Democrats open campaign headquarters in Mahopac

Democratic district leaders and candidates from across Putnam County gathered Sunday, Aug. 30, to mark the opening of the party’s 2026 coordinated campaign headquarters in Mahopac.  The office is part of the New York State Democratic Party’s effort to turn out voters for Democratic candidates across the state, with a particular focus on competitive congressional […]

Cait Conley Visits the RCT

What’s the biggest issue facing NY-17? According to Cait Conley, Mike Lawler’s opponent in the upcoming NY-17 race, cost-of-living is the answer. She states that it is “crippling families that are here, and preventing a generation from coming back home to raise their families.” Conley cites the high interest rates and increased construction costs caused […]

In a purple district outside New York City, a battle for control of Congress is shaping up

PLEASANTVILLE, New York — In a suburban congressional district that’s home to everyone from former President Bill Clinton to New York City investment bankers to thousands of police officers, the fight over control of Congress is inescapable. This is New York’s 17th District, one of the purple regions closest to Manhattan. For two terms, Republican Mike […]

New Polling Gives Trump Brutal Midterm Reality Check

New polling shows Donald Trump is facing greater chances of having to face a House controlled by Democrats eager to take him on after the 2026 midterms. Republican congressmen in New York and Pennsylvania are trailing behind their Democratic challengers in a pair of key races, according to polls out this week from the House […]

National Dems embrace Conley’s challenge to GOP Rep. Lawler

Cait Conley is getting the “Red to Blue” boost. The Democratic nominee for the Hudson Valley’s 17th congressional district was added to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s signature program designed to flood support and extra funding to Democrats in priority (ideally, winnable) seats. Read the full article here https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/07/national-dems-embrace-conleys-challenge-gop-rep-lawler/414667/

West Point Grad and War Hero Cait Conley Running for Congress in NY-17

“On July 7, 1976, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point enrolled female cadets for the first time. For the past 50 years, women have served, trained, and led at West Point and across the US Army from here at home to combat zones overseas. Many women – to include many West Point grads – […]

Post Primary, Democratic Challenger Cait Conley Prepares For Political Combat

She won the pre­lim­i­nary round, the June 23rd pri­mary, de­ci­sively: a nearly 18 per­cent vic­tory mar­gin over her clos­est of five com­peti­tors, Ny­ack’s Beth David­son, tak­ing all four coun­ties that make up New York’s Sev­en­teenth Con­gres­sional Dis­trict. Now Os­sin­ing’s Cait Con­ley is in the knock­out round—a one-on-one bat­tle with in­cum­bent Re­pub­li­can Con­gress­man Mike Lawler that is […]