ serve as chief fiscal officer of New York State ⓘ
electedIn	statewide election ⓘ
electionType	partisan election ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	New York State agencies ⓘ New York State public authorities ⓘ New York local governments ⓘ
headOfGovernmentOrganization	Office of the New York State Comptroller ⓘ linked to: Comptroller of New York
independentOf	Governor of New York ⓘ New York State Legislature ⓘ
officeType	chief fiscal officer ⓘ
partOf	Government of New York State ⓘ linked to: Government of the State of New York
position	Comptroller of New York ⓘ
positionHeldBy	Thomas P. DiNapoli ⓘ
reportsTo	voters of New York State ⓘ
residenceRequirement	New York State ⓘ linked to: New York
seat	Albany, New York ⓘ linked to: Albany
supervises	Office of the New York State Comptroller staff ⓘ
termLength	4 years ⓘ
website	https://www.osc.ny.gov/ ⓘ

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