Inside the finances of Hochul, Blakeman and their running mates

A look at Hochul's taxes and the financial disclosure statements of other statewide candidates.

Good afternoon — It’s Wednesday and Banana Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• It’s Tax Day and that means we got a look at the tax filings of Gov. Kathy Hochul and her husband. Here’s what’s in them.

• State law prohibits New York’s ethics agency from publicly posting the financial disclosure statements of candidates for state office. That could change.

• Despite that, I got my hands on the financial disclosure statements of Bruce Blakeman, his running mate and Hochul’s running mate, Adrienne Adams.

• Here’s what’s in those financial disclosure statements and links to each one for you to view yourself.

• One of the three Democrats challenging incumbent state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is challenging his opponents to a round of debates.

Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Bill Hochul, Bruce Blakeman, Adrienne Adams, Thomas P. DiNapoli, Jim Franco, Todd Hood, James Skoufis, Amy Paulin, Drew Warshaw, Raj Goyle, Adem Bunkeddeko, Aaron Ghitelman

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Hochul and her husband, Bill Hochul (Jim Franco/Times Union)

💵 How much the Hochuls earned & paid in taxes in 2025

If you haven’t already filed your taxes for the year, you have a few hours left to figure that out. It’s Tax Day.

Hochul’s office allows reporters on this day each year to review her and her husband’s tax filings. It’s not an easy task.

They don’t release her taxes publicly. Reporters have to review the inch-thick stack of papers in a room under the supervision of Hochul’s staff, who are there to answer questions. We’re not allowed to take the documents with us.

There’s a lot of information in those documents, which we’re not allowed to photograph, and it’s easy to miss something if you’re not familiar with the various forms involved.

I flipped through each of the pages provided to see what was in there. Here’s what I found.