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Michael J LiPetri Jr
NY-03 Republican nominee?
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JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
Age36 years old (Jul 10, 1990)
GenderMale
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LocationNew York
BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity at Albany (BA)
Notable personal detailsMichael John LiPetri Jr is a Republican attorney and former member of the New York State Assembly (9th District), serving from 2019 to 2021. He has been a candidate for U.S. House in New York’s 3rd Congressional District, including as the Republican nominee in the 2024 general election, and is a declared candidate again for the 2026 cycle. He earned a B.A. from the University at Albany and a J.D. from Albany Law School, and has worked as an assistant corporation counsel in the New York City Law Department.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports extending and expanding the 2017 Trump tax cuts, repealing the SALT cap, and removing certain taxes (examples listed: taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security); generally favors tax reductions and pro-tax‑cut policies for homeowners, families, and businesses. Has sponsored/ cosponsored state-level measures that provide tax credits or deductions for employers and students' supplies.
Healthcare
Supports reforms that increase individual choice and portability of coverage, strengthen the patient–doctor relationship over insurers and bureaucrats, promote price transparency, and emphasize preventative care rather than expanding large public programs. Policy language focuses on personal, portable coverage and allowing people to keep coverage across jobs or states.
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Immigration & Border
Michael J. LiPetri Jr. has emphasized securing the southern border and implementing a merit-based legal immigration system while also having supported immigration reform that included a pathway to legal status for long-term undocumented immigrants and DACA recipients. His public messaging stresses border security and enforcement but some prior proposals indicate support for limited regularization measures.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports restricting abortion access with limits such as opposing late-term abortions and backing restrictions around the 15–16 week mark, and he does not support federalizing abortion law. He has opposed New York legislation that codified abortion rights and supports limiting taxpayer funding for abortion providers.
Climate & Energy
Opposes the Green New Deal and similar aggressive climate policies, characterizing them as overreach that would limit individual freedoms. Campaign materials emphasize rejection of those policies without endorsing major progressive climate legislation or aggressive emissions-phaseout plans.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports strong law-enforcement measures and tougher criminal penalties, emphasizes backing police and addressing crime rather than defunding, and criticizes bail reform policies. No explicit policy language on specific gun regulations or bans was found on the candidate’s campaign site or biographical profile.
News
Michael J. LiPetri Jr. is back in the news as the Republican candidate in the rematch for New York’s 3rd Congressional District. He is set to face Democrat Tom Suozzi again in the 2026 House race after Suozzi won the district by about 3.5 points in 2024. The race is being watched as part of a broader fight for control of the U.S. House.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Michael J LiPetri Jr for NY-03 Republican nominee?
Local 138
Labor organization
Local 138 endorsed Michael J. LiPetri Jr. for Congress in New York.
President Trump
Elected official
President Trump endorsed Michael J. LiPetri Jr. for Congress.
Kings Point Village Mayor Kris Torkan
Elected official
Kings Point Village Mayor Kris Torkan expressed support for Mike LiPetri for Congress.
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