Cait Conley
DWFP
Won the June 23 Democratic primary
Cait Conley is a U.S. Army veteran and former White House National Security Council and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency official running as the Democratic and Working Families Party nominee for NY-17. She won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary in a five-way field.[3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- OpposesPublic funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)
Opposes voucher programs, saying they strip funding from public education.[3]
- SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child care
Supports increasing access to affordable childcare through federal subsidies and tax credits and investing in universal pre-K.[3]
In their words — priorities
- Campaign website lists education investment (affordable childcare, universal pre-K, capping student-loan interest rates, opposing voucher programs) and rebuilding aging infrastructure as priorities.[3]
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and master's degrees from MIT and Harvard University.[3]
- Served 16 years in the U.S. Army; later served on the White House National Security Council and at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) during the Biden administration.[3]
Campaign money
Raised $4.3M · spent $3.0M · $1.3M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗