Congressman Jason Crow Endorses Cait Conley for Congress in New York’s 17th Congressional District
Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) endorsed Cait Conley for Congress in New York’s 17th Congressional District. “I’m proud to support Cait Conley for Congress,” said Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06). “Cait first answered the call to serve after the September 11th terrorist attacks on our country, deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan like me to defend America’s freedoms and keep us safe. Now she’s […]
Dutchess Democrats Issue Endorsements
The Dutchess County Democratic Committee on Thursday (Feb. 19) released its endorsements for the November election. It endorsed Cait Conley for the House seat representing District 17, which includes Philipstown. Conley, a West Point graduate from Orange County, is the former director of counterterrorism for the National Security Council. She is among seven candidates who […]
Cait Conley Talks About Her Bid to Flip NY-17
This week on Local Matters Westchester we speak to congressional candidate Cait Conley, one of the District 17 Democrats competing in a crowded primary, seeking to challenge Rep. Mike Lawler in November’s general election. Conley talks about affordability, health care, housing, immigration, climate change and foreign policy while defending her advisory work after a recent media report. […]
Cait Conley Talks About Her Bid to Flip NY-17
This week on Local Matters Westchester we speak to congressional candidate Cait Conley, one of the District 17 Democrats competing in a crowded primary, seeking to challenge Rep. Mike Lawler in November’s general election. Conley talks about affordability, health care, housing, immigration, climate change and foreign policy while defending her advisory work after a recent media report. […]
The Peekskill Democratic City Committee Endorses Cait Conley for Congress in New York’s 17th Congressional District
Congressional candidate Cait Conley announced the endorsement of the Peekskill Democratic City Committee in the race for NY-17, after a vote taken Tuesday evening. “The Peekskill Democratic City Committee overwhelmingly endorsed Cait Conley in the CD-17 Primary,” said Steve Kollias, Chair of the Peekskill Democratic City Committee. “The path towards flipping the House of Representatives runs straight through Peekskill and CD-17! It […]
Meet the Hell Cats — a key to Democrats’ hopes of taking the House
And she was right: A few months later, she was introduced to Cait Conley, a combat veteran and national security expert running in New York. Later she met JoAnna Mendoza and Maura Sullivan, Marine veterans running for Congress in Arizona and New Hampshire, respectively. If elected, Mendoza and Sullivan would be the first women Marine veterans in Congress. The four women, all Democrats, formed a fast friendship and started a Signal group chat that Mendoza named the “Hell Cats,” a reference to the first women Marines who served in World War I.
Mike Lawler Is Wrong: This Is Not About Immigration Policy
Mike Lawler is wrong about Minneapolis. This is not about immigration policy. This is about the unchecked abuse of power by the federal government. I spent four years at West Point and served 16 years in the U.S. Army, starting as a military police officer. I fought for this country in combat zones around the […]
Westchester County Legislator Emiljana Ulaj Endorses Cait Conley for Congress in New York’s 17th Congressional District
Westchester County Legislator Emiljana Ulaj endorsed Cait Conley for Congress in New York’s 17th Congressional District. Legislator Ulaj is a representative of District 9, which encompasses the Towns of Cortlandt and Ossining, and the Villages of Briarcliff, Buchanan, Croton, and Ossining. “The weight of the moment that we are in cannot be overstated,” said Westchester County Legislator Emiljana Ulaj. “A rogue federal administration, a broken system […]
Hell Cats vs. Hegseth
There’s also Cait Conley, a West Point graduate, former National Security Council official, and Army veteran with six tours overseas and three Bronze Stars, who is up against New York’s Hudson Valley Representative Mike Lawler in one of the only three districts won by Kamala Harris in 2024 that is still held by a Republican. They could be key to the Democratic Party assuming control of the House in 2027, since it will need just three seats to flip the chamber.
Could a group of women veteran ‘Hellcats’ help Democrats flip the House in 2026?
NEW YORK, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Cait Conley kicked off her congressional campaign with a series of cellphone videos in which she addresses affordability, healthcare and other policy initiatives — while lifting weights in her garage. She calls the series “Reps and Real Talk,” a nod to the dual identity the former Army special operations […]