GOTV Intel

Cait Conley

Candidate for New York 17th Congressional District · Democrat

On the 2026 ballotChallenger · New York 17th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: New York State Board of Elections — Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election, dated 2026-09-02: USH17, Cait Conley (Democratic; Working Families) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for New York 17th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 1 other candidate, 2 public polls, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What New York 17th Congressional District covers

Covers all of Putnam County and Rockland County; parts of Westchester County and Dutchess County.

Includes New City, Carmel, Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, Mahopac, Pearl River, Stony Point, Armonk, Briarcliff Manor (part), Chestnut Ridge, Croton-on-Hudson (part), Haverstraw, Lake Carmel and 67 more.

Map of New York 17th Congressional District with 617 precincts

617 precincts · Precinct lines: Westchester County Board of Elections / County GIS election districts (line work April 2023) for the 2024 general; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line voting districts (VTD20) for 2020 and 2022; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTD20 for Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess (no official ED layer registered)

Key Votes

The record

  • No public voting record

    Has not held elected office or a voting seat on a public body; career in the U.S. Army and federal service (NSC, CISA). No roll-call record exists.

    OSINT · GOTV Intel

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
New finance report · Oct 8
Raised
$4,317,457cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$1,319,156cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$2,998,301cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · CAIT FOR NEW YORK: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · CAIT FOR NEW YORK: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $4,317,457.32 this cycle · spent $2,998,300.85 · cash on hand $1,319,156.47 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $3,706,160.25 (86%); PACs and other political committees $422,990.43 (10%); Transfers from authorized committees $178,517.00 (4%); The candidate (contributions) $7,000.00 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media/ad buying $1.13M; digital $424.0K; direct mail $313.8K; other $169.5K; polling $106.8K; general consulting $104.5K.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Financial disclosure · Candidate report 2026

    Candidate report (2026), covering 01/01/2025–07/14/2026; filed 05/19/2026. Reports 8 assets; highest reported ranges: House rented the property following the military assigning me to another post. $250,001–$500,000; NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock (NVDA) $15,001–$50,000; Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) $15,001–$50,000; Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund (FLCSX) ROTH IRA 401K Roth $15,001–$50,000; 4 others at or below $1,001–$15,000. Liabilities: Mortgage (Rocket Mortgage) $50,001–$100,000; Home improvement loan for HVAC (Enerbank) $10,000–$15,000. Earned income: salary, Hidden Level, Inc.; Consulting Fee, Hidden Level, Inc. $92,500.00; Consulting Fee, Primer $10,000.00.

    May 19, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Financial disclosure · Candidate report 2025

    Candidate report (2025), covering 01/01/2024–07/14/2025; filed 08/12/2025. Reports 15 assets; highest reported ranges: House rented the property following the military assigning me to another post. $250,001–$500,000; NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock (NVDA) $15,001–$50,000; Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) $15,001–$50,000; Bitcoin $1,001–$15,000; 11 others at or below $1,001–$15,000. Liabilities: Mortgage (Mr. Cooper) $50,001–$100,000; Home improvement loan for HVAC (Enerbank) $10,000–$15,000. Earned income: salary, Hidden Level, Inc. $68,000.00; Consulting Fee, Primer $12,500.00.

    Aug 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Filings

  • Statement of organization · Cait For New York (amended)

    Filed with the FEC 2026-10-07 (file 2017949).

    Oct 7, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · source

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Cait

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $107,200 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $2,750. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $173,000–$215,800; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $38,939. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Google/YouTube ads · LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC. (opposing)

    LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC. — opposing this candidate (evidence: competing campaign). 62 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $173,000–$215,800 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 62 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · CAIT FOR NEW YORK (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (CAIT FOR NEW YORK). 21 ads since Nov 2024; Google-reported $107,200 since Nov 6 2024 (exact, advertiser-wide).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $1,384,484 supporting, $393,514 opposing, across 64 reports.

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“What we have to focus on is how do we bring people together, and right now, what I see coming out of Washington is corruption on both sides, extremism on both sides that is fueling hate, fueling dysfunction.”
Democrat challenging Mike Lawler won't commit on campaigning with AOC, Mamdani or rejecting DSASep 6, 2026 · Press · Fox News · source
“This winter, as families struggle to heat their homes, we're going to see rising oil prices that are going to make it even worse,”
In Hudson Valley race, Lawler and Conley are fighting Middle East warsAug 28, 2026 · Press · City & State New York · source
“As a political consultant and then utility lobbyist and now as a politician, all he has ever known is how to profit off of democracy, while I was out there defending it.”
In Hudson Valley race, Lawler and Conley are fighting Middle East warsAug 28, 2026 · Press · City & State New York · source
“This is not about right versus left, This is about right versus wrong.”
Lawler, Conley debate Hudson Valley’s economic challengesAug 25, 2026 · Press · Halston Media · source
“And I will tell you, tariffs that have driven up the cost of goods across the board are not helping us. They are exacerbating it.”
Lawler, Conley debate Hudson Valley’s economic challengesAug 25, 2026 · Press · Halston Media · source
“Over the last 20 years, while I was fighting and defending this country, politicians in D.C. stopped fighting for us and just started fighting for themselves,”
Lawler, Conley debate Hudson Valley’s economic challengesAug 25, 2026 · Press · Halston Media · source
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“You can just ask people: Their lives have not gotten better over the last two years, they’ve gotten harder, And when you talk about rising costs, it's been across the board because of votes that Mike Lawler has taken.”
The first NY-17 forum of the general election was … well … awkward.Aug 19, 2026 · Press · City & State New York · source
“Tell me that's not the most beautiful part of America, That's selflessness, and so really, it's that feeling of we're part of something bigger, and it's an honor to be part of it.”
Army Veteran Cait Conley, GOP Incumbent Mike Lawler Face Off in Key New York House RaceJul 15, 2026 · Press · Military.com · source
“I believe we cannot let them get a nuclear weapon, and that we need to ensure that they don't achieve that.”
Army Veteran Cait Conley, GOP Incumbent Mike Lawler Face Off in Key New York House RaceJul 15, 2026 · Press · Military.com · source
“I’m doing this out of love—love for our community, love for our country… I’m watching the country that I was willing to die for become something I barely recognize.”
In swing district, Cait Conley bets on ‘battle-tested’ contrast to Mike LawlerJul 14, 2026 · Press · Courier New York · source
“For the last 20 years, he’s been a political operative and politician, while I was out there leading America’s sons and daughters in defense of this nation after 9/11, What I represent is a next generation coming up who is not a politician or political operative, but truly a battle-tested public servant.”
In swing district, Cait Conley bets on ‘battle-tested’ contrast to Mike LawlerJul 14, 2026 · Press · Courier New York · source
“Here in the Hudson Valley, Democratic voters chose a West Point grad and 16-year Army veteran.”
Post Primary, Democratic Challenger Cait Conley Prepares For Political CombatJul 7, 2026 · Press · The Hudson Independent · source
“What I took away from last night was that Democratic voters were craving a fighter. Someone who believes that we are facing really hard and tough problems, but we have to find solutions,”
‘Voters were craving a fighter.’ Cait Conley speaks with News 12’s Tara Rosenblum about landslide District 17 winJun 24, 2026 · Press · News 12 · source

Interviews and Published Statements

  • NY Democratic Nominee Cait Conley: Voters Reject Dysfunction

    TV interview · Bloomberg This Weekend Excerpts from GOTV Intel's transcription: [01:00] “last 15 months to reach voters in every corner of this district and to show them that they deserve better, and what that can look like. Because at the end of the day, what Michael is trying to do is create yet another smokescreen to hide his abysmal record and failure to deliver for people in this district.” [01:16] “And I'm not about distractions. I'm about delivery, something he's not. And so, my job is to make this case to the voters of this district and to show them they deserve better.” [01:56] “So while voters in New York City elected other folks, right here in the Hudson Valley, Democratic primary voters elected a proud West Point graduate, 16-year Army combat veteran with six tours overseas, and a very proud American. And what I believe the Democratic Party has to be doing”

    Jun 28, 2026 · Press · Bloomberg This Weekend · source

  • ‘Voters were craving a fighter.’ Cait Conley speaks with News 12’s Tara Rosenblum

    TV interview · News 12

    Jun 24, 2026 · Press · News 12 · source

  • Cait Conley on her race against Rep. Mike Lawler in November

    TV interview · CBS New York

    Jun 24, 2026 · Press · CBS New York · source

In the News

Press coverage

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Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign Websitecaitconley.comFull-page render of the candidate's campaign website, captured 2026-09-24T10:12:58Z UTC.Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign websiteSelf-published
  • Xx.com/CaitforNewYorkPublic profile metrics at capture (2026-09-24T10:13:00Z UTC): 1,120 posts, 349 following, 6,455 followers. Counts as displayed by X to a signed-out visitor.Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · X (Twitter)Self-published
  • Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61574763653064Self-published
  • Instagraminstagram.com/caitconleySelf-published

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • U.S. Representative · NY-17

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · New York State Board of Elections

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_a4c0zstss.

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