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Democrat
Effie Phillips-Staley
NY-17 Democratic nominee?
$54.8K
JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationNew York
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BackgroundNonprofit executive
Notable personal detailsEffie Guadalupe Phillips-Staley is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in New York’s 17th Congressional District and an elected trustee in the Village of Tarrytown. She has worked as a nonprofit executive and in institutional advancement roles, including at The Kitchen in New York City and with the Foundation for the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns. Her campaign platform highlights progressive priorities such as Medicare for All, universal childcare, housing construction, and immigration policy changes.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
The candidate supports major tax increases on the ultra-wealthy and corporations, including a proposed wealth tax and closing offshore loopholes, and proposes funding expanded social programs (housing, universal childcare, Medicare for All) through those tax changes. She calls to repeal recent large tax giveaways to the wealthy and to ensure corporations pay a greater share.
Healthcare
Supports enactment of Medicare for All and a comprehensive public healthcare expansion that eliminates deductibles and surprise bills and covers mental health, dental, vision, long-term care, and reproductive care.
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Immigration & Border
Supports abolishing ICE and demilitarizing the U.S. immigration system, treating immigration as a civil administrative matter rather than a paramilitary one. Advocates restoring oversight and accountability (e.g., ending qualified immunity for ICE agents, body cameras, ombudsman) and rebuilding pathways to a more humane, rights-respecting system.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports reproductive freedom and includes reproductive care as part of her healthcare platform. Her campaign site states restoring the right to choose and ensuring reproductive freedom are part of her priorities. These positions indicate support for protecting and maintaining abortion access.
Climate & Energy
Supports a green economic transition with federal investment in clean energy and local resilience, including incentives for community solar and micro-grids, federal grants for zero-emission buses, banning PFAS, and policies that favor green technology over fossil fuels and nuclear. Positions emphasize strong environmental protection and climate resilience as part of her Suburban Progress Agenda.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJun 17, 2026
Effie Phillips-Staley is one of the leading Democrats in New York’s 17th Congressional District primary, which is shaping up as a competitive race to challenge Rep. Mike Lawler. Her campaign has also been drawn into a petition fraud dispute after Lawler sued over alleged forged signatures, though her team denies the claims and a court upheld her ballot petition. More recently, she has remained part of the top tier of candidates as the district heads toward the June 23 primary in a closely watched battleground seat.
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Polls
NY-17 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$695.6K
$521.7K
$347.8K
$173.9K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$695.6K
$55.3K
$640.4K
$35.6K
Source: FEC
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