2026 New York General Election

Accountability

Working in the construction business, Jackie sees how rising fuel, insurance, materials, taxes, and payroll costs hit local employers and families. She will fight for a:

Cut wasteful spending

Lower taxes and ease the burden on working families

Stop policies that make New York harder to afford

About | Jackie Auringer for Congress

Opportunity

The Hudson Valley deserves more than data centers and empty promises. Jackie supports growth that respects and serves our communities, not outside interests. She will fight for real opportunities:

Good-paying jobs

Safer, stronger communities

Small businesses that can grow and hire

Worker protections in the new AI economy

Supports cutting wasteful spending and lowering taxes to reduce burdens on working families.

Supports worker protections in the artificial intelligence economy.

- Supports cutting wasteful spending and lowering taxes to reduce burdens on working families.
- Supports worker protections in the artificial intelligence economy.

Economy

KINGSTON, N.Y - July 27. — Republican congressional candidate Jackie Auringer announced that, as a member of Congress, she would introduce legislation requiring the immediate suspension of any artificial-intelligence system that provides users with actionable instructions for creating biological, chemical, nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction.

The legislation would also impose severe financial penalties on AI companies that fail to maintain effective safeguards or continue operating a model after learning that it can provide instructions for producing weapons, poisons or other tools for mass-casualty attacks.

Auringer: Shut Down AI Systems That Teach Users to Create Weapons of Mass Destruction | Jackie Auringer for Congress | Jackie Auringer for Congress

“AI companies need to slow down,” Auringer said. “Innovation does not excuse recklessness, and corporate growth cannot come before the safety of the American people. If an AI system can teach someone how to create a weapon of mass destruction, that system should be shut down immediately until the danger is eliminated.”

“This was not a partisan bill,” Auringer said. “This was a bill that said children should know when they are talking to a machine, not a person. It said kids should get real crisis resources when suicide comes up. It said parents deserve stronger tools, and Big Tech should face basic accountability. More than 100 Democrats voted yes. Pat Ryan voted no.”

Pat Ryan Votes Against AI Safeguards for Children While Holding Stock in Private AI-Driven Technology Company | Jackie Auringer for Congress | Jackie Auringer for Congress

Proposes suspending artificial intelligence systems that provide instructions for creating weapons of mass destruction and penalizing companies that lack effective safeguards.

Said children should be told when they are talking to a machine and receive crisis resources when suicide is discussed.

- Proposes suspending artificial intelligence systems that provide instructions for creating weapons of mass destruction and penalizing companies that lack effective safeguards.
- Said children should be told when they are talking to a machine and receive crisis resources when suicide is discussed.

Public Safety

Jackie's Big 3
Affordability

Jackie is not a career politician. She is one of us, and she believes leadership means listening, taking responsibility, and bringing people together instead of tearing them apart. Jackie will fight for a government that:

Answers to the people

Supports mental health and community well-being

Remembers the real lives behind every decision

Supports mental health and community well-being.

- Supports mental health and community well-being.

Healthcare

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

Energy & the Environment

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Restoring Government Accountability

Promoting congressional ethics, government transparency, and protecting the rights and public safety of local residents.

Jackie Auringer for Congress

Supports congressional ethics and government transparency.

- Supports congressional ethics and government transparency.

Voting & Elections

“The next generation is going to compete in an economy transformed by AI, automation, and technological disruption,” Auringer said. “We should be empowering parents and students with more options, not fewer.”

Auringer Praises State Decision to Expand Educational Choice

Auringer said supporting educational choice and strengthening public education are not mutually exclusive.

“We should absolutely support strong public schools,” she said. “But supporting public education should also mean supporting families, innovation, and giving parents more tools to help their children succeed in a changing world.”

Advocates for giving parents and students more educational options while supporting strong public schools.

- Advocates for giving parents and students more educational options while supporting strong public schools.

Education

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Jacqueline Auringer

EARLY YEARS
Born and Raised in Ulster County

Jackie grew up right here in Kingston, the same streets, schools, and stores she still calls home today. She was raised on the values of hard work, personal responsibility, and showing up for your neighbors.

About Jackie | Jackie Auringer for Congress

EDUCATION
Education, Advocacy, and Community

Jackie earned her Marketing degree from the Lutgert College of Business while staying connected to the Hudson Valley and the community that shaped her. She is also a dedicated advocate for mental health, focused on breaking stigma, expanding access, and supporting the well-being of her community.

COMMUNITY
Serving Beyond Politics

Jackie is a philanthropist who has been actively involved in charitable, community and civic efforts, as well as political campaigns. She has worked on voter outreach and grassroots organizing long before running for office.

Jacqueline Auringer grew up in Kingston. She earned a degree in marketing from the Lutgert College of Business. She continues to call Kingston home and has been involved in charitable, community, and civic efforts.

CAREER
Family Business and Real-World Experience

Jackie works in her family's construction business, where she serves as a project manager and managerial accountant. Working in a small business taught her exactly what government gets wrong: too much red tape, too many taxes, and too little concern for the people doing the actual work. She is also a marketing and branding professional. Through her work, she has gained firsthand experience with the challenges facing small businesses, tradesmen, and working families across New York.

Jackie works in her family's construction business, where she serves as a project manager and managerial accountant. Working in a small business taught her exactly what government gets wrong: too much red tape, too many taxes, and too little concern for the people doing the actual work. She is also a marketing and branding professional. Through her work, she has gained firsthand experience with the challenges facing small businesses, tradesmen, and working families across New York.

Jacqueline Auringer works in her family's construction business as a project manager and managerial accountant, and is a marketing and branding professional.

Jackie Auringer is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Merrimack 5 district from 2014 to 2016. Auringer is a member of the Democratic Party.

Jackie Auringer - Ballotpedia

Auringer was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2014. She served on the Education Committee and the Legislative Administration Committee during her time in office.

In the 2016 election, Auringer ran for re-election but was defeated.Auringer has been involved in various community organizations and initiatives, focusing on education and public service.

Jackie previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Merrimack 5 district from 2014 to 2016. She was elected in 2014 and ran for reelection in 2016 but was defeated.

New York's 18th Congressional District - Ballotpedia

Accountability

Working in the construction business, Jackie sees how rising fuel, insurance, materials, taxes, and payroll costs hit local employers and families. She will fight to:

Cut wasteful spending

Lower taxes and ease the burden on working families

Stop policies that make New York harder to afford

"Last night, the Ulster County Legislature voted to advance authorization for what could become New York's first county income tax surcharge without the critical data needed to understand its impact on taxpayers, employers, investment, or the local economy.

At a time when Hudson Valley families are struggling to afford groceries, utilities, housing, and everyday expenses, I cannot think of a worse time to lay the groundwork for a new tax burden.
Good public policy is built on facts, not assumptions. Before asking Albany for this authority, county lawmakers owed the public an independent fiscal analysis and a clear understanding of the consequences. Instead, they voted first and promised answers later.

That is backwards."

Statement from Jackie Auringer on Proposed Ulster County Tax Increase

Opportunity

The Hudson Valley deserves more than data centers and empty promises. Jackie supports growth that respects and serves our communities, not outside interests. She will fight for real opportunities:

Good-paying jobs

Safer, stronger communities

Small businesses that can grow and hire

Worker protections in the new AI economy

A Hudson Valley people can love, not leave

5. Respect Workers' Choice
If campaign employees choose to organize, that decision should be respected.

Auringer Responds With Stronger Accountability Pledge After Ryan Turns Pledge Offer Into Political Attack

Plans to cut wasteful spending and lower taxes for working families.

Opposes a proposed Ulster County income-tax surcharge, citing its potential burden on families and the local economy.

Supports campaign employees' choice to organize.

- Plans to cut wasteful spending and lower taxes for working families.
- Opposes a proposed Ulster County income-tax surcharge, citing its potential burden on families and the local economy.
- Supports worker protections in the artificial intelligence economy.
- Supports campaign employees' choice to organize.

Advocates for reducing mental-health stigma and expanding access to mental-health support.

- Advocates for reducing mental-health stigma and expanding access to mental-health support.

"Working families need a break, and suspending the federal gas tax is a step Washington can take right now," said Auringer. "New York is already one of the highest-taxed, highest-cost states in America. Every trip to work, every school drop-off, every run to the grocery store costs more than it should. They need relief now."

Auringer Backs Plan to Suspend Federal Gas Tax | Jackie Auringer for Congress

Supports suspending the federal gas tax to reduce fuel costs for working families.

- Supports suspending the federal gas tax to reduce fuel costs for working families.

"I fully support ICE doing its job and removing criminal, illegal immigrants who threaten our communities.
Joe Biden and Pat Ryan created this mess by allowing chaos at the border. Now Governor Hochul is making it worse by ending cooperation between ICE and local law enforcement and forcing an end to existing local detention agreements, which generate millions to help pay for our jails. Instead of helping solve the problem, Ryan and Hochul are playing political games that make our communities less safe, make immigration enforcement more dangerous for officers, and ultimately cost taxpayers more.
These political games contribute to the federal government needing to site facilities, like the one in Newburgh, which, for these reasons, I oppose."

Statement from Jackie Auringer on Possible Newburgh ICE Facility | Jackie Auringer for Congress

Supports Immigration and Customs Enforcement removing undocumented immigrants who threaten communities.

Opposes a proposed federal immigration-enforcement facility in Newburgh.

- Supports Immigration and Customs Enforcement removing undocumented immigrants who threaten communities.
- Opposes a proposed federal immigration-enforcement facility in Newburgh.

4. Debate the Issues
The candidates will participate in at least four debates before Election Day: one in Orange County, one in Dutchess County, one in Ulster County, and at least one televised district-wide debate. Hudson Valley voters deserve multiple opportunities to hear directly from both candidates, with debate moderators and formats mutually agreed upon by both campaigns.

7. AI Transparency
Neither campaign will knowingly use AI-generated content to deceive or mislead voters.

Calls for candidates to avoid frivolous lawsuits seeking to remove opponents from the ballot.

Calls for at least four candidate debates before Election Day, including a televised district-wide debate.

Pledges not to knowingly use artificial intelligence-generated content to deceive or mislead voters.

- Calls for at least four candidate debates before Election Day, including a televised district-wide debate.
- Pledges not to knowingly use artificial intelligence-generated content to deceive or mislead voters.

The Trump Accounts Family Enrollment and Education Initiative — or TAFEE — would help eligible families claim the $1,000 federal investment authorized for their children, provide practical financial education for parents and young people, and enlist private-sector partners to reward families for completing financial-literacy milestones.

Auringer Proposes TAFEE Financial-Literacy Plan to Help Nearly 34,000 Hudson Valley Children Claim and Grow New Investment Accounts | Jackie Auringer for Congress

Auringer said supporting educational choice and strengthening public education are not mutually exclusive.

"We should absolutely support strong public schools," she said. "But supporting public education should also mean supporting families, innovation, and giving parents more tools to help their children succeed in a changing world."

Proposes the Trump Accounts Family Enrollment and Education Initiative to help families claim federal child investment accounts and receive financial education.

Supports strong public schools and giving parents more educational options.

- Proposes the Trump Accounts Family Enrollment and Education Initiative to help families claim federal child investment accounts and receive financial education.
- Supports strong public schools and giving parents more educational options.

A LIFE LIVED HERE

Jackie's Journey
EARLY YEARS
Born and Raised in Ulster County

Jackie grew up right here in Kingston, the same streets, schools, and stores she still calls home today.

EDUCATION
Education, Advocacy, and Community

Jackie earned her Marketing degree from the Lutgert College of Business while staying connected to the Hudson Valley and the community that shaped her.

Jacqueline Auringer is originally from Kingston. She earned a degree in marketing from the Lutgert College of Business. She lives in Kingston.

CAREER
Family Business and Real-World Experience

Jackie works in her family's construction business, where she serves as a project manager and managerial accountant.

Working in a small business taught her exactly what government gets wrong: too much red tape, too many taxes, and too little concern for the people doing the actual work. She is also a marketing and branding professional. Through her work, she has gained firsthand experience with the challenges facing small businesses, tradesmen, and working families across New York.

Jacqueline Auringer works in her family’s construction business as a project manager and managerial accountant. She is also a marketing and branding professional.

In the 2016 election, Auringer ran for re-election but was defeated. Auringer has been involved in various community organizations and initiatives, focusing on education and public service.

Jackie previously served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Merrimack 5 district from 2014 to 2016. She was elected in 2014 and ran for reelection in 2016 but was defeated.

Auringer opposed a proposal to authorize an Ulster County income-based surcharge. She said: “The Hudson Valley does not need a new tax,” Auringer said. “We need elected officials willing to show the same discipline families show every day: make tough choices, live within their means, and say no when government reaches once again into the pockets of New Yorkers.”

Jackie Auringer Blasts Ulster County Income Tax Surcharge Proposal

The candidate connected her affordability agenda to specific policies: “I'm committed to making the Hudson Valley a place people can afford to stay, not just love from a distance. That means cutting red tape behind rising housing costs, treating mental health like an emergency, holding social media companies accountable for the harm they cause, and bringing a different standard to Washington: less performance, more honesty, less outrage, more accountability.”

ICYMI: Why I'm Running For Congress in NY-18 | Jackie Auringer for Congress | Jackie Auringer for Congress

The August 24, 2026 campaign email, sent from Jackie Auringer and paid for by Jackie Auringer for Congress, states: “I am Jackie Auringer. I grew up in the Hudson Valley. My parents dedicated their lives to this community as a teacher and a local business owner. I believe in lower taxes, secure borders, voter ID, and a government that trusts families to make their own decisions.”

Less than 75 days to make this right. — Jackie Auringer - Archive of Political Emails

Opposes the proposed Ulster County income-based surcharge.

Plans to reduce housing costs by cutting regulations she says contribute to those costs.

- Opposes the proposed Ulster County income-based surcharge.
- Plans to reduce housing costs by cutting regulations she says contribute to those costs.
- Supports lower taxes.

Auringer announced that she would introduce legislation requiring the immediate suspension of any artificial-intelligence system that provides actionable instructions for making biological, chemical, nuclear, or other weapons of mass destruction. She said: “AI companies need to slow down,” Auringer said. “Innovation does not excuse recklessness, and corporate growth cannot come before the safety of the American people. If an AI system can teach someone how to create a weapon of mass destruction, that system should be shut down immediately until the danger is eliminated.”

Calls for artificial-intelligence systems that provide instructions for making weapons of mass destruction to be shut down until the danger is eliminated.

- Calls for artificial-intelligence systems that provide instructions for making weapons of mass destruction to be shut down until the danger is eliminated.

Prioritizes treating mental health as an emergency.

Supports voter identification requirements.

- Supports voter identification requirements.

After praising New York State for opting into the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, Auringer said: “The next generation is going to compete in an economy transformed by AI, automation, and technological disruption,” Auringer said. “We should be empowering parents and students with more options, not fewer.”

Auringer Praises State Decision to Expand Educational Choice | Jackie Auringer for Congress | Jackie Auringer for Congress

Auringer said supporting educational choice and strengthening public education are not mutually exclusive: “We should absolutely support strong public schools,” she said. “But supporting public education should also mean supporting families, innovation, and giving parents more tools to help their children succeed in a changing world.”

Supports strong public schools and giving parents and students more educational options.

- Supports strong public schools and giving parents and students more educational options.

A LIFE LIVED HERE

Jackie's Journey
EARLY YEARS
Born and Raised in Ulster County

Jackie grew up right here in Kingston, the same streets, schools, and stores she still calls home today. She was raised on the values of hard work, personal responsibility, and showing up for your neighbors.

Jacqueline Auringer grew up in Kingston. She earned a degree in marketing from the Lutgert College of Business. She continues to call Kingston home.

CAREER
Family Business and Real-World Experience

Jackie works in her family's construction business, where she serves as a project manager and managerial accountant. Working in a small business taught her exactly what government gets wrong: too much red tape, too many taxes, and too little concern for the people doing the actual work.

Republican businesswoman and Kingston native Jackie Auringer on Monday announced her candidacy for New York's 18th Congressional District.
Auringer helps lead her family’s construction business, Urban Precast, which conducts projects including housing developments, schools and other critical infrastructure.

Republican businesswoman Jackie Auringer enters race for NY-18 seat | Spectrum News

She is also a marketing and branding professional. Through her work, she has gained firsthand experience with the challenges facing small businesses, tradesmen, and working families across New York.

Jacqueline Auringer works as a project manager and managerial accountant in her family’s construction business, Urban Precast. She is also a marketing and branding professional.

Republican Jackie Auringer enters race for NY-18 seat

Jackie AuringerJackie Auringer is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Merrimack 5 district from 2014 to 2016. Auringer is a member of the Democratic Party.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Working in the construction business, Jackie sees how rising fuel, insurance, materials, taxes, and payroll costs hit local employers and families. She will fight to:

Cut wasteful spending

Lower taxes and ease the burden on working families

Stop policies that make New York harder to afford.

"This proposal is an insult to every Ulster County resident struggling with the cost of living. Hardworking families are barely making ends meet and county government wants to add a new surcharge on top of that. I am firmly opposed to it," Auringer said.

Auringer to Metzger: Account for Ryan's Tax Collection Mess Before Seeking New Authority | Jackie Auringer for Congress

OPPORTUNITY

The Hudson Valley deserves more than data centers and empty promises. Jackie supports growth that respects and serves our communities, not outside interests. She will fight for real opportunities:

Good-paying jobs

Safer, stronger communities

Small businesses that can grow and hire

Worker protections in the new AI economy

A Hudson Valley people can love, not leave.

Plans to cut wasteful spending, lower taxes, and reduce costs for working families.

Opposes a proposed new county surcharge on Ulster County residents.

Supports good-paying jobs and small businesses' ability to grow and hire.

Advocates for worker protections in the artificial intelligence economy.

- Plans to cut wasteful spending, lower taxes, and reduce costs for working families.
- Opposes a proposed new county surcharge on Ulster County residents.
- Supports good-paying jobs and small businesses' ability to grow and hire.
- Advocates for worker protections in the artificial intelligence economy.

KINGSTON, N.Y - July 27. — Republican congressional candidate Jackie Auringer announced that, as a member of Congress, she would introduce legislation requiring the immediate suspension of any artificial-intelligence system that provides users with actionable instructions for creating biological, chemical, nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction.

"AI companies need to slow down," Auringer said. "Innovation does not excuse recklessness, and corporate growth cannot come before the safety of the American people. If an AI system can teach someone how to create a weapon of mass destruction, that system should be shut down immediately until the danger is eliminated."

Proposes legislation to immediately suspend artificial intelligence systems that provide actionable instructions for creating weapons of mass destruction.

- Proposes legislation to immediately suspend artificial intelligence systems that provide actionable instructions for creating weapons of mass destruction.

Jackie's Big 3
Affordability

Jackie is not a career politician. She is one of us, and she believes leadership means listening, taking responsibility, and bringing people together instead of tearing them apart. Jackie will fight for a government that:

Answers to the people

Supports mental health and community well-being

Remembers the real lives behind every decision.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Restoring Government Accountability

Promoting congressional ethics, government transparency, and protecting the rights and public safety of local residents.

Advocates for congressional ethics and government transparency.

- Advocates for congressional ethics and government transparency.

"The next generation is going to compete in an economy transformed by AI, automation, and technological disruption," Auringer said. "We should be empowering parents and students with more options, not fewer."

Supports educational choice and more options for parents and students, along with strong public schools.

- Supports educational choice and more options for parents and students, along with strong public schools.

Jacqueline Auringer grew up in Kingston. She earned a degree in marketing from the Lutgert College of Business. She has been involved in charitable, community, and civic efforts.

Jacqueline Auringer works in her family's construction business as a project manager and managerial accountant. She is also a marketing and branding professional.

Jackie previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Merrimack 5 district from 2014 to 2016. She was elected in 2014 and was defeated when she sought reelection in 2016.

Accountability

Working in the construction business, Jackie sees how rising fuel, insurance, materials, taxes, and payroll costs hit local employers and families. She will fight to:

Cut wasteful spending

"This is an extraordinary and dangerous idea," Auringer said. "Once government creates a new tax, it rarely stops with the people it first claims to target. Today it is higher-income earners. Tomorrow it will be small businesses, working families, homeowners, and anyone Albany decides can afford to pay a little more."

Jackie Auringer Blasts Ulster County Income Tax Surcharge Proposal | Jackie Auringer for Congress | Jackie Auringer for Congress

"At a time when families are struggling with the high cost of living in New York, Ulster County is actually proposing to make it worse," Auringer said. "This is not tax relief. It is not reform. It is county government asking Albany for a new revenue stream so that when future costs rise, government can take more from taxpayers instead of making hard choices."

Opposes Ulster County's proposed income-tax surcharge.

- Plans to cut wasteful spending.
- Opposes Ulster County's proposed income-tax surcharge.

Advocates expanding access to mental-health care and reducing stigma.

- Advocates expanding access to mental-health care and reducing stigma.

Kingston, NY - July 6, 2026 - Jackie Auringer, Republican candidate for Congress in New York's 18th Congressional District, today announced her opposition to any new ICE detention or staging facility in the Town of Newburgh, while sharply criticizing Albany Democrats for passing what she called an "inhumane and politically driven" policy that exacerbates the needs for these types of facilities.

Jackie Auringer Opposes Proposed ICE Facility in Newburgh, Blasts Albany Policy That Helped Create the Crisis | Jackie Auringer for Congress

"Albany Democrats did not make immigration enforcement more humane, they made it more chaotic," Auringer said. "They passed laws that defy federal immigration law and block cooperation with federal immigration enforcement which does nothing to reduce the need to process illegal immigrants. It only pushes Washington toward more costly options, away from existing local capacity, and into a system that makes life harder for those being detained."

Auringer called on ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to disclose the intended use of the Newburgh site, including whether it would be used for detention, staging, transportation, or processing, whether families or children could be held there, what contractors would be involved, and what security measures are planned.

"Let me be clear: facilities like this should not be sited without meaningful local input," Auringer said. "The people of Newburgh and the Hudson Valley deserve answers before Washington moves forward with anything."

“Sheriff Paul Arteta and the men and women of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office have my full support. They are highly trained professionals who understand their community and have demonstrated that they can safely and responsibly work with federal law enforcement.
Governor Hochul’s decision to force Orange County to end its agreement with ICE doesn’t make our communities safer. It disregards the training and professionalism of the Sheriff’s Office and takes away a partnership that helps law enforcement do its job.
It also comes with a real cost to Orange County taxpayers. The federal agreement generated revenue for the county and helped offset the cost of operating the jail. Now Pat Ryan’s allies in Albany are forcing local taxpayers to absorb that loss.
Sheriff Arteta was elected by the people of Orange County to protect their communities and responsibly manage his department. I support his decision to challenge this law and will continue to stand with him and the dedicated law enforcement professionals who serve Orange County.”

Auringer Stands with Orange County Sheriff Paul Arteta, Blasts Albany for Undermining Local Law Enforcement and Costing Taxpayers | Jackie Auringer for Congress

"Our local jails are not warehouses," Auringer said. "They are professional facilities with trained officers, medical care, supervision, procedures, and public accountability. If someone must be held temporarily in government custody, they should be held in a facility designed to do that safely and humanely, where they can access their attorney and the support of their family, not in a facility in some other part of the country that may not have our high standards."

Opposes a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention or staging facility in Newburgh.

Opposes New York laws that block local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

Calls for federal disclosure and meaningful local input before any Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility is sited in Newburgh.

Supports Orange County law enforcement cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Says people held temporarily in government custody should be kept safely and humanely in facilities that provide attorney and family access.

- Opposes a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention or staging facility in Newburgh.
- Opposes New York laws that block local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
- Calls for federal disclosure and meaningful local input before any Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility is sited in Newburgh.
- Supports Orange County law enforcement cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- Says people held temporarily in government custody should be kept safely and humanely in facilities that provide attorney and family access.

OPPORTUNITY

Expanding Local Opportunities

Focusing on good-paying jobs, small business growth, skilled trades, and education connected to careers in the region.

Jackie Auringer for Congress | Affordability. Accountability. Opportunity.

I’ve sat with young people who can't get ahead. With parents worried about what screens are doing to their kids, and small business owners squeezed from every direction. They're not asking for partisan solutions. They're asking for someone who shows up and listens.

I'm committed to making the Hudson Valley a place people can afford to stay, not just love from a distance. That means cutting red tape behind rising housing costs, treating mental health like an emergency, holding social media companies accountable for the harm they cause, and bringing a different standard to Washington: less performance, more honesty, less outrage, more accountability.

Plans to cut wasteful spending and lower taxes to reduce costs for working families.

Prioritizes good-paying jobs, small-business growth, skilled trades, and career-connected education.

Advocates for worker protections in the new artificial-intelligence economy.

Plans to cut red tape related to rising housing costs.

- Plans to cut wasteful spending and lower taxes to reduce costs for working families.
- Prioritizes good-paying jobs, small-business growth, skilled trades, and career-connected education.
- Advocates for worker protections in the new artificial-intelligence economy.
- Plans to cut red tape related to rising housing costs.

Auringer's proposed legislation would:

  * Require the immediate suspension of any AI model shown to provide actionable guidance for creating weapons of mass destruction.
  * Prohibit the model from returning to public use until independent safety testing confirms that the vulnerability has been corrected.
  * Require AI companies to report credible attempts to use their systems to plan mass-casualty attacks.
  * Impose heavy fines on companies that knowingly operate unsafe models or conceal serious threats.
  * Establish federal oversight and independent testing standards for the most powerful AI systems.

Proposes federal safeguards requiring suspension and independent testing of artificial-intelligence models that provide actionable guidance for creating weapons of mass destruction.

- Proposes federal safeguards requiring suspension and independent testing of artificial-intelligence models that provide actionable guidance for creating weapons of mass destruction.

Prioritizes treating mental health like an emergency.

- Prioritizes treating mental health like an emergency.

Auringer called on ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to disclose the intended use of the Newburgh site, including whether it would be used for detention, staging, transportation, or processing, whether families or children could be held there, what contractors would be involved, and what security measures are planned.

"Let me be clear: facilities like this should not be sited without meaningful local input," Auringer said. "The people of Newburgh and the Hudson Valley deserve answers before Washington moves forward with anything."

Opposes a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention or staging facility in Newburgh and calls for meaningful local input before facilities are sited.

- Opposes a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention or staging facility in Newburgh and calls for meaningful local input before facilities are sited.

FOCUS AREAS

The Auringer Agenda

ACCOUNTABILITY

Restoring Government Accountability

Promoting congressional ethics, government transparency, and protecting the rights and public safety of local residents.

Promotes congressional ethics and government transparency.

- Promotes congressional ethics and government transparency.

Auringer Praises State Decision to Expand Educational Choice | Jackie Auringer for Congress

Proposes the Trump Accounts Family Enrollment and Education Initiative to help eligible families claim a $1,000 federal investment and provide financial education.

Supports educational choice and strong public schools, with more options and tools for parents and students.

- Supports educational choice and strong public schools, with more options and tools for parents and students.

KINGSTON, NY - May 26, 2026 - Jackie Auringer (R-C) today reiterated her opposition to a proposal by Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger to seek a new income-based tax surcharge on county residents, calling instead for a full public accounting of the fiscal mismanagement of tax collections under former County Executive Pat Ryan.

"This proposal is an insult to every Ulster County resident struggling with the cost of living. Hardworking families are barely making ends meet and county government wants to add a new surcharge on top of that. I am firmly opposed to it," Auringer said.

Auringer to Metzger: Account for Ryan's Tax Collection Mess Before Seeking New Authority | Jackie Auringer for Congress | Jackie Auringer for Congress

Plans to cut wasteful spending and lower taxes to ease costs for working families.

Opposes Ulster County's proposed income-based tax surcharge on county residents.

- Opposes Ulster County's proposed income-based tax surcharge on county residents.

Proposes suspending artificial-intelligence systems that provide instructions for making weapons of mass destruction and fining companies that operate unsafe systems.

Promotes ethics in Congress and government transparency.

- Promotes ethics in Congress and government transparency.

Career-connected education in the region, including skilled trades.

- Career-connected education in the region, including skilled trades.