Cait Conley

Liberal

Democrat

N/A

New York

Current Position: Former Senior Advisor to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Running For: House Representative - District 17

Policy Positions

Against cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security
For ending the SALT tax cap instituted by Trump in 2017; opposes Lawler's vote to make the cap permanent

For AI regulation including stricter age verification for AI tools, clear data privacy laws, binding agreements on data centers, and strict standards for federal agency use of AI
For passing the PRO Act and other pro-worker legislation
For cracking down on corporate landlords and Wall Street hedge funds buying up properties; supports expanding affordable housing funding and cutting zoning red tape

For a public health insurance option available to all regardless of age; supports defending the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid; supports expanding Medicare to include vision, dental, and hearing
Against Big Pharma price gouging; supports capping insulin prices at $35 for everyone, ending 'pay for delay' schemes, and allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices on more prescription drugs

Against school voucher programs that strip funding from public education; supports increasing investment in public schools, Head Start, universal pre-K, and affordable childcare
For capping interest rates on federal student loans

For treating climate change as a national security crisis; supports investing in solar, wind, and geothermal energy; supports rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement; opposes reopening Indian Point nuclear plant
For addressing PFAS contamination in water supplies by increasing testing, accelerating cleanup, and holding polluting corporations accountable

For abortion rights; supports passing Roe v. Wade into law to restore a woman's right to make personal healthcare decisions including access to abortion, contraception, and IVF; supports restoring federal funding for Planned Parenthood by repealing legislation that cut off Medicaid reimbursements

For banning members of Congress from trading stocks while in office and requiring personal divestment from holdings
For Congressional term limits
For overturning Citizens United to end unlimited anonymous money in elections
For banning elected officials from becoming lobbyists after leaving office
For protecting elections by restoring CISA's election security mission, passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and opposing federal seizure of voting equipment and voter files
For enacting Congressional oversight to stop Trump's unchecked military actions

For comprehensive immigration reform including: reining in ICE with body cameras and visible ID requirements, revoking 287g agreements, creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and Dreamers, and focusing enforcement on violent criminals rather than community members
For a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine; supports recommitting U.S. support for Ukraine against Russia; supports ending military escalation with Iran and pursuing diplomacy; supports restoring USAID funding