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NY-17 Democratic nominee?
$49.9K
JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Army officer (active duty; veteran)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationNew York
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BackgroundU.S. Army officer (active duty; veteran)
EducationUnited States Military Academy at West Point
Notable personal detailsCait Conley is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New York’s 17th Congressional District. She is an Army veteran who served 16 years on active duty with multiple overseas deployments and has worked in national security roles, including Director of Counterterrorism on the National Security Council and work at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). She has been described as a Hudson Valley native and a U.S. Military Academy at West Point graduate, and has also been cited as earning master’s degrees from MIT and Harvard.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports federal investments to lower costs for families (infrastructure, housing, education, healthcare) and defends Medicaid/Medicare funding while opposing policies she says would raise costs for families. Endorses targeted federal funding and tax credits to support affordable housing and infrastructure rather than cuts to social programs.
Healthcare
Supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid, expanding Medicare benefits (vision, dental, hearing), lowering prescription costs (capping insulin, allowing Medicare negotiation), and protecting reproductive healthcare including codifying Roe v. Wade. Emphasizes defending funding for hospitals, investing in veterans’ care, and opposing cuts to Medicaid and Medicare.
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Immigration & Border
Cait Conley’s campaign materials state she will work to “fix our broken immigration system” and prioritize a “safe and secure America,” but provide no detailed policy prescriptions on asylum, enforcement, or pathways to legal status. Public-facing statements on her site are general and do not clearly place her in an enforcement-first or reform/regularization policy camp.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting reproductive freedom by codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law and ensuring access to abortion, contraception, and IVF; supports federal funding for Planned Parenthood and repeal of federal restrictions that cut Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood.
Climate & Energy
Supports treating climate change as a national security crisis and prioritizes clean energy investments (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal), grid modernization, flood mitigation, and federal funding for resilience and infrastructure updates to lower utility bills and create jobs. Advocates holding utilities accountable and removing regulatory barriers to move alternative energy projects forward. Does not explicitly endorse Green New Deal–style phasing out of fossil fuels in the cited materials.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports universal background checks and red flag laws, a ban on assault weapons, crackdowns on ghost guns, and funding for law enforcement as well as suicide prevention and community violence intervention programs.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJun 16, 2026
Cait Conley is in the news as a leading Democrat in the crowded New York’s 17th Congressional District primary, with the June 23 vote approaching and early voting underway. She has picked up key local backing, including an endorsement from Putnam County Democrats, while Westchester Democrats declined to endorse and the race remains competitive with Beth Davidson and Effie Phillips-Staley. Recent coverage also highlights scrutiny over Conley’s past work for AI defense contractors, alongside broader attention on the battleground district and the fight to challenge Rep. Mike Lawler.
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Articles
WPWhite Plains Journal News4 days ago
Cait Conley can beat Mike Lawler
Positive
TGThe Gateway Pundit2 months ago
WATCH: Radical Democrats in New York Battleground Congressional District Call to Abolish ICE or 'Go Back to the Drawing Board' During Debate, One Candidate Declares 'Everyone Will be Held Accountable'
Neutral
WPWhite Plains Journal News2 months ago
Putnam Democrats endorse Cait Conley in primary for Lawler House seat
Positive
WEWashington Examiner24 days ago
Vulnerable Mike Lawler embraces Trump in high
Neutral
Polls
NY-17 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$3.3M
$2.4M
$1.6M
$814.5K
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2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$3.3M
$941.0K
$2.3M
$128.7K
Source: FEC
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