2026 election · U.S. House

2026 New York House race — Timothy M. Kennedy's seat

Incumbent: Timothy M. Kennedy (Democrat) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.

Declared candidates

Source: FEC candidate filings

Timothy M. KennedyDemocrat · Incumbent
Stated positions (8) ▾
- Abortion / Reproductive Rights: Supports a woman's right to make her own health care decisions, opposes the Dobbs decision, and favors codifying Roe v. Wade protections into federal law. [1][2][3]
- Civil Rights and LGBTQ Rights: Supports equal marriage rights, LGBTQ+ protections, and speaks out against discrimination and intolerance. [1][2]
- Gun Control / Public Safety: Supports banning assault weapons and military-grade body armor and increasing resources for local law enforcement to reduce gun violence. [1]
- Health Care and Social Security: Opposes Republican-backed cuts to health care, Medicaid, and Social Security, and supports protecting benefits for seniors, families, and people with disabilities. [1]
- Homeland Security Oversight: Criticizes diversion of DHS personnel from northern border and core missions, and calls for accountability and labor protections for frontline TSA and DHS workers. [1][2]
- Immigration & Border Security: Supports comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform and border security resources while opposing ICE raids, mass detentions of citizens and refugees, and harsh enforcement tactics under the Trump administration. [1][2][3]
- Jobs, Labor and Trade: Supports protections for workers and unions, opposes union-busting efforts, and criticizes tariffs he says would raise costs and harm Western New York jobs. [1]
- Refugee Policy: Opposes policies allowing detention of legally admitted refugees after resettlement, calling such measures a betrayal of established law and a threat to communities like Buffalo. [1]

Public polling

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2026 election · U.S. House

2026 New York House race — Timothy M. Kennedy's seat

Incumbent: Timothy M. Kennedy (Democrat) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.

Declared candidates

Source: FEC candidate filings

Timothy M. KennedyDemocrat · Incumbent
Stated positions (8) ▾
- Abortion / Reproductive Rights: Supports a woman's right to make her own health care decisions, opposes the Dobbs decision, and favors codifying Roe v. Wade protections into federal law. [1][2][3]
- Civil Rights and LGBTQ Rights: Supports equal marriage rights, LGBTQ+ protections, and speaks out against discrimination and intolerance. [1][2]
- Gun Control / Public Safety: Supports banning assault weapons and military-grade body armor and increasing resources for local law enforcement to reduce gun violence. [1]
- Health Care and Social Security: Opposes Republican-backed cuts to health care, Medicaid, and Social Security, and supports protecting benefits for seniors, families, and people with disabilities. [1]
- Homeland Security Oversight: Criticizes diversion of DHS personnel from northern border and core missions, and calls for accountability and labor protections for frontline TSA and DHS workers. [1][2]
- Immigration & Border Security: Supports comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform and border security resources while opposing ICE raids, mass detentions of citizens and refugees, and harsh enforcement tactics under the Trump administration. [1][2][3]
- Jobs, Labor and Trade: Supports protections for workers and unions, opposes union-busting efforts, and criticizes tariffs he says would raise costs and harm Western New York jobs. [1]
- Refugee Policy: Opposes policies allowing detention of legally admitted refugees after resettlement, calling such measures a betrayal of established law and a threat to communities like Buffalo. [1]

Public polling

No public polling synced for this race yet.