Aaron Gies

• ✓SupportsProtect legal access to abortion

  Supports codifying Roe v. Wade's abortion protections into federal law and would oppose a national abortion ban.[3]

  “I support codifying the protections of Roe into law and would vote no on any attempted national abortion ban.”

• ✓SupportsStricter gun laws

  Supports universal background checks and red-flag laws while also affirming Second Amendment rights.[3]

  “I support universal background checks and red flag laws to keep guns out of the hands of those who are likely to use them to commit crimes.”

• ~MixedExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

  Supports secure borders and consistent enforcement, but pairs that with due process for undocumented people and a new guest-worker program rather than enforcement alone.[3]

  “I support strong, secure borders and fair treatment for law-abiding immigrants... Real reform should include a fair process for new entries, due process for undocumented people, a guest worker program that serves our country's economic needs, and consistent enforcement.”

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Campaigns under a "Universal Healthcare" priority, citing medical debt as a leading cause of bankruptcy and opposing cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, VA benefits, and rural healthcare systems.[3]

  “Medical debt is now one of the most common causes of bankruptcy in America.”

• ✓SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuels

  Supports renewable energy development and opposes new fracking and nuclear projects.[3]

  “Renewable energy makes us more resilient and energy independent and I'll fight for federal dollars for these projects... I oppose irresponsible data center buildout, fracking and new nuclear projects.”

• Says his central campaign message is that a good life should be affordable, citing rising costs, wages that have not kept pace, and corporations getting special treatment.[3]
• Cites medical debt as one of the most common causes of bankruptcy and says cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, VA benefits, and rural healthcare systems threaten local hospitals and nursing homes.[3]
• Says he would strengthen unions and workers' bargaining power rather than give tax breaks and deregulation to large corporations.[3]
• Describes housing as scarce and increasingly unaffordable in Western New York and the Southern Tier and says it should be treated as a basic human need rather than only an investment.[3]

• Gies says he was raised in a working family; his father ran a small contracting business and his mother worked as a school secretary.[3]
• He describes his career as including work as a teacher, a nonprofit leader, and roles waiting tables, doing bookkeeping for a Main Street business, and working on a nonprofit farm.[3]

Raised $227K · spent $203K · $18K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗