NY-12 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer U.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age80 years old (Feb 19, 1946)
GenderFemale
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LocationNew York
BackgroundPolitician
EducationB.A., Greensboro College (1968)
Notable personal detailsCarolyn Bosher Maloney is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for New York’s 12th congressional district from 1993 to 2023 (previously numbered NY-14). Before Congress, she served on the New York City Council (1982–1992) and worked in New York City and New York State government roles focused on education and legislative policy. She earned a B.A. from Greensboro College in 1968 and later chaired the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Joint Economic Committee.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports reversing large Republican tax cuts and increasing taxes on corporations and the wealthy while expanding tax credits and benefits for middle- and lower-income families. Favors using tax policy and government spending to reduce inequality and fund social programs and infrastructure investments.
Healthcare
Carolyn Maloney has publicly supported Medicare for All and co-sponsored multiple versions of the Medicare for All (Expanded & Improved Medicare for All) bills. She has described healthcare as a right and urged moving toward universal coverage through Medicare-for-All–style legislation.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expanding legal pathways and protections for immigrants (including support for DREAM Act provisions and family visa relief) and opposes religion-based travel bans; generally favors reform with humanitarian framing while accepting some enforcement provisions in past bipartisan immigration legislation.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive health care, and endorses federal legislation to enshrine abortion rights (including the Women’s Health Protection Act). Opposes the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and has participated in protests and congressional hearings defending reproductive rights.
Climate & Energy
Supports large-scale, rapid climate action including Green New Deal–style measures and investments in clean energy and climate justice. Has cosponsored the Green New Deal resolution and backed legislation and initiatives aimed at aggressive emissions reductions and public-housing clean-energy investments. Has voted against expanding offshore drilling and supported policies to transition away from fossil fuels.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports strong gun-violence prevention measures including universal background checks (closing the gun-show loophole), reauthorization of the assault weapons ban, banning high-capacity magazines and bump stocks, funding gun-violence research, and other federal restrictions to reduce firearm access for dangerous individuals.
News
Carolyn Maloney is in the news as a candidate in New York’s 12th Congressional District, where the 2026 race has centered on artificial intelligence policy, digital literacy, broadband, and worker protections. Recent coverage also notes that AI-linked super PACs have poured money into New York congressional contests, including Manhattan-area races, as groups try to shape the policy debate and influence the primary. A candidate forum and campaign Q&A have kept the NY-12 race in focus, but the summaries do not report any final election result.
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Fundraising
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