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Danielle Welch is originally from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science and communication from the University of Pittsburgh and a law degree from New York University School of Law. She is a mother. 

Danielle currently works as a staff attorney in the Decarceration Project at The Legal Aid Society in Queens, New York. She previously worked as a staff attorney in the Criminal Defense Practice at The Legal Aid Society. Earlier in her legal career, Danielle worked as a legal extern at the Knox County Public Defender's Community Law Office in Knoxville, Tennessee, and as a law clerk at the Office of the Public Defender in Alexandria, Virginia.

Danielle Welch - Ballotpedia

Danielle's campaign for U.S. Representative for New York's 3rd Congressional District is her first run for public office.


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2026 New York General Election

2026 New York Primary Election

Advocates for expanded Social Security benefits, as well as greater union membership and protections.

- Advocates for expanded Social Security benefits, as well as greater union membership and protections.
- Supports a tax on billionaires.

Economy

As of April 23, 2026, Danielle Welch’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Healthcare

Believes climate change as a crisis requiring urgent government action, prioritizing a transition to renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure.

Promotes protecting natural resources including Long Island's water supply from industrial pollutants.

- Believes climate change as a crisis requiring urgent government action, prioritizing a transition to renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure.
- Promotes protecting natural resources including Long Island's water supply from industrial pollutants.

Energy & the Environment

Opposes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and supports abolishing the agency.

- Opposes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and supports abolishing the agency.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Danielle Welch

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. New York currently has 26 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a US Citizen for at least seven years before their election and a New York resident. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.