NY · Candidate
Melissa Seale
DWFPCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: New York Senate District 45
Biography
Melissa Seale is the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate for New York State Senate District 45 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against incumbent Republican Dan Stec.[1] Her campaign website describes her as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, small-business owner and community advocate in New York's North Country.[3]
Seale earned a bachelor's degree from Quinnipiac University in 1999 and a graduate degree from Russell Sage College in 2017, according to Ballotpedia.[1] Her listed career experience is as a nurse practitioner.[1] Her campaign website says she founded Well Child Psychiatric and the Well Child Foundation, which it describes as organizations created to expand access to mental health care for children and adolescents.[3]
In a Ballotpedia survey, Seale listed expanding access to primary care, pediatric care and mental health services, investing in telehealth and rural health care infrastructure, supporting family farms and small businesses, and expanding broadband access among her campaign's key messages.[2] She listed endorsements from IBEW 236, Capital Women, Eleanor's Legacy and the Working Families Party, among others.[2]
- 1.Melissa Seale - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Melissa Seale - Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey, 2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
- 3.Melissa Seale for State Senate · Melissa Seale for State Senate Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
New York Senate District 45
Melissa Seale is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for New York Senate District 45 as DWFP. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
