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NY-17 Democratic nominee?
$119.4K
JUN 30, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleNonprofit executive
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationNew York
BackgroundNonprofit executive
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EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (graduated with honors)
Notable personal detailsEffie Guadalupe Phillips-Staley is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New York’s 17th Congressional District and has served as a trustee in the Village of Tarrytown. She has worked as a nonprofit executive, including roles at the Hispanic Federation, the Foundation for the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, and The Kitchen in New York City. She attended public schools and community college and graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley.
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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 updatedJul 15, 2026
Effie Phillips-Staley is one of the leading Democrats in the crowded New York’s 17th Congressional District primary, a competitive race to challenge Republican Rep. Mike Lawler. Her campaign has also been pulled into a petition fraud dispute after Lawler sued over alleged forged signatures, but a court upheld her ballot petition and her campaign denied the allegations. The district remains a major battleground, with the primary and general election drawing heavy attention.
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Articles
NYNew York Post3 months ago
NY Rep. Mike Lawler accuses Dem rival of forging voter signatures
Negative
UTUSA TODAY1 month ago
This NY House primary race to battle Mike Lawler is key for midterms
Neutral
WPWhite Plains Journal News2 months ago
As Trump-Lawler rally nears, Dem warns about Rockland's GOP-voting Dems
Neutral
WEWashington Examiner2 months ago
Vulnerable Mike Lawler embraces Trump in high
Neutral
Polls
NY-17 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
NY-17 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of Effie Phillips-Staley for NY-17 Democratic nominee?
Jamaal Bowman
Public figure
Jamaal Bowman endorsed Effie Phillips-Staley in her race to become the Democratic nominee in NY-17.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$787.2K
$590.4K
$393.6K
$196.8K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$787.2K
$11.3K
$776.0K
$43.1K
Source: FEC