ECONOMY
SENATE RACE
Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat)
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She has been supporting The Affordable Housing and AMI Fairness act which will reevaluate the AMI system that currently calculates housing and also invest $15 billion into affordable housing for low income and middle class families.
Mike Sapraicone (Republican)
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Supports reinstating the SALT deduction and ease the tax burden on homeowners and taxpayers.
Diane Sare (Independent)
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Supports decreasing property taxes
HOUSE RACES
House District 1
John Avlon (Democrat)
Supports reducing cost of living and offering tax relief efforts for working families
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Seeks to reinstate state and local tax deductions (SALT).
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Aims to expand the child tax credit to support working families.
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Focuses on improving quality-of-life by lowering living costs.
Nicholas J. LaLota (Republican)
Aims for essential services and lower taxes for working families
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Remains committed to delivering municipal services while keeping tax rates affordable.
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Focuses on reducing the tax burden on working-class families.
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Seeks to maintain financial stability by preventing excessive taxation.
House District 2
Rob Lubin (Democrat)
Believes in tax fairness and middle-class relief
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Seeks to restore taxes on large corporations and eliminate corporate loopholes.
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Plans to boost funding for small businesses and apprenticeship programs.
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Supports reinstating the State and Local Tax (SALT) Rebate and decreasing the tax burden on middle-class families.
Andrew Garbarino (Republican)
Wants to lower taxes and reduce regulation
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Reduces overregulation and tax burdens on small businesses.
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Restores the full State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.
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Lowers taxes for hardworking Long Islanders and supports economic recovery.
House District 3
Tom Suozzi (Democrat)
Strives to alleviate the financial burden on residents through tax reforms.
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Advocates for reinstating the full State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.
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Focuses on reducing overregulation to stimulate economic growth and housing development.
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Supports initiatives to lower the cost of living on Long Island.
Michael LiPetri Jr. (Republican)
Aims to alleviate the tax burden on residents and incentivize home ownership.
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Advocates for the repeal of the SALT tax cap to restore tax fairness.
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Proposes new initiatives and incentives for homeowners, families, and business owners.
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Focuses on creating a favorable tax environment to support local economic growth.
House District 4
Laura Gillen (Democrat)
Prioritizes affordable housing solutions for residents.
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Supports policies aiming to expand affordable housing options.
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Advocates for the existing affordable housing units preservation.
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Focuses on addressing homelessness and housing insecurity in the community.
Anthony D'Esposito (Republican)
Prioritizes women's health and access to services.
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Opposes a national abortion ban, maintaining access to services up to 24 weeks with exceptions.
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Fought against legislation that would restrict access to medical abortion pills.
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Supports employment protections regarding health care choices.
House District 5
Gregory Meeks (Democrat)
Advocates for underrepresented groups in housing and financial matters.
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Supports federal funding for local housing projects to ensure affordable options, especially for vulnerable communities
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Advocates for accessible financing for homeowners to improve properties.
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Favors tax policies that reduce burdens on lower and middle-income households while raising taxes on wealthier individuals and corporations.
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Prioritizes tax and housing policies that promote stability and opportunity for working families, aligning with Democratic goals for economic fairness​
Paul King (Republican)
Proposes initiatives aimed at easing the financial burden on homeowners, including forgivable loans for down payments.
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Supports enabling a 20% down payment to reduce mortgage payments.
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Critiques the spending in recent economic plans, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, advocating for fiscal responsibility.
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Aims to implement a system for forgiving loans over ten years based on payment and maintenance requirements.
House District 6
Grace Meng (Democrat)
Supports the Pathway to Stable and Affordable Housing for All Act.
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This act aims to end homelessness and invests significantly in affordable housing, proposing $10 billion annually for homelessness prevention.
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Advocates for $40 billion each year for the Housing Trust Fund to support affordable housing initiatives.
House District 7
Nydia Velazquez (Democrat)
Champions affordable housing and revitalization efforts
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Affordable Housing Advocacy: Velázquez fights for affordable housing initiatives and aims to revitalize public housing to ensure safe living conditions for all residents.
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Collaborative Efforts: She emphasizes a combination of federal, state, and local initiatives to effectively tackle housing challenges and homelessness.
William Kregler (Republican)
Promotes financial relief and tax reforms for individuals and families.
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Advocates for a 0% state tax rate for individuals under 25 and parents under 30 to encourage economic growth.
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Proposes increasing the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap to alleviate higher tax burdens.
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Supports eliminating property taxes for seniors aged 70 and older to provide financial relief in retirement.
House District 8
Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat)
Focuses on affordable housing and addressing racial wealth gaps.
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Advocates for investing in public housing to ensure tenants live in decent and humane conditions.
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Supports bold housing plans aimed at creating a housing safety net and improving housing security.
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Works on preserving and creating affordable housing while addressing the racial wealth gap in homeownership.
John Delaney (Republican)
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Proposes tax reforms that aim to simplify the tax code and provide relief to the middle class.
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Advocates for affordable housing initiatives to address homelessness and housing insecurity.
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Supports the enhancement of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to incentivize the development of affordable housing.
House District 9
Yvette D. Clarke (Democrat)
Prioritizes affordable housing and solutions for homelessness.
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Supports the Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act.
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Advocates for an increased budget for affordable housing programs.
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Aims to address homelessness through federal action and expanded support for housing initiatives.
Menachem Raitport (Republican)
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House District 10
Daniel Goldman (Democrat)
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Alexander Dodenhoff (Republican)
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Specific information not found.
Paul Briscoe (Conservative)
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Specific information not found.
House District 11
House District 12
Jerrold Nadler (Democrat)
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Raised billions of dollars to fund safer streets, greener parks and state of the art medical facilities.
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Secured the resources to keep tens of thousands of public housing families in their homes.
Mike Zumbluskas (Republican)
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Supports opening a new Camp Laguardia that will help homeless people become productive members of society and return to work.
House District 13
Adriano Espaillat (Democrat)
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Supports requiring landlords to produce a community impact study on development effects to low income renters and nearby small businesses.
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Supports offering the right to first refusal to low income tenants and offering relocation assistance
Ruben D. Vargas (Republican)
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Supports employee rights, including rent control, rent stabilization and affordable housing
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Supports job creation and preservation.
House District 14
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democrat)
Supports working class friendly economy measures that tax the wealthy
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Supports Inflation reduction act, which would institute a 15% minimum tax rate on wealthy corporations
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Supports solutions to affordable housing crisis
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Supports repealing the Faircloth amendment which prohibits a net increase in the amount of public housing units
Tina Forte (Republican)
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Does not agree with current politicians on their tax policies, wants taxes to be lower.
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Does not support raising taxes.
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Wants to support people to support their own businesses.
House District 15
Ritchie Torres (Democrat)
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Supportive of more public housing
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Feels as thoug public housing is essential to American communities
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Believes we should pour more money into repairing public housing units, with more governmental assistance for repairs.
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Believes we must end the criminalization of facing homelessness, instead supporting those who are facing such struggles
Gonzalo Duran (Republican)
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He wants to protect the needs of senior and disabled tenants and ensure that the NYC Housing Authority supports their needs.
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Supports creating more affordable housing and less luxury buildings.
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He wants to add in stronger regulations toward developers when building housing.
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He supports giving residents more of a voice in new developments and prioritizing current residents in need.
Jose Vega (Libertarian)
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House District 16
George Latimer (Democrat)
For more affordable housing
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Feels as though affordable housing is a fundamental human right, and is the foundation of what makes a stable and thriving community
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A top priority of his campaign
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Feels as though there needs to be more policies in place that address the housing market crisis, which incentivizes the construction of more affordable housing units
Jamaal Bowman (Republican)
Proposed higher taxes for the top 0.01%
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Introduced the “Babies Over Billionaires Act” which would tax the capital gains of the top 0.01% of taxpayers with over $100 million in assets
House District 17
Mondaire Jones (Democrat)
Supports more sustainable medicaid
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Supports increasing minimum wage, paid family and medical leave, affordable child care, and the PRO Act, which protects union rights.
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Supported American Rescue Plan Act, which supported small businesses and increased funding to schools, housing and health care.
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Voted to pass a bill that requires the Federal Reserve Board carry out its duties in a manner that supports the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in employment, income, wealth, and access to affordable credit.
Michael Lawler (Republican)
Supports taxes that will benefit working-class families
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Voted for bipartisan legislation to prohibit the implementation of congestion pricing in New York City, a first-in-the-nation program that will charge commuters up to $15 to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street.
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Voted for SALT Fairness for Working Families Act
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Member of House Financial Services Committee
House District 18
Pat Ryan (Democrat)
Supports lowering the cost of living for the middle class
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Supports reducing rate hikes
Alison Esposito (Republican)
Supports lower taxes
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Wants to work with fellow members to remove the State and Local Tax Deduction (SALT) cap and give needed relief to Hudson Valley families
House District 19
Josh Riley (Democrat)
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Supports cutting taxes for the Middle Class so working families keep more of their own money
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Supports requiring the wealthy and big corporations to pay more taxes to reduce the deficit and invest in public services
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Supports rewarding work, not wealth
Marcus Molinaro (Republican)
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Supports tax relief for American families
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Supports Child Tax Credit which aims to help parents with childcare costs and other necessities
House District 20
Paul Tonko (Democrat)
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Supports efforts of tax relief for American families
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Wants to lower taxes for middle class and working poor
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Denounced bill that allowed billionaires to avoid taxes
Kevin Waltz (Republican)
Supports tax relief for American families
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Supports tax reform and less regulation of business
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Supports bringing grants for job-creating projects
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Wants to put pressure on Albany to bring more jobs to New York
House District 21
Paula Collins (Democrat)
Supports tax reform for American families
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Supports child tax credit
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Supports raising the corporate tax rate
Elise Stefanik (Republican)
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Advocates for lowering taxes and fundamental tax reform
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Promises to never vote for a tax hike
House District 22
John Mannion (Democrat)
Supports tax reform for American families
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Supports tax-cuts for the middle-class and small business
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Supports providing property tax relief
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Supports consumer rights to defend against price-gouging
Brandon Williams (Republican)
Supports programs that reduce the national debt
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Supports reduction of national debt
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Voted no on act to repeal Waiver and Modifications of Federal Student Loans act
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Endorsed by US Chamber of Commerce
House District 23
Thomas Carle (Democrat)
Supports increasing supply of housing to meet demand
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Believes that hedge funds are monopolizing the housing sectors
Nick Langworthy (Republican)
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Supports cutting taxes for middle class families, not big corporations
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In favor of supporting working families, giving them a livable wage
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Supports creating opportunities for careers, not just jobs
House District 24
David Wagenhauser (Democrat)
Supports cutting taxes for middle class families, not big corporations
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In favor of supporting working families, giving them a livable wage
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Supports creating opportunities for careers, not just jobs
Claudia Tenney (Republican)
Supports putting New York taxpayers first
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Supported Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017
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Supports a straightforward tax code that encourages work and entrepreneurship,
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Supports Americans being able to take home more of their earnings
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Supports establishing competitive rates for employers
House District 25
Joseph Morelle (Democrat)
Supports tax relief for American families
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Supports uplifting families in need
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Supports higher wages
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Supports affordable housing opportunities
Gregg Sadwick (Republican)
Supports tax reform for American families
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Believes we should offer tax relief and incentives to reduce costs of everyday necessities
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Seeks to implement short and long term strategies into place to alleviate inflation
House District 26
Timothy M. Kennedy (Democrat)
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Wants to make innovations and investments to revitalize the region
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Supports affordable housing and increasing supply
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Wants to rebuild transportation infrastructure
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Wants to incentivise restoring old buildings
Anthony Marecki (Republican)
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