Live primary returns

• Background & Why They're Running “I am Cait Conley. I'm a very proud West Point graduate, Army Special Ops Combat Veteran and daughter of our beautiful Hudson Valley... I served 16…” LWVW and LWV Rockland Candidate Forum for CD-17 Democratic Primary · 2026-06-03
• Confronting Trump & the GOP “I know what oversight looks like from Congress because I've worked with Congress before... the dereliction of duty that we are seeing out of this…” LWVW and LWV Rockland Candidate Forum for CD-17 Democratic Primary · 2026-06-03
• Immigration & ICE “What we have seen in this administration is such an egregious abuse of power, where we are watching as federal agents on American streets harass…” LWVW and LWV Rockland Candidate Forum for CD-17 Democratic Primary · 2026-06-03
• Housing & Affordability “It also means implementing America's first public service home loan program, which is something I'm championing. It would parallel the VA loan program…” LWVW and LWV Rockland Candidate Forum for CD-17 Democratic Primary · 2026-06-03
• Healthcare “I believe in an America where affordable quality health care is the right for all people, not just the privilege of the wealthy few... the next…” LWVW and LWV Rockland Candidate Forum for CD-17 Democratic Primary · 2026-06-03
• Foreign Policy, Israel & Gaza “As someone who has led America's sons and daughters in multiple wars and combat zones... the last thing I ever want to see is any generation of sons…” LWVW and LWV Rockland Candidate Forum for CD-17 Democratic Primary · 2026-06-03
• AI, Tech & Surveillance “We must absolutely have federal regulation on AI to rein it in and make sure it is used for good and not public harm... While I was at CISA, we were…” LWVW and LWV Rockland Candidate Forum for CD-17 Democratic Primary · 2026-06-03
• Democracy, Elections & Reform “We have seen the most politicized Supreme Court in modern American history... I am a supporter of Supreme Court term limits, absolutely, and passing…” LWVW and LWV Rockland Candidate Forum for CD-17 Democratic Primary · 2026-06-03
• Confronting Trump & the GOP “Winning today's New York 17 means having a candidate that can put the whole district in play, all four counties... I'm the only candidate that has…” LWVW and LWV Rockland Candidate Forum for CD-17 Democratic Primary · 2026-06-03
• Background & Why They're Running “Whereas a graduate from West Point and an Army combat veteran, after 16 years and six tours overseas, I've already shown people in this district that…” Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17 (The Brian Lehrer Show) · 2026-05-29
• Housing & Affordability “It's time we start implementing an American public service home loan program, a program that would mirror the VA loan program that I got to benefit…” Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17 (The Brian Lehrer Show) · 2026-05-29
• Democracy, Elections & Reform “I am a proponent of imposing term limits for members of Congress... And that means putting in term limits, banning stock trading, forcing members of…” Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17 (The Brian Lehrer Show) · 2026-05-29
• Healthcare “When it comes to health care, I'm a huge proponent of introducing a public option to make sure that folks can buy into Medicare at any age, regardless…” Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17 (The Brian Lehrer Show) · 2026-05-29
• Immigration & ICE “I fought overseas to defend American freedoms. And right now, what we are seeing is our own government tearing those freedoms away from people right…” Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17 (The Brian Lehrer Show) · 2026-05-29
• AI, Tech & Surveillance “These companies do not have contracts with DHS. The work that I have done is about protecting American families from terror attacks when we go to…” Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17 (The Brian Lehrer Show) · 2026-05-29
• Foreign Policy, Israel & Gaza “As the only person on this call who has been to war, who has been to wars in the Middle East... I do believe that we need to be using pressure to…” Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17 (The Brian Lehrer Show) · 2026-05-29
• Confronting Trump & the GOP “Yes, but I think we need to look more broadly to the cabinet officials who are violating the law and hold them accountable as well.” Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17 (The Brian Lehrer Show) · 2026-05-29
• Economy, Taxes & Cost of Living “We need to beat Mike Lawler in November to help take back the House and get control and check in this reign of terror that is the Trump…” Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17 (The Brian Lehrer Show) · 2026-05-29
• Healthcare “I do believe that affordable quality health care should be the right of every person and not the privilege of just the wealthy few. And over the last…” Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce — NY-17 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum · 2026-05-07
• Healthcare “In Congress what I promise you I will absolutely advocate for is to ensure that we are restoring the cuts that this administration took to Medicaid,…” Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce — NY-17 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum · 2026-05-07
• Climate & Environment “So when I worked at the cyber security and infrastructure security agency we didn't just care about cyber hackers. We cared about what happens when…” Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce — NY-17 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum · 2026-05-07
• Housing & Affordability “So I am one of three girls raised here in the Hudson Valley and out of me and my two sisters, I am the only one who can afford to still live here.…” Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce — NY-17 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum · 2026-05-07
• Housing & Affordability “The thing that I am championing and would be a major priority for me if I [have] the privilege of being your rep is introducing America's public…” Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce — NY-17 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum · 2026-05-07
• Democracy, Elections & Reform “So I'm very proud to be part of the Unrig Washington movement where I've committed to not taking any corporate PAC money. I am absolutely committed to…” Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce — NY-17 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum · 2026-05-07
• AI, Tech & Surveillance “Now let's talk AI. I believe AI is going to change our world for the better if we get this right. I believe AI is going to enable us to cure cancer,…” Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce — NY-17 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum · 2026-05-07
• Immigration & ICE “For so many of these families who are living in fear right now, how un-American it is, but they feel that way. As an army veteran who did six tours…” Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce — NY-17 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum · 2026-05-07
• Confronting Trump & the GOP “Let us be clear. This is not just an LGBTQ community issue. This is an American issue. Anytime our government goes after limiting the rights of any…” Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce — NY-17 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum · 2026-05-07
• Economy, Taxes & Cost of Living “Look, the problem right now is people aren't paying their fair share. So when we talk about, oh, implementing or jacking up the percentage they have…” Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce — NY-17 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum · 2026-05-07
• Background & Why They're Running “Cait Conley, incredibly grateful for the opportunity tonight. I think there are two questions all of us owe answers to. One is how we are going to…” Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce — NY-17 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum · 2026-05-07
• Background & Why They're Running “I am Cait Conley. I am a very proud West Point graduate, Army Special Ops Combat Veteran... That's why I went off to West Point after 9-11, served for…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Climate & Environment “Over my lifetime, I have watched as climate change has gone from this almost academic debate to a national security crisis where we are watching as…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Confronting Trump & the GOP “What we have seen is this administration enabled by cowards in Congress like Mike Lawler don't care about our future... They're focused on corruption…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Climate & Environment “We have to undo the harm that Trump and his loyalists and lackeys like Mike Lawler have caused. And that is everything from defanging and defunding…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Climate & Environment “we have to undo the harm that Trump and his loyalists and lackeys like Mike Lawler have caused. And that is everything from defanging and defunding…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Economy, Taxes & Cost of Living “In my last two jobs, the last four years, I worked with Congress. I worked with members. I worked with committees. I helped write federal legislation.…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Economy, Taxes & Cost of Living “I think I need to explain to Mike Lawler that getting into a senseless war that drives up gas prices, shuts down one of the world's most principal…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• AI, Tech & Surveillance “My work at CISA, the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, I worked on helping secure and ensure the resilience of our energy grid across…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Foreign Policy, Israel & Gaza “And I will tell you when it comes to geostrategic competition, China's kicking our butt right now. They're already one third of their energy…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Climate & Environment “Reopening Indian Point is dumb. It was built in the 1950s with a 1940s understanding of nuclear technology before scientists even understood the…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Climate & Environment “But with my experience, I know I can step up and be that better partner on day one. That's why when folks ask, what committee do you want to go to if…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Climate & Environment “I would absolutely oppose any new drilling. And I would absolutely viscerally support any efforts to repeal the drilling that has already been…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Healthcare “It is inexcusable that it's 2026 and we are talking about a failure to actually address PFAS... We've known PFAS is bad since the 70s... PFAS…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• AI, Tech & Surveillance “Right here in New York 17, communities unwittingly agreeing to terms where these data centers are literally profiting off the backs of our…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• AI, Tech & Surveillance “And so I do believe there needs to be federal regulation on data centers that helps ensure that they are not exacerbating climate change. We need data…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Democracy, Elections & Reform “I very much support strengthening the Clean Air Act to expand citizen and state enforcement authority when the EPA fails to do its job like we're…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Economy, Taxes & Cost of Living “Clean water is the first one... having safe and healthy drinking water should be a fundamental thing that we shouldn't have to fight for. But even…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Democracy, Elections & Reform “We need to unbreak Washington. I am very proud to lead the charge on things like not taking corporate PAC money, ensuring that we prohibit stock…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Democracy, Elections & Reform “I am very proud to lead the charge on things like not taking corporate PAC money, ensuring that we prohibit stock trading by members of Congress... We…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Confronting Trump & the GOP “We don't get to fix any of that with Mike Lawler sitting in the seat... the only way we get to fix this is if we get to govern, and the only way we…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Democracy, Elections & Reform “now with a district where 28% of registered voters are unaffiliated or independent. This is a district that we can no longer win with just Democratic…” Climate Candidates Forum — NY-17 Congressional District · 2026-04-27
• Background & Why They're Running “I am Cait Conley, I am a proud West Point graduate, army special operations, combat veteran and daughter of our beautiful Hudson Valley here. And then…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Economy, Taxes & Cost of Living “That means rolling back the disastrous tariffs that have jacked up prices on everything from prescriptions to groceries to home construction in the…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Climate & Environment “That also means we need to diversify what our electric generation is and lead grant initiatives that help families transition to and get to greater…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Healthcare “I'm a believer that affordable quality healthcare should be the right for every American and not just the privilege for a wealthy few. And so I am a…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Background & Why They're Running “I'm very proud of the work I did at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency... helping faith-based institutions with physical security…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Democracy, Elections & Reform “I had the incredible privilege of leading the election infrastructure security mission for the US federal government in 2024. We have to absolutely…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Foreign Policy, Israel & Gaza “America has no better or closer partner in the counter-terrorism fight than Israel. We need to set conditions for a two-state solution where there is…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Foreign Policy, Israel & Gaza “What I'm concerned about is what we are seeing is politicians now trying to make calls on what assistance should or should not go... instead of…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Immigration & ICE “We absolutely must rein in ICE up and down the leadership chain. I am still heartbroken over watching on the streets in January, as we witness that…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Immigration & ICE “It is absolutely disgusting to see how Republicans have allowed this to become a partisan issue. These reforms that are being called for, wearing body…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Foreign Policy, Israel & Gaza “Eight weeks ago, we watched as a draft dodging president and incompetent secretary of defense got us into a war without an exit strategy, without…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Confronting Trump & the GOP “I'm not a politician. I am a proud patriot and problem solver who has spent my entire life in service to this country. He won this district by six and…” JDCA NY-17 Democratic Primary Issues Forum (Jewish community) · 2026-04-23
• Background & Why They're Running “As a West Point grad and young Army officer, they taught you that the fastest way to lose the current war was to fight the last one... I've spent the…” 2026 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum (Haverstraw Town Hall) · 2026-04-16
• Reproductive Rights “This administration is waging a war on women's health care. The prohibition of federal funding to go to clinics like Planned Parenthood because they…” 2026 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum (Haverstraw Town Hall) · 2026-04-16
• Healthcare “I do believe we need to introduce a public option that allows people to opt into Medicare... and I do believe we need to rein in big pharma. That…” 2026 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum (Haverstraw Town Hall) · 2026-04-16
• Education “I'm all about putting a cap on the interest rates for federal student loans. If you take out a $50,000 loan, you should not be paying $200,000 twenty…” 2026 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum (Haverstraw Town Hall) · 2026-04-16
• Foreign Policy, Israel & Gaza “We have a five-time draft-dodging president as our commander-in-chief, a former news correspondent who knows more about Botox than bombs as our…” 2026 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum (Haverstraw Town Hall) · 2026-04-16
• Foreign Policy, Israel & Gaza “I fully disagree with Trump's decision to launch us into yet another war in the Middle East... at the White House, I served as the director for…” 2026 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum (Haverstraw Town Hall) · 2026-04-16
• Housing & Affordability “The average age of a first-time home buyer is my age. It's insane... My first big push will be for a public service loan program, a public service…” 2026 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum (Haverstraw Town Hall) · 2026-04-16
• Climate & Environment “I'm going to push back on the premise that we only have to do one thing... we need to hold monopoly utility companies accountable and invest in…” 2026 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum (Haverstraw Town Hall) · 2026-04-16
• Immigration & ICE “We are watching the federal government abuse, assault, and kill the very people it is sworn to serve and protect... if I have the privilege of being…” 2026 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum (Haverstraw Town Hall) · 2026-04-16
• Democracy, Elections & Reform “Absolutely [support term limits]. The average age of the Democratic Congress is like a million years old.” 2026 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum (Haverstraw Town Hall) · 2026-04-16
• Economy, Taxes & Cost of Living “Yes [national wealth tax for millionaires], they need to pay their fair share, but we also need to be very real.” 2026 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum (Haverstraw Town Hall) · 2026-04-16
• Background & Why They're Running “I'm a proud West Point graduate, Army Special Ops Combat Veteran and daughter of the Hudson Valley... served 16 years as an active duty Army officer,…” WCDC NY-CD17 Pre-Primary Debate at Manhattanville University · 2026-04-09
• Confronting Trump & the GOP “Over 50% of households in New York 17 or either veterans the family of veterans first responders or family of first responders. My ability to connect…” WCDC NY-CD17 Pre-Primary Debate at Manhattanville University · 2026-04-09
• Foreign Policy, Israel & Gaza “We woke up a month ago to a war in Iran that a five-time draft dodger and a secretary of defense who knows more about Botox than bombs got us into.…” WCDC NY-CD17 Pre-Primary Debate at Manhattanville University · 2026-04-09
• Foreign Policy, Israel & Gaza “When you look at the War Powers Resolution Act that was being proposed in Mike Lawler's no vote, he showed exactly who he was. And the Army, when you…” WCDC NY-CD17 Pre-Primary Debate at Manhattanville University · 2026-04-09
• Foreign Policy, Israel & Gaza “I do believe as America, we have a responsibility to support the safety and security of Israel and the Jewish people. And I think we also have a…” WCDC NY-CD17 Pre-Primary Debate at Manhattanville University · 2026-04-09
• Economy, Taxes & Cost of Living “I remember as a kid literally hunting in the cars and couch cushions to find 50 cents to help my mom buy a coffee... we need to do is undo the harm.…” WCDC NY-CD17 Pre-Primary Debate at Manhattanville University · 2026-04-09
• Housing & Affordability “In the 1970s the average age of a first-time home buyer was 21 and now it's 40... We haven't faced a housing crisis like this since post-World War II…” WCDC NY-CD17 Pre-Primary Debate at Manhattanville University · 2026-04-09

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