NY · Candidate
Lisa Kaul
DCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: New York Senate District 39
Biography
Lisa Kaul is the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate for New York State Senate District 39 in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] She has served on the Dutchess County Legislature since 2023, according to her Ballotpedia survey, and chairs its Environment committee.[3]
Kaul earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Delhi and a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford, according to Ballotpedia.[1]
In a Ballotpedia survey, Kaul said she grew up in India, the daughter of a teacher and a career army officer, and earned her doctorate at Oxford with a Rhodes Scholarship.[3] She said she moved to the United States in 2004, settled in Poughkeepsie and has since served on a board of education and founded a Repair Cafe.[3] She also said she serves on the board of the Planned Parenthood Greater New York Action Fund.[3]
Kaul said her campaign is focused on the costs of housing, energy and health care in the Hudson Valley.[3] She listed building affordable housing, rejecting utility rate hikes, universal child care, public schools, public transportation and clean energy among her priorities.[3]
- 1.Lisa Kaul - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.New York State Senate elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Lisa Kaul - Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
New York Senate District 39
Lisa Kaul is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for New York Senate District 39 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
