Cait Conley

Democratic Party (D)
U.S. Representative (District 17) · District 17, New York, United States of America · 2026
PurposeConley, a former National Security Council official, is challenging Lawler on a platform of expanding health coverage, tackling utility costs, and congressional ethics reform.

Economy
On the economy, the campaign's policy page calls for fully ending the SALT tax cap, passing the PRO Act and other pro-worker legislation, investing in trade-skills retraining, and supporting small businesses through reduced red tape and expanded access to capital.

Health
On health care, the campaign proposes a public health-insurance option people could opt into, defending the ACA and Medicaid, expanding Medicare to cover vision, dental, and hearing, capping insulin at $35, restoring federal funding for Planned Parenthood, and codifying Roe v. Wade to protect abortion, contraception, and IVF access.

Security
On security and foreign policy, the campaign calls for ending military escalation with Iran through diplomacy, restoring USAID funding, supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression, and pursuing a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Immigration
On immigration, the campaign calls for reining in ICE with body cameras and visible identification requirements, revoking local-police 287(g) agreements with ICE, creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and Dreamers, and modernizing the system to reduce backlogs and speed asylum processing.

Education
On education, the campaign calls for expanded childcare subsidies and universal pre-K, expanded Career and Technical Education and community-college/apprenticeship programs, a cap on federal student-loan interest rates, and modernizing public-school infrastructure while opposing voucher programs.

Infrastructure
On infrastructure, the campaign calls for investment in energy, water, sewer, and transportation systems, lowering electric bills by holding utility companies accountable, investing in renewable-energy projects, and addressing PFAS water contamination.

Governance
On governance, the campaign calls for banning congressional stock trading and requiring divestment, congressional term limits, overturning Citizens United, and a post-office lobbying ban for elected officials. It also proposes restoring CISA's election-security mission and passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.

Infrastructure
The site also proposes housing measures (public-service housing loans, simplified zoning, corporate-landlord crackdowns) and AI-specific rules on age verification, data privacy, and data-center regulation.

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