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 […]
Combat veteran and Democratic Congressional candidate Cait Conley says she would support impeaching Secretary Hegseth
Democratic Congressional candidate Cait Conley tells Dana Bash, “I believe he has been a hazard to American national security and a disgrace to the office. I would absolutely support removing him from office, because his actions and decisions are failing service members.” Watch full interview here https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/06/politics/video/hegseth-ny-17-conley-sotu
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 […]
Cait Conley Calls for Ban on Congressional Stock Trading, Term Limits and End the Corruption in New TV Ad in NY-17
Cait Conley, democratic candidate for Congress in NY-17 released a new TV ad aimed at reaching moderate and independent voters in a district that has elected and reelected republican Congressman Mike Lawler. In the ad, Conley states, “From West Point, then serving as a military police officer, to six tours overseas, the oath I took […]
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 […]