Chris Gallant
Liberal
Democrat
N/A
New York
Current Position: Air Traffic Controller
Running For: House Representative - District 1
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For expanding SALT deductions for homeowners
- For expanded Child Tax Credits for working parents
- For affordable childcare tax incentives
- For securing federal housing grants to increase workforce housing and starter homes
- For federal investment to modernize roads, bridges, wastewater systems, broadband access, and other critical infrastructure in Suffolk County
- Against cuts or privatization of Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security; supports protecting and strengthening these programs for current and future generations
- For expanding Medicare to cover dental, hearing, and vision care
Business & Labor
- For federal action to stop corporate price gouging on groceries, gas, and basic necessities
- For fixing surprise billing and insurance loopholes
- For protecting collective bargaining rights and opposing efforts to weaken unions
- For legislation strengthening workplace safety, worker protections, and protections against wage theft and worker misclassification
- For supporting project labor agreements on federally funded infrastructure projects
Health Care
- For legislation to lower prescription drug costs, including allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and capping out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses
- For protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions
- For expanding access to mental health care and substance abuse treatment
- For expanding VA healthcare access, reducing VA wait times, modernizing veteran healthcare infrastructure, and increasing funding for veteran housing and homelessness prevention
Environment
- For federal investment in coastal protection, flood mitigation, and storm resilience infrastructure including Army Corps of Engineers funding and FEMA hazard mitigation grants
Civil Rights
- For ensuring women veterans, LGBTQ+ veterans, disabled veterans, and post-9/11 veterans receive care reflecting their needs
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks while in office
- For campaign finance reform to reduce the influence of special interests and dark money in politics
Public Safety
- For the responsible public release of the Epstein files and related records while protecting survivors, victims, and minors