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Democrat
Diana K Kastenbaum

Overview

Current roleManufacturing executive (tool-and-die casting company CEO/owner)

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

GenderFemale

LocationNew York

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BackgroundManufacturing executive (tool-and-die casting company CEO/owner)

EducationB.A., The Catholic University of America (Speech and Drama)

Notable personal detailsDiana Kisiel Kastenbaum is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New York’s 24th Congressional District. She has worked as a manufacturing executive, including as CEO/owner of a tool-and-die casting company, and previously ran a software training business serving law firms. She is a trustee of SUNY Genesee Community College and has been involved with community college trustee organizations and regional arts and historic preservation groups. She is the widow of actor and comedian Hiram Kasten and is the mother of one daughter.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Healthcare

Supports protecting and expanding Medicaid, increasing rural health access, and beginning a move toward a single-payer/universal healthcare system, describing healthcare as a right.

Immigration & Border

Expresses concern about ICE raids' impact on farmworkers and families and emphasizes protecting rural workers and communities from enforcement actions that could separate families and decimate the workforce. Does not appear to lay out a detailed federal immigration overhaul or explicit pathway-to-citizenship plan on the campaign site.

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Climate & Energy

Supports a clean energy future emphasizing solar, wind, and geothermal; opposes fracking and harmful extraction practices; favors protecting farmland while expanding rooftop and non‑agricultural solar and increasing funding for watershed and water‑quality protection.

Endorsements

NY-24 Democratic nominee?

Endorsers of Diana K Kastenbaum for NY-24 Democratic nominee?

Queens County Conservative Party

Public figure

Queens County Conservative Party endorsed Diana Kastenbaum for U.S. Congress in New York's 24th District.

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