NY-01 Democratic nominee?
24hLukas Ventouras's odds reached 22%, topping the prior high of 0% in "NY-01 Democratic nominee?"
22%22%
NY-01 Democratic nominee?
$634.38
JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleLaw student
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationNew York
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BackgroundLaw student
EducationNew York University (BA, History; minor in Broadcast Journalism) (graduated 2023)
Notable personal detailsLukas Ventouras is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New York’s 1st Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He is a law student at St. John’s University School of Law and a graduate of New York University. He has worked on political campaigns and previously interned for U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, and has worked as a summer associate at the Law Offices of Frederick Brewington. He is a member of the Huntington Town Democratic Committee.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports strengthening labor protections and expanding social programs, including raising the minimum wage, supporting the PRO Act and paid leave, protecting Social Security and expanding Medicare (including drug price negotiation). Proposes federal jobs programs, manufacturing investment, regulation of mergers, board-level employee representation, and tax rebates for working-class households under $150,000. No explicit proposal on raising tax rates for the wealthy or corporations is stated on the campaign issue pages cited below.
Healthcare
Supports implementing single-payer healthcare and expanding Medicare and Medicaid access, including allowing Americans under 65 to buy into Medicare. Advocates negotiating all drug prices, fighting pharmaceutical/insurance/hospital price gouging, and opposing cuts or privatization of Medicare and Medicaid.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting immigrant communities and has spoken against ICE mass deportations and ICE abuses; frames immigration as a civil-rights and humanitarian issue while focusing on community protections rather than detailed federal legalization or enforcement proposals.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports a woman’s right to choose and calls for protecting access to abortion and reproductive healthcare in federal law. The campaign website describes abortion as critical healthcare in cases including rape, incest, fatal fetal anomaly, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and other medical circumstances and advocates solidifying protections at the federal level.
Climate & Energy
Supports investing in clean and alternative energy to create jobs, increasing tax credits and rebates for renewables and electric vehicles, protecting the EPA, and holding polluters accountable while promoting energy efficiency and conservation. Advocates congressional support for local industries during the transition to renewable energy and measures to lower energy costs for families. No explicit endorsement of Green New Deal–style phasing out of fossil fuels is stated on campaign materials.
Latest Insights
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$103.4K
$77.5K
$51.7K
$25.8K
$0
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2024
$12.4K
$10.3K
$7.2K
$300.91
Cycle 2026
$103.4K
$36.4K
$83.7K
$5.6K
Source: FEC
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