Raj Goyle is from Kansas. He has a law degree from Harvard Law School.

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Raj Goyle is from Wichita, Kansas. He earned his bachelor's degree from Duke University and his law degree from Harvard Law School. He lives in Lower Manhattan with his wife and two children.

A graduate of Harvard Law School, Goyle previously worked as an attorney.

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Raj is an entrepreneur, working as the CEO and founder of Goyle Ventures. He is also an attorney, having worked for organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union. He previously worked as a senior advisor at Onit, the CEO and co-founder of the legal technology company, Bodhala, director of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, an adjunct professor and lecturer at Wichita State University, and a senior domestic policy analyst at the Center for American Progress.

Raj previously served as a Democratic state legislator in Kansas. He ran for the U.S. House in 2010 but did not win.

Raj previously served as a state legislator in the Kansas House of Representatives, District 87, from 2007 to 2011. He ran for the U.S. House in 2010 but did not win.

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Supports the reduction of "junk fees" and wants to improve auditing power to review state and local government spending.

Believes the Kansas pension fund is not managed as well as it should be.

Believes the New York pension fund is not managed as well as it should be.

Promises to divest from Palantir, a company that faces criticism over its software being used to help U.S. immigration enforcement and supplying technology to Israel for use in Gaza.

- Supports the reduction of "junk fees" and wants to improve auditing power to review state and local government spending.
- Believes the New York pension fund is not managed as well as it should be.
- Promises to divest from Palantir, a company that faces criticism over its software being used to help U.S. immigration enforcement and supplying technology to Israel for use in Gaza.

Financial Management

Supports the creation of universal child care and addressing medical debt.

- Supports the creation of universal child care and addressing medical debt.

Economy

Said, "This office can literally invest in transformative affordable housing."

Advocates for investing in affordable housing.

- Advocates for investing in affordable housing.

Housing & Urban Development

As of April 23, 2026, Raj Goyle’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Said, "As comptroller, I will also lead historic divestments from Palantir, foreign bonds that lead to war crimes abroad, and dirty fossil fuels."

Aims to divest from fossil fuels and redirect funds into clean energy, renewable infrastructure, and climate solutions. 

Wants to fight utility rate hikes, audit utilities and the Public Service Commission, force transparency, and push for rebates and clawbacks.

- Aims to divest from fossil fuels and redirect funds into clean energy, renewable infrastructure, and climate solutions. 
- Wants to fight utility rate hikes, audit utilities and the Public Service Commission, force transparency, and push for rebates and clawbacks.

Energy & the Environment

Believes in banning cell phones in schools.

- Believes in banning cell phones in schools.

Education

Wants to divest from "foreign bonds that lead to war crimes abroad" and invest more locally in New York in order to maximize returns for pension holders.

- Wants to divest from "foreign bonds that lead to war crimes abroad" and invest more locally in New York in order to maximize returns for pension holders.

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Raj Goyle

Raj Goyle is from Wichita, Kansas. He earned his bachelor's degree from Duke University and his law degree from Harvard Law School. He lives in Lower Manhattan with his wife, Monica, and two children.

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Will divest from Palantir, a company that faces criticism over its software being used to help U.S. immigration enforcement and supplying technology to Israel for use in Gaza.

- Supports the reduction of "junk fees" and wants to improve auditing power to review state and local government spending.
- Believes the New York pension fund is not managed as well as it should be.
- Will divest from Palantir, a company that faces criticism over its software being used to help U.S. immigration enforcement and supplying technology to Israel for use in Gaza.

Supports investing in affordable housing.

- Supports investing in affordable housing.

Will divest from fossil fuels and redirect funds into clean energy, renewable infrastructure, and climate solutions. 

Aims to fight utility rate hikes, audit utilities and the Public Service Commission, force transparency, and push for rebates and clawbacks.

- Will divest from fossil fuels and redirect funds into clean energy, renewable infrastructure, and climate solutions. 
- Aims to fight utility rate hikes, audit utilities and the Public Service Commission, force transparency, and push for rebates and clawbacks.

Founded Phone Free New York, an advocacy group that secured the passage of a cell phone ban in schools.

- Founded Phone Free New York, an advocacy group that secured the passage of a cell phone ban in schools.

Will divest from "foreign bonds that lead to war crimes abroad" and invest more locally in New York in order to maximize returns for pension holders.

- Will divest from "foreign bonds that lead to war crimes abroad" and invest more locally in New York in order to maximize returns for pension holders.

- The state comptroller is a statewide elected official who serves as New York’s chief financial officer and oversees the state’s financial operations.
- The comptroller manages the state’s finances, including maintaining accounting systems, processing payments, and overseeing financial records.
- The comptroller manages the state pension fund and administers the retirement system for public employees such as teachers, police officers, and other government workers.
- The state comptroller is elected to serve four-year terms and has no term limits. Candidates must be at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen, and a resident of New York for at least five years before the election.
- The position has a salary of approximately $220,000 per year.