Cait Conley
NY-17Last updated September 21st, 2026 at 2:06pm GMT.
Voters in NY-17 will hear from Congressman Lawler on cable, digital, streaming, and in mailboxes in the beginning of September that he stood up to both sides to raise the SALT cap to make life more affordable – while Cait Conley opposed the legislation that increased the SALT cap.
Shortly thereafter, voters will also hear on broadcast, cable, digital, and streaming in September that Cait Conley has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from AI companies that she helped steer contracts to in the Biden administration – and supports building AI data centers in the Hudson Valley.
| Voter Registration Deadline | 10/24/26 |
| Early In-Person Voting | 10/24/26 – 11/1/26 |
| Absentee Voting by Mail | 9/18/26 |
| AB Request Deadline | 10/24/26 (mail); 11/2/26 (in-person) |
| AB Deadline Return | 11/3/26 |
| AB Deadline Return via USPS | 11/10/26 w/ 11/3/26 postmark |
Qualified Candidates for General Election Ballot:
- Mike Lawler (Republican/Conservative)
- Cait Conley (Democrat/Working Families Party)
Lawler:
Conley:
- Conley B-Roll (LFG clip)
- Conley B-Roll
- Conley B-Roll
- Conley B-Roll (walking away)
- Conley B-Roll (walking away)
- Conley B-Roll (walking away)
- Conley B-Roll (walking away)
- Conley B-Roll (confronted by voter)
- Conley B-Roll (waving to camera with strange face)
- Conley B-Roll (waving hands around)
- Conley B-Roll (clawing motion)
Videos
Anti Working Families Tax Cut comments
DownloadDismisses involvement in Afghanistan withdrawal
DownloadSALT cap
DownloadHousing crisis comments
DownloadBrand Lander "I will be out working for Cait Conley"
Download"We're not anti-data center"
Download"Buckle up buttercup we're coming in"
DownloadDemocrats Haven't Delivered
0:02 - "the Democratic party has lost so much of this country" 0:09 - "and we haven't delivered in a way that has actually made people's lives better"
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Current Cycle
- Mike Lawler fought against both President Trump and Democrats in Congress to deliver on his promise to save and expand the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction – resulting in a tax cut for over 90% of Hudson Valley homeowners that saved families, workers, and seniors an average of $4,000.
- Mike Lawler voted for a working families tax cut that expanded the child tax credit and eliminated taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits – resulting in an average $3,300 tax cut for Hudson Valley taxpayers.
- Mike Lawler fought for and won over $38 million in funding for his constituents by resolving issues with federal agencies like the IRS, Social Security Administration, and Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Mike Lawler secured a federal extension of New York’s MCO tax that protected $1 billion in Medicaid funding for hospitals, nursing homes, and home-health providers, and has led the fight to extend funding for the World Trade Center Health Program for 9/11 responders and survivors.
- Mike Lawler took on his own party to support extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits and clawed back billions of dollars from the federal government to strengthen New York hospitals who provide Medicaid to the poor and disabled.
- Breitbart: Biden’s Counterterrorism Director During Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal Running for NY House Seat
- Townhall: Blue State Dems Are Barking Up the Wrong Tree on SALT
- Fox News: Democrat challenging Mike Lawler won’t commit on campaigning with AOC, Mamdani or rejecting DSA
- NY Post: Dem NY House candidate Cait Conley ripped over transgender support in 1st GOP attack ad before heated midterm race against Lawler
- NY Post: Wannabe NY House Dem Cait Conley illegally coordinated with outside groups in shady payment scheme: FEC complaint
- Townhall: NY Dem Wants to Keep Energy Bills High to Push Green Energy Hoax
- NY Post: GOP Rep. Mike Lawler eyes nuclear power plant to tackle NY’s sky-high electricity costs in clear split from Dem rival
- Fox News: Biden alum seeking Mike Lawler’s NY swing seat ripped for ties to botched Afghanistan withdrawal
- New York Post: GOP claims it will pick up NY House seats despite Trump’s unpopularity
- The Judge Street Journal: Cait Conley Campaign Bashes Beth Davidson as ‘Far Left Political Operative’ for Work with Emily’s List and Nurses Union.
- The Judge Street Journal: The Ex-Cuomo Advisor Linking Cait Conley with Eliot Spitzer
- Fox News: ‘Damning silence’: Swing-seat Democrat stays quiet after AOC voices support
- Daily Wire: Mamdani’s Socialist Influence Weighs On Dems In One Of New York’s Most Competitive Districts
AI Connections
- Politico: DON’T SHED A PALANTIR
- The Intercept: NY Democratic House Candidate Works for Palantir Partners Pushing AI Border Surveillance
- Politico: NY-17 candidate worked for firm supporting DHS, Palantir
- The Judge Street Journal: Primer Won a SOCOM Contract During Cait Conley’s Tenure. Now it Pays Her a Salary While She Runs for Congress
- Yonkers Times: Cait Conley Dossier is an Earthquake for the NY-17 Democratic Primary
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