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U.S. House · NY-17 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Cait Conley

Democratic candidate for New York's 17th Congressional District

Hudson Valley native Cait Conley is an Army combat veteran and former national security official focused on household costs and public accountability.

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DistrictNY-17
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Cait stands.

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Housing and homeownership costs

  • Proposes a housing loan program for teachers, nurses and first responders and expanded funding for affordable, mixed-income housing

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Affordable comprehensive health care

  • Supports a public insurance option, protecting the ACA and Medicaid and expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing

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Drug prices and coverage

  • Supports $35 insulin for everyone, broader Medicare drug-price negotiation and ending pharmaceutical deals that delay cheaper medicines

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Ethics and political accountability

  • Supports banning congressional stock trading, congressional term limits and restrictions on former elected officials becoming lobbyists

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Clean energy and water

  • Supports investment in wind, solar and geothermal energy, PFAS testing and cleanup and accountability for corporate polluters

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Immigration reform and accountability

  • Supports a citizenship pathway, faster asylum processing and ICE body cameras, visible identification and a ban on masked agents

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2026 election

    Accomplishment

    Democratic nominee

    Won the Democratic nomination for New York's 17th Congressional District to challenge Mike Lawler.

  • Experience

    Military police officer

    Began her 16-year active-duty Army career in military policing.

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    Special operations leader

    Served in special operations; deployed six times to combat zones.

  • Accomplishment

    Earned three Bronze Stars

    Received three Bronze Stars for her service during combat operations.

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    NSC counterterrorism director

    Directed counterterrorism work at the White House.

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    CISA infrastructure and election-security official

    Helped safeguard infrastructure and election systems.

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