About Cait Conley: Cait Conley is a fourth-generation Hudson Valley native, decorated combat veteran, and national security expert who has spent her life answering the call to serve. That call began on 9/11, when, as a junior in high school, she watched the Twin Towers fall. The next day, she started her West Point application — earning acceptance and becoming the first in her family to graduate college and then going on to attend graduate programs at Harvard and MIT.

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Cait Conley is a fourth-generation Hudson Valley native. She was accepted to West Point and attended graduate programs at Harvard and MIT.

Cait has answered the call to serve our country time and again. She served for 16 years as an active-duty Army officer, starting her career as a military police officer and then serving in special ops leadership, deploying overseas six times to combat zones including Iraq and Afghanistan. Cait’s career as a public servant continued here at home, protecting our security and democracy while serving as the Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council at the White House. She later helped safeguard our critical infrastructure and election systems at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Cait Conley for Congress

Cait served as an active-duty Army officer for 16 years, including as a military police officer and in special operations leadership. She later served as director of counterterrorism on the National Security Council at the White House and worked at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

2026 New York General Election

In Congress, Cait will improve the Hudson Valley’s infrastructure by delivering investments to the Hudson Valley for critical energy, water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure through direct investments and expanding the federal BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) grant programs. These upgrades will also create good-paying job opportunities locally, ensuring that contracts go to local workers and labor unions.

Policy - Cait Conley for Congress

In Congress, Cait will lower housing costs by creating a public service housing loan program for teachers, nurses, and first responders to expand access to affordable homeownership in the communities they serve. This would allow these community heroes to receive competitive mortgage interest rates with no down payment and no private mortgage insurance payments (PMI).

In Congress, Cait will lower housing costs by making it easier to build affordable housing by cutting outdated red tape and zoning rules that slow down projects and drive up prices.

In Congress, Cait will grow the economy for working families by ending entirely the Trump and Lawler-imposed SALT tax cap, which did not exist for over 100 years until Trump instituted it in 2017 to punish New Yorkers, that raises taxes on middle-class New Yorkers and was set to expire, until Lawler voted to make it permanent.

In Congress, Cait will grow the economy for working families by passing the PRO Act and other pro-worker legislation that levels the playing field between workers and employers.

Proposes infrastructure investments and expanded Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grants, with contracts directed to local workers and labor unions.

Proposes a public-service mortgage program with no down payment or private mortgage insurance for teachers, nurses, and first responders.

Proposes easing zoning and regulatory barriers to affordable-housing construction.

Plans to end the federal state and local tax deduction cap.

Supports passing the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and other pro-worker legislation.

- Proposes infrastructure investments and expanded Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grants, with contracts directed to local workers and labor unions.
- Proposes a public-service mortgage program with no down payment or private mortgage insurance for teachers, nurses, and first responders.
- Proposes easing zoning and regulatory barriers to affordable-housing construction.
- Plans to end the federal state and local tax deduction cap.
- Supports passing the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and other pro-worker legislation.

Economy

As of September 9, 2026, Cait Conley’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

In Congress, Cait will fight to lower healthcare costs in the Hudson Valley by cracking down on Big Pharma price gouging, ending schemes like “pay for delay”, capping insulin prices at $35 for everyone, and allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices on more prescription drugs.

In Congress, Cait will fight to lower healthcare costs in the Hudson Valley by allowing everyone to opt in to a public insurance option, regardless of age, expanding coverage, and driving down costs across the marketplace.

In Congress, Cait will fight to lower healthcare costs in the Hudson Valley by defending the Affordable Care Act & Medicaid and expanding Medicare to include vision, dental, and hearing.

In Congress, Cait will fight to lower healthcare costs in the Hudson Valley by passing Roe v. Wade into law to restore a woman’s right to make personal healthcare decisions without interference from politicians — including access to abortion, contraception, and IVF.

Proposes a $35 insulin cap, expanded Medicare drug-price negotiations, and restrictions on pharmaceutical pricing practices.

Supports allowing people of any age to opt into a public health-insurance option.

Supports protecting the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid and adding vision, dental, and hearing coverage to Medicare.

Supports federal protections for abortion, contraception, and in vitro fertilization access.

- Proposes a $35 insulin cap, expanded Medicare drug-price negotiations, and restrictions on pharmaceutical pricing practices.
- Supports allowing people of any age to opt into a public health-insurance option.
- Supports protecting the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid and adding vision, dental, and hearing coverage to Medicare.
- Supports federal protections for abortion, contraception, and in vitro fertilization access.

Healthcare

In Congress, Cait will improve the Hudson Valley’s infrastructure by getting rid of outdated red tape to get renewable energy projects moving.

In Congress, Cait will improve the Hudson Valley’s infrastructure by increasing our energy supply, not by spending years trying to reopen the broken and decrepit Indian Point, but by investing in energy projects that utilize the Hudson Valley’s natural resources, like wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal energy, that can help lower energy bills today.

In Congress, Cait will fight climate change by addressing PFAS and other toxic contamination in our water supply by increasing testing, accelerating cleanup, and holding the corporations responsible for the pollution accountable.

In Congress, Cait will fight climate change by pressuring this Administration to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement and recommit the United States to climate leadership.

Proposes reducing regulatory barriers to renewable-energy projects.

Opposes reopening Indian Point and supports wind, solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy projects.

Proposes expanded testing and cleanup of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination and holding responsible corporations accountable.

Calls for the United States to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement.

- Proposes reducing regulatory barriers to renewable-energy projects.
- Opposes reopening Indian Point and supports wind, solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy projects.
- Proposes expanded testing and cleanup of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination and holding responsible corporations accountable.
- Calls for the United States to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement.

Energy & the Environment

Fixing a Broken Immigration System: Our immigration system is broken. We need comprehensive reform that focuses on safety and security for all, not the terrorization of our immigrant communities.

Cait’s platform says, “We need to secure the border, fix our broken immigration system so it can function effectively and in an orderly manner, and ensure enforcement is focused on violent criminals.”

In Congress, Cait will fix our broken immigration system by reining in ICE and restoring accountability, requiring body cameras, standard law enforcement uniforms with visible ID, and prohibiting masked agents.

In Congress, Cait will fix our broken immigration system by creating a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants and Dreamers who are already part of our communities, paying taxes, and contributing to our economy.

In Congress, Cait will protect American interests abroad by ending military escalation with Iran and pursuing diplomacy to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.

In Congress, Cait will protect American interests abroad by supporting a two-state solution as the only viable long-term path to ensure Israel remains a secure, democratic Jewish state while Palestinians achieve legitimate aspirations for self-determination.

In Congress, Cait will protect American interests abroad by recommitting our support for Ukraine against Russia’s unlawful aggression.

Supports comprehensive immigration reform that emphasizes safety and security without "terrorization of our immigrant communities."

Proposes border security and immigration enforcement focused on violent criminals.

Proposes Immigration and Customs Enforcement accountability rules requiring body cameras, visible identification, and unmasked agents.

Supports a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients.

Supports ending military escalation with Iran and pursuing diplomacy to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Supports a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians.

Supports renewed U.S. support for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion.

- Supports comprehensive immigration reform that emphasizes safety and security without "terrorization of our immigrant communities."
- Proposes border security and immigration enforcement focused on violent criminals.
- Proposes Immigration and Customs Enforcement accountability rules requiring body cameras, visible identification, and unmasked agents.
- Supports a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients.
- Supports ending military escalation with Iran and pursuing diplomacy to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
- Supports a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians.
- Supports renewed U.S. support for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

In Congress, Cait will defend our elections and our democracy by restoring CISA’s election security mission and rebuilding the federal resources that help state and local officials defend against cyberattacks and foreign interference.

In Congress, Cait will defend our elections and our democracy by passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to end right-wing attempts to take away voting rights.

In Congress, Cait will defend our elections and our democracy by defending the Constitutional principle that States administer elections and opposing any federal effort to seize voting equipment, voter files, or election records for political purposes.

In Congress, Cait will fight corruption by passing Congressional term limits to end the culture of careerism in Washington.

Supports restoring the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency election-security mission and federal resources for state and local election officials.

Supports passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.

Opposes federal seizure of voting equipment, voter files, or election records for political purposes.

- Supports restoring the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency election-security mission and federal resources for state and local election officials.
- Supports passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
- Opposes federal seizure of voting equipment, voter files, or election records for political purposes.
- Supports congressional term limits.

Voting & Elections

In Congress, Cait will prepare our kids for the future by increasing access to affordable childcare through federal subsidies and tax credits, and investing in universal pre-K. We need to treat early childcare as early education, not babysitting.

In Congress, Cait will prepare our kids for the future by expanding our BOCES, Career & Technical Education (CTE), and Community College programming, creating partnerships with unions and employers to increase the number of apprenticeship programs focused on the jobs of the future.

In Congress, Cait will prepare our kids for the future by capping interest rates on federal student loans so people aren’t paying off $200,000 on a $50,000 loan 20 years later.

In Congress, Cait will prepare our kids for the future by investing in our public schools by modernizing aging school infrastructure, opposing voucher programs that strip funding from our public education system, fully funding lunch programs for all students who qualify, and increasing funding for early childhood education programs like Head Start.

Proposes federal childcare subsidies and tax credits, along with investment in universal pre-K.

Proposes expanding career and technical education, community college, and apprenticeship programs through union and employer partnerships.

Proposes capping interest rates on federal student loans.

Opposes school voucher programs and proposes school infrastructure, meal-program, and early-childhood education funding.

- Proposes federal childcare subsidies and tax credits, along with investment in universal pre-K.
- Proposes expanding career and technical education, community college, and apprenticeship programs through union and employer partnerships.
- Proposes capping interest rates on federal student loans.
- Opposes school voucher programs and proposes school infrastructure, meal-program, and early-childhood education funding.

Education

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Cait Conley

- Proposes easing zoning and regulatory barriers to affordable-housing construction.
- Plans to end the federal state and local tax deduction cap.
- Supports passing the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and other pro-worker legislation.

- Supports allowing people of any age to opt into a public health-insurance option.
- Supports protecting the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid and adding vision, dental, and hearing coverage to Medicare.
- Supports federal protections for abortion, contraception, and in vitro fertilization access.

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